(twiddles thumbs and watches clock)

Well, the world is round you know and I sleep at different times to you, Al Sturias!

It is of course the mighty Mooney Mite. I did not know this type existed until I saw this one at Santa Monica ten years ago.


It was immediately obvious from the fin that it must’ve been a baby Mooney.

Open house.

Ah but the Mods work on different hours again - I was handed 5 weeks on the bench at Christmas for doing what you've just done and I don't wish to trespass again

The 24 hours run on posted Board clock time - so you have to wait until 10:10 tomorrow on my machine before I declare a winner..................... and that is the person who actually named it

Please correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the rule 24 hours from the original picture posting time? That 24 hours passed approximately five hours ago already.

Don`t Italian clocks go backwards...?

I waited until the hour hand had rotated twice!

However Noyade posted when I wasn’t watching, so I withdraw my OH.

Don't believe I've ever seen one in Europe and a type I was unfamiliar with until I saw one at Albert Whitted Airport in Florida nearly 40 years ago. Oh look, a Mooney that's shunk in the wash...

Thanks A56.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7293b1122e.jpg

is the aircraft American?

Yes it is.

a non-radial engined US aircraft of that vintage? How rare!!

Looks rather like Ryanairs M-1 - but it isn't

A 2-cyl 60 hp motor.
Not a very well known American company but they did produce a very large twin-boom trimotor biplane bomber for the US Army.

Ah got it! Never heard of company or aircraft; I'll hang back as I have nothing to offer and I'm sure somebody will apply the same Sherlockian principles to the clues as I did! Looks a delightful little flivver! I want one...

It is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a moth.

The trimotor had similarly pleasing-shaped fuselage(s) too.

The Butterfly Monoplane, designed by J. L. Cato
and manufactured by the L. W. F. Engineering Corporation.
Open House if correct, as I have nothing to offer right now.

Teusje has named it - correctly. :ok:
We have open house.

As it's Open House try this one for size.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0cea98a3f2.jpg

Are we looking at a Bloch MB design? I suspect it was never made?

No. Not a Bloch MB design.