Not from Sopwith.
Not from Ilyushin.

Six machine guns and one cannon.
The cockpit area also looks to have an armoured turret.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....603dc7aec7.jpg

It looks Russian, is it?

American? .... Boeing GA-2?

Back to you Zaxis. :ok:

That was a tough one and an unexpected result.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....3ff2efb673.png
One of a series of American attempts to investigate ground attack aircraft after WW1.
On holiday so Open House

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....052ccd5718.png

American?

A happy piloted Hamilton?
H-47 Metalplane?


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0fc4aacfba.jpg

Lord! How do you beat these people?
Hamilton Metalplane it is.

Distract them!

trees! Lights poles!! Waste paper bins!!!

You've beaten me many times Mel - keep'em coming! :ok:


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9fa2d215c2.jpg

Flea related?

Flee, more like!

Yes, Flea inspired. Built in Argentina.


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....212bcc980a.png

Amazing how you can search pages and pages of Fleas and related vermin and not find what you're looking for, yet nail down the location and there's a stack of info about it!

I ran into Mignet's grandson, who lives not far from here. He showed around the old wine chais where they built the latter models and I think one of the photos in his collection was Noyard's quiz.
The reason he gave for closing down was they couldn't get insurance after an incident.

The Flying Flea (a-e-g.org.uk)

Must be time to end this I think.
Twas Jean de la Farge's EI Moscardon Flea of circa 1987.

Open House.


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....57be41a836.jpg

Does the propeller have only one blade?

cut down on the noise................

As a flea to the dog, such is the aircraft with a monoprop. They both jump around a bit.

- Ed