a65l

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Err, um, may be time for another clue.....

Red B.

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was not a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture below. I have retouched the registration plate.

I'm sorry about the delay in posting clues. I posted number 4 by editing my first post, which was probably not the best way of doing it.

Red B.

This seems to be a tricky one

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was NOT a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture in post #6146. I have retouched the registration plate.

Two more clues:
8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.

The Raven

Deperdussin Monocoque?

Red B.

Good guess, but no. It is not a French aircraft. Is there really a Deperdussin ARF?

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was NOT a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture in post #6146. I have retouched the registration plate.

Two more clues:
8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.

And another one:
10) The aircraft is not from France, but the design is strongly influenced by contemporary French aircraft.

Red B.

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was NOT a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture in post #6146. I have retouched the registration plate.

Two more clues:
8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.

And another one:
10) The aircraft is not from France, but the design is strongly influenced by contemporary French aircraft.

More clues:
11) The aircraft at first used wing warping and an all-flying stabilizer, but later on some were modified with ailerons and a fixed stabilizer with elevators.
13) The aircraft was marketed as a fighter, but performance and armament wasn't good enough so it was used as an "advanced trainer".
12) The export version of the aircraft had wing roundels on the top surface of its wings as shown below.

Halftrack99

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All of this does sound like the wright flyer. Is that it?

Halftrack99

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My other guess would be the Antoinette?

Red B.

No, it is neither the Wright Flyer nor the Antoinette. The aircraft I am looking for was producd late during WW1 and is of European origin.

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was NOT a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture in post #6146. I have retouched the registration plate.

Two more clues:
8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.

And another one:
10) The aircraft is not from France, but the design is strongly influenced by contemporary French aircraft.

More clues:
11) The aircraft at first used wing warping and an all-flying stabilizer, but later on some were modified with ailerons and a fixed stabilizer with elevators.
12) The aircraft was marketed as a fighter, but performance and armament wasn't good enough so it was used as an "advanced trainer".
13) The export version of the aircraft had wing roundels on the top surface of its wings as shown in post #6150

Some more hints that might simplify things a bit:

14) It is a single-seat, mid-wing aircraft, but for training purposes a couple of two-seaters were also built
15) The company producing the aircraft was established in 1914
16) Late in WWII John Wayne starred in a movie with a name that should help you identify the name of the U.S. distributor of the ARF model mentioned in hint #8.

The Raven

This one is bugging me. Could it be the Blackburn Type L?

Red B.

No, unfortunately not. The aircraft I am looking for is a monoplane (clue 4).

What aircraft is this:

1) Its designer earned his doctorate in physics (subject: aerodynamics) prior to WWI
2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
3) The company used the badge shown in post #6144, on the cowling of its aircraft (retouched to remove the manufacturers namne)
4) In contrast to most of its contemporaries, the aircraft was a monoplane.

Three more clues:
5) The engine was NOT a Le RhΓ΄ne 9, but it would be difficult to tell the engines apart.
6) The designer of the aircraft was killed while demonstrating the aircraft during an exhibition
7) Following the death of the designer, aircraft production was terminated and the company began producing cars. The first model is shown in the picture in post #6146. I have retouched the registration plate.

Two more clues:
8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.

And another one:
10) The aircraft is not from France, but the design is strongly influenced by contemporary French aircraft.

More clues:
11) The aircraft at first used wing warping and an all-flying stabilizer, but later on some were modified with ailerons and a fixed stabilizer with elevators.
12) The aircraft was marketed as a fighter, but performance and armament wasn't good enough so it was used as an "advanced trainer".
13) The export version of the aircraft had wing roundels on the top surface of its wings as shown in post #6150

Some more hints that might simplify things a bit:

14) It is a single-seat, mid-wing aircraft, but for training purposes a couple of two-seaters were also built
15) The company producing the aircraft was established in 1914
16) Late in WWII John Wayne starred in a movie with a name that should help you identify the name of the U.S. distributor of the ARF model mentioned in hint #8.

