Name that Flying Machine

[India Four Two]

Strictly speaking, the designer wasn't double-barrelled

Interesting. It just goes to show you can’t trust the Internet. Hyphenation notwithstanding, he is Number One in my book, or Nombre Trente, depending on your point of view.

I’m not sure where pyromaniac SLB is going. Up a blind alley, perhaps?

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

Interesting. It just goes to show you can’t trust the Internet. Hyphenation notwithstanding, he is Number One in my book, or Nombre Trente, depending on your point of view.

I’m not sure where pyromaniac SLB is going. Up a blind alley, perhaps?

I took the designer's name from Wiki, but it is backed up by contemporary articles in the FA! I knew I was going to make you cross if I asked for the details, but their designations didn't go to Nombre Trente ASFAIK.

"pyromaniac SLB" Me neither, except that as the main airframe started out as Ash, it probably finished up as ashes!

[MReyn24050]

Well it deriainly was an interesting Aeroplane. Apparently the first parachute descent in Great Britain from an aeroplane was made from this aircraft on the 9th May 1914.

[Self loading bear]

"pyromaniac SLB" Me neither, except that as the main airframe started out as Ash, it probably finished up as ashes!

my apologies I had a short time window this afternoon to follow the thread.
From the double barreled Remington I came to the Remington Burnelli.
But apparently wrong.
And now I cannot match the photos of the RB2 with the challenge.
Again apologies, I will not infuriate this challenge again.

[Asturias56]

well the first British parachute jump from an aircraft was at Hendon in 2014 I think but no idea from what

[Asturias56]

A Grahame-White Type XV?

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Self loading bear

my apologies I had a short time window this afternoon to follow the thread.
From the double barreled Remington I came to the Remington Burnelli.
But apparently wrong.
And now I cannot match the photos of the RB2 with the challenge.
Again apologies, I will not infuriate this challenge again.

No need at all for apologies Bear! As you a say, when you had more time you could not match the Remington Burnelli aircraft to the challenge and because of this reason your comments just caused puzzlement, but I'm sure that in no way did it infuriate anybody and for my part, I did look again at the history of my challenge to see if a local farmer or landowner did take a pot-shot at it for scaring his animals or horses and how the aircraft finished its working life and finding nothing I came up with my Ash/ashes comment complete with smiley! So definitely no apologies needed and there (was) still time left to actually now give the correct answer before the pathetic 24 Hr rule expires

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

A Grahame-White Type XV?

Not the XV, you're very close, but think about my original mention of "holiday outing" and the very British terminology of the pre-WWI era

[Asturias56]

Now that makes it easy!

The Grahame-White Type X Charabanc or Aerobus

The original Airbus!!


OH if correct

[SincoTC]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

Now that makes it easy!

The Grahame-White Type X Charabanc or Aerobus

The original Airbus!!

OH if correct

I wondered if anyone would notice my subtle clue accompanying my challenge photo, but while the term Charabanc (often pronounced "sharra-bang" in colloquial British English) is a type of horse-drawn vehicle or early motor coach, usually open-topped, common in Britain during the early part of the 20th century and now very rarely, if at all heard, but was still in use back in my youth in the little village where I lived, as the old boy (Ex RFC) who ran the local shop/petrol station and taxi-service had one and used it for a makeshift bus service to the County Town and for our school outings (minus the booze)!!

However, it did the job for you! Well done
It is indeed the Grahame-White Type X Charabanc

In 1912-13 Claude G-W used this large pusher biplane designed by J D North for joy-riding. Also known in the popular press of the time as the Aerobus

The accursed 24 Hrs has now passed and Asturias56 has declared an Open House

[Self loading bear]

So I was on the track of a different rifle maker!

Now this one with a very strange angle of attack:

[MReyn24050]

You certainly have an odd duck there SLB1

[Asturias56]

One of those US road transportable aircraft?

[Self loading bear]

Road transportation has not been proved I believe.
But a US duck indeed!

[Quemerford]

Annoyingly I recently watched a period film of this aircraft being removed from its hangar, being erected and then flown. Can't remember what it was called though!

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

One of those US road transportable aircraft?

That's the usual reason for folding wings or similar. Looks like a neat arrangement.

[Self loading bear]

Quemerford,
that’s is the video of which this a screenshot.
I have a link ready to post once identified.
The clues are already out there!

[Quemerford]

The 1930 Sellmer Sportsplane; designed and built by Danish-born Jacob P Sellmer in California. OH if correct.

[Self loading bear]

Quemerford has it with with the Selmer Sportsplane.
1 built, none sold.
Features on YouTube

Odd ducks

Q has declared OH

[Asturias56]

Something a little different -