The New "Wot Plane" Thread (For The Rules Of The Game, See Post #1)

[Skyraider3D]

Absolutely right John! Open House it is then!

[Moze]

Twin boomer...

[Moze]

Not a motor glider or a homebuilt. Registered but crashed after a couple of test flights as the engine was new and unreliable.

[Moze]

Noted air racer and test pilot Tony LeVier nearly lost his life testing this machine.

[ericmunk]

Mendenhall M-1 (Special)

[Moze]

You got it Eric. Have at it-

[ericmunk]

Another glider then ;-)

[RAB]

Fokker FG 2

[ericmunk]

Over to you.

[Skyraider3D]

You know what they called the very first Fokker...?



Okay, I'll get me coat!

[RAB]

Cute, in a way.

[Al Elliott]

Shelton AG-4 Crusader

Al

[ericmunk]

You know what they called the very first Fokker...?

Spin (spider) ;-)

[RAB]

Al it is.

[Al Elliott]

I recalled the outline of the Shelton Crusader from a modeling site where a scratchbuilt model of the type was shown.

Admire all the other odd shapes the same modeler created...

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...r_id=75&page=1

And the next challenge!

Al

[Skyraider3D]

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.co...r_id=75&page=1

Amazing work! What a fab collection!

[Al Elliott]

A one-off from the beginning of the Thirties.
The name of the designer is usually connected to a huge bomber of the
Twenties, which also was a one-off.

Al

[Skyraider3D]

Barling B-6
Never heard of it before, but that second hint was a giveaway

[Al Elliott]

The Barling B-6 it is.

Your turn, Skyraider3D.

Al

[Skyraider3D]

Whoops... this may be too easy...

[Skyraider3D]

O it's still going strong! Time for a hint: a British built Dutch design.

[dan_pub]

A BAT FK-26 ?

[Skyraider3D]

Nope, but you're getting close! The pilot reportedly did shout "AW FK!" when he crashed!

[avion ancien]

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.5 Gunship?

[Skyraider3D]

That's right! Apparently Koolhaven's triplane had such poor flying characteristics, it was forbidden to fly with it. Clearly someone tried anyway!

Over to you!

[wilkofife]

Fascinating stuff. I am perplexed by the A.W. designations and maybe an expert out there can help. The same aircraft is called F.K.12 by J M Bruce, but the machine in the post differs from any I have seen before by apparently having two paired sets of mainwheels in tandem. Is this correct ?

[Al Elliott]

See this website for Koolhoven's AW-Designs (and all the others too).

http://www.koolhoven.com/history/airplanes/aw/

The F.K.12 was a different plane.

Al

[Skyraider3D]

True, it's also the only pic I've seen of this machine with tandem landing gear arrangement. But being a prototype, anything is possible I suppose!

[avion ancien]

Thank you, Skyraider3D. Here's a natty little motorglider that looks like something that it is not. It is known by a number of different names. Any of them will do!

[avion ancien]

No ideas, gentlemen? I was inclined to give you a clue, but then someone shouted: 'don't tell him, Pike'. So I won't!