Maybe a more specific clue might help:

17) In 1912 the AΓ©ro-Club de France issued International Aviator Certificate #1314 to the designer of the aircraft.

The Raven

Thulin K

Mein Duff

Bleriot?

Mein Duff

Duuuh...forgot...aircraft not from France

Red B.

Yes indeed, it really is the Thulin K. Congratulations! The stage is yours.

Here is a link with general information on Enoch Thulin and his aircraft: [link=http://www.bjorns-story.se/private/Enoch%20Thulinhtm/thulinrummet_eng.htm]Enoch Thulin[/link]

Clarifications on some of the clues:

2) The aircraft was exported to a country that was neutral during WWI
The Royal Netherlands Navy bought 12 aircraft between 1917 and 1918 and an additional three of the two-seater version, Thulin KA.

3) The company used the badge shown below on the cowling of its aircraft.



8) There is an ARF model of this aircraft available, which is distributed in the U.S. as well as in other countries.
The company KalderΓ©n&Welch Model Airplane Inc. are manufacturers of a very nice range of WW1 aircraft: [link=http://www.kwmairpl.com.ph/KWPlanesDatasheets.asp?DatasheetCodeQ=RC-01SW]Thulin K ARF[/link]

9) The ARF model is NOT manufactured in China.
In contrast to most ARFs, which are made in China the K&W range of aircraft are manufactured in the Philippines

16) Late in WWII John Wayne starred in a movie with a name that should help you identify the name of the U.S. distributor of the ARF model mentioned in hint #8.
The movie is "The fighting Sea Bees" from 1944 and the company that distribute the K&W range of aircraft in the U.S. is [link=http://www.3seabees.com/]3 Sea Bees Models Inc.[/link]

The Raven

When I was trying to solve this I came across the fact that the Bleriot XI was basically a Thulin A with a different engine.

The Raven

Give me a little time to think of a new question. Thinking cap on [:@]

The Raven

What aircraft am I:

1. I was a cancelled platform that never saw active service.
2. Some of my features were leading edge for the time, some of which were adapted for later aircraft designs.
3. I have a very recognizable feature.
4. I had two official designations but only one is common today.

a65l

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McDonnell XP-67

Ernie P.

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Sound like the B-70 bomber, so far. Known as the XB-70, as well as the YB-70, it had very noticeable canards. It was never put into production, but some of its features were definitely used on later aircraft. Thanks; Ernie P.


The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype version of the proposed B-70 nuclear-armed deep-penetration strategic bomber for the United States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command. Designed by North American Aviation in the late 1950s, the Valkyrie was a large six-engined aircraft able to fly Mach 3+ at an altitude of 70,000 feet (21,000 m), which would have allowed it to avoid interceptors, the only effective anti-bomber weapon at the time.

The introduction of effective high-altitude surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), the program's high development costs, and changes in the technological environment with the introduction of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBMs) led to the cancellation of the B-70 program in 1961. Although the proposed fleet of operational B-70 bombers was canceled, two prototype aircraft were built as the XB-70A and used in supersonic test flights from 1964 to 1969. One prototype crashed following a midair collision in 1966; the other is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Ohio.

The Raven

Sorry, not the XP-67

The Raven

Ernie is on the right track, just heading in the wrong direction.

The Raven

What aircraft am I:

1. I was a cancelled platform that never saw active service.
2. Some of my features were leading edge for the time, some of which were adapted for later aircraft designs.
3. I have a very recognizable feature.
4. I had two official designations but only one is common today.
5. As a cancelled platform, I had little more than a year of operation.
6. Pilots were concerned about my most recognizable feature.
7. My maiden flight was a success, but not my landing.
8. I could carry a nuclear weapon.
9. Of the few built, only one failed to survive today.

a65l

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Not the TSR-2 then....

Halftrack99

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YF-12?