Sorry, John, this aircraft is not the DH Dragonfly.

DH86A Express. That has to be my final guess at this one.

Sorry, not the DH86A Express, either.

Well I give up, the glazier they used did his aprenticeship with DH of that I am sure! Looks like a smallish craft but I was careless with my Dragon Fly guess as of course there is room for two pilots, sitting on seats that look at least a little like DH seats. I suppose it could be a single though I 'feel' it is a twin and those knitted grab handles look like airliner rather than military accessories.

However what happened to all the clocks and dials? Is it a glider?

LATER: Nah, cant be a glider, which would have to be military (I think) it is too posh for that with fabric lining and of course those fancy handles.

Monospar perhaps?

John: As you said, not a glider and, if it helps, there were fewer clocks and dials in use when this aircraft first flew.

Windriver: Sorry, not a Monospar.

Getting late in Oz, so I'm going to bed. I'll be back on deck in 7 hours or so.

In the meantime, I'll leave you with a few clues...

This aircraft....

.... had a short production run.

.... is not well represented on the internet. I found it by accident.

.... is not a DH aircraft.

.... is still represented by a currently registered model, although I am still unable to ascertain whether that is a restoration or a replica.

Cheers,

Glenn

Wild guess.... Fokker FVI-II-3m (whoops too many engines)

Edited guess... Is it a Fokker?

Sorry, Windriver. Not a Fokker, but you were correct about the Southern Cross Fokker having many more engines than this challenge aircraft.

"Many more engines" than the 3 engine Fokker eh? Must be a single. A single, not a DH, with a windscreen like a DH89 except this one has square sliding(?) side panes? Two pilot seats and not much in the way of instruments. Lined and with fancy grab handles so likely passenger rather than military use. Two big books of pictures and I am still none the wiser.:\

A single engine, yes, and I cannot imagine this bird needing two pilots.

Since this challenge is almost 24 hours old, I'll toss out another hint or two...

This was not a big aircraft. It was less than thirty feet long, had less than 200 horsepower and the payload was less than 1200 lbs. Old information quotes four seats but the restoration/replica is registered for only two.

A Bellanca?

Sorry, not a Bellanca, but you're searching on the correct continent.

Clyde Cessna anything to do with this one? He liked this kind of glass..

Sorry, no mention of Clyde Cessna in the convoluted but short-ish history of the manufacturer. As it happened, though, this aircraft first flew less than five years after Clyde quit Travel Air and formed the Cessna Company.

A Ryan M-2?

Stinson Reliant?

Getting desperate now - must go and work..an EARLY Stinson - the SM2-AA? :E

Sorry, mustpost & spook... Not a Ryan and not a Stinson of any kind.

Admittedly, the general configuration is similar to the SM2-AA, but this is a different aircraft built a few years later.

Aha - American Eagle?? E-430, 1931