The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Correct, of course, Chris.

[cthornburg]

Something modern and different looking.

Chris

[Moses03]

Twin boomer is the MAHEPA HY4. Decked out in Lefty's favorite scheme; plastic white!

[cthornburg]

Take it away.

Chris

[Moses03]

Sorry for the delay. Here is the next mystery.


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[srgalahad]

<fatherly Eastwood voice> " Sonny, I told you once what this is, and I'm not goin' to explain it twice"

[Moses03]

Ooops. Five years ago this month I did post the 'pirate that Rob identified!

Over to Canada please-

[lefty]

Don't worry, Kevin. Nowadays I can hardly remember what I did five days ago never mind 5 years...

[srgalahad]

Five years ago! (that must be around the last time we flew together... )

For any that might still be wondering, it was the Douglas XTB2D "Skypirate" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XTB2D_Skypirate

and now for something a bit lighter

[pomme homme]

The 1933 Bernard 201T.

[srgalahad]

Poof! and it is done!

[pomme homme]

Thank you, Rob.

I can sympathise with Kevin. It's getting difficult to find a 'new' challenge. I'm not sure how much time I've spent, today, going through photographs only to find, when I search this thread for their subjects, they've been here already!

The subject of the attached photograph does not, according to my thread search, appear to have made a prior appearance here - but I don't think that it will stay a 'mystery' for long!

[AndyG43]

It screams "Caudron" to me, one of the C.710 series?

[pomme homme]

Yes, Andy, it is a Caudron and part of the series that you mention. Thus your road from there to identification should be short and simple!

[Moses03]

I don't mind "repeats" showing up here and there as there are always new photos to be discovered. The forum search tool can't always be trusted anyways.

This has always been about having fun, not adhering to a bunch of strict guidelines and keeping score.

[AndyG43]

Yes, Andy, it is a Caudron and part of the series that you mention. Thus your road from there to identification should be short and simple!

The only thing short and simple around here is me. I knew what it wasn't, pinning down exactly what it was proved a little trickier, but I'm saying it is the Caudron CR.760.

I've had something of a crash course (so to speak) in French aviation courtesy of somebody I follow on Twitter with a passion for the subject. Very illuminating.

[pomme homme]

Your twitter guide trained you well, Andy. It is the Caudron CR-760 chasseur. Your turn.

[AndyG43]

The chances of me coming up with anything to fox anybody here is remote, but here is my feeble attempt.



5, 4, 3, 2 .....

[pomme homme]

It looks rather like a member of the Lavochkin La-5 line. But when it comes to Russian aircraft, I'm far out of my depth - and without a twitter guide to keep me afloat!

[AndyG43]

You're not far off the mark there tbh.

[dan_pub]

Gudkov Gu-82 from WW2's USSR ?

If so then OH, I will be travelling today.

[AndyG43]

Gudkov Gu-82 from WW2's USSR ?

If so then OH, I will be travelling today.

Indeed.

"Mihail Ivanovich Gudkov, who together with Semyon Lavochkin and Vladimir Petrovich Gorbunov had collaborated on the design of the aircraft, believed that a quick remedy to the shortcomings of the LaGG-3 was a new engine, the Shvetsov ASh-82 (also known as M-82) radial. The new unit developed more power than the Klimov M-105 in the LaGG-1/3; moreover, at the expense of a slightly higher frontal area, it enjoyed the advantage of continuing to operate in the event of one of the cylinders being shot out.
On 25 August 1941, Gudkov was allocated an engine and began installation into an LaGG-3, so increasing the offensive firepower by installing 2x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Berezin UB machine-guns and 2x 20 mm (0.787 in) ShVAK cannon.
The aircraft, given the official designation Gu-82, was flown successfully on 11 September 1942, when it was found that the maximum speed, attested to 573 km/h (356 mph; 309 kn), was slightly higher than its predecessor, the agility was also significantly increased. Gudkov presented the results to Stalin and advocated the establishment of a new production line, news that was greeted with enthusiasm by the pilots who had the hope of having an aircraft more suitable to fight against the Luftwaffe. However, Lavochkin had developed another variant of the LaGG-3 with a radial engine, the Lavochkin La-5, which proved to be far superior, thus the development of the Gu-82 was cancelled." - Courtesy of Wikipedia

[dan_pub]

Thanks, Andy, I'm back.

Today's challenge: What is the plane being recovered by the UH-1 ?

[srgalahad]

Shhhhhhhhhhhh... keep it quiet...

Pre- March 1971 Schweizer YO-3A (the 6-bladed prop was replaced after 3/71)

[dan_pub]

It is the Quiet Star indeed. Congratulations.