Name that Flying Machine

[teusje]

I'm thinking UTVA 66?

[Jhieminga]

That’s the one. You’ve got control.

[teusje]

Thank you, Jelle,
Now let's try this one.

[fauteuil volant]

A pretty biplane. I feel I should recognise it. But I don't.

[Jhieminga]

It reminds me of a Stampe, but the unequal span and the widened gear attachment are not correct for those types.

[Sultan Ismail]

I would take a punt at Bücker Jungman BU-131

[teusje]

Not the Bücker Jungman,or a Stampe.In fact it's not from Europe, or the USA.

[Sultan Ismail]

Not Europe or USA

The nearest I can see is a Kawasaki KI-10, although the engine fairing appears slightly different.
The rigging and undercarriage are similar.

[teusje]

Not a Kawasaki, and not Japanese..

[FlightlessParrot]

By a shameful process of searching through Wikipedia categories, I discover that it is the Brazilian Muniz M-9.
I have nothing of obscurity even approaching current levels, so Open House, please.

[Jhieminga]

Nothing to be ashamed about, I did the same by looking up all the Gipsy engine applications, then moving to other similar engines, but never checked the Gipsy Six (not that I would have found it that way...).

[FlightlessParrot]

Originally Posted by Jhieminga

Nothing to be ashamed about, I did the same by looking up all the Gipsy engine applications, then moving to other similar engines, but never checked the Gipsy Six (not that I would have found it that way...).

Well, I did come first to the Muniz M-7, and thought that perhaps the M-9 would not be worth pursuing, but I noticed it had been re-engined with a six cylinder engine. So there's that.

[teusje]

And the winner is.. FlightlessParrot, for it is indeed the Muniz M-9
FlightlessParrot has declared Open House.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muniz_M-9

[FlightlessParrot]

I find after all that I do have something obscure, though not perhaps hard to find.

[bobward]

A replacement for the F35?

[FlightlessParrot]

Originally Posted by bobward

A replacement for the F35?

A dogfight might be interesting. I suspect the F35 would be reduced in frustration to a close fly-by in reheat, to set fire to this machine.

[fauteuil volant]

At least it would reduce the maintenance costs to a level that the UK economy should be able to sustain!

[treadigraph]

It's the Barn Door designed by Barnes Wallis and Frank Barnwell...

[Jhieminga]

I suspect it's French...

[FlightlessParrot]

Not French.
It has been described as a triplane and as a biplane, but given the designer's total universe of interests, it might be better described as a serial monoplane.