I see the Dornier Do 11 is a perennial favourite of this thread - which is a bit odd for such a weird, slow and clumsy aircraft…
What gets me every time is the fact they designed it with retractable undercarriage, but once retracted it was nearly impossible to deploy again, so most of the time, the planes just flew with their gear locked in landing position…
By the looks of it, that is an example in Bulgarian Air Force markings used between 1938-41.
Spot on. wingsofwrath. I doubt the position of the landing gear made much difference to the performance! - over to you…
Sorry for the late posting, but I was in transit for most of yesterday and today I had to run some errands. In any case, I wish you a Merry Winter-Holiday-Of-Your-Choice (political correctness seems all the rage nowadays) and leave you with this (hopefully) puzzling aircraft:
Good morning and a happy New Year to everybody
The non descript aircraft is the Kokusai Ki59 “Theresa” of 1939
Cheers
Carson1934
Spot on as usual, Mr. Carson!
Also a Happy New Year, and may the Gods of Finance have mercy on our wallets…
As per custom, you may proceed.
Good morning dear Sir
this is my next (easy) challenge of a floatplane which was allegedly also used during the spanish civil war…
Concerning your wish of mercy on our wallets for the current year I can see nothing but darkness re ever soaring petrol prices (and BTW costs of compulsory car insurance are double in Italy in comparison to other EU countries…how fortunate we are!)
Carson1934
Sm62-i?
Macchi M.41?
Hello Kiwimac
yes it is indeed the Savoia/Siai-Marchetti S62bis, first flight 1926, one engine Isotta Fraschini Asso 750…your turn now
Carson1934
Ahh… I come too late to the scene, yet again…
And in an ironic twist, this exact aircraft, in Romanian Air Force markings, was the subject of my first ever post on this thread, all the way back to page 22:
And, while I consider it a bit of nitpicking on my part, please allow me to say that, unless the picture is mirrored in some way, then the airplane pictured in your enigma, Mr Carson, is the standard “SM 62” rather than the upgraded “Sm 62 Bis” owing to the position of the electric generator on the starboard side of the engine rather than the port.
OK, Let’s see what I can find. You will probably find this one far too easy.
Good morning Kiwimac
your silhouette is peculiar of the Caudron lineage: maybe a Caudron CR760 (a replica)?
Carson1934
To exercise my nitpicking spirit I would add: Caudron JN760C1 powered by a Snecma 12T built (rebuilt?) in 1999. Beautiful aircrafts the Caudrons…
Oh, come on, I’m too late again?
Very good eyes (and nitpicking!), my dear Mr Carson, the one pictured is certainly the Caudron-Renault JN-760-C1, also known by her civilian registration, F-WNJY.
The Caudrons, with their sleek line, are indeed beautiful aircraft, and, in my oppinion, the best looking is the C.710.
According to my records the aircraft was a Caudron C.690. Here is a link to the original photo.
http://www.renaultoloog.nl/oorlogsmaterieel-english.htm the Caudron is about 1/3 of the way down the page.
Heh. whoever made that particular website made a mistake.
This is what a Caudron C.690 really looks like:
Moreover, if you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, you will see a different view of the exact same aircraft, this time captioned “1938 Caudron 760”.
That means, of course, that Mr. Carson was 100% correct. Just to verify, here is another picture of the Caudron Renault 760 replica:
Quite a pleasant looking aircraft in any case.
Thanks for confirming my guess and I apologize for delaying my challenge till today for personal matters.
I hope this sleek looking biplane will be soon identified.
Cheers
Carson1934
This one gave me a good run for my money, but I managed to find it in the end:1930 [b]Verville AT-1 Sportsman[/b], also tested as a potential trainer for the USAF under the name “YPT-10”.
Thank you for this very interesting and obscure airplane, Mr. Carson!
I am quite sure of my answer, so I hope you will allow me to post this peculiar but nice looking aircraft as my next enigma, since I am not sure at all of my schedule for the next few days.
Spot on my dear Wingsofwrath
! It is indeed the Verville AT Sportsman.
Your aircraft is undoubtely a US product and her vertical fin gives her away (in my opinion) as a Lockheed product but more than that at this stage I can’t say.
I’ll keep on looking though and thanks for the interesting challenge
Cheers
Carson1934
Wow!
I am humbled by your deduction skills, my dear Mr. Carson.
The aircraft in question was produced by a division of the Lockheed Aircraft Corp. so you are certainly on the right track!
Take care,
Wingsofwrath