what is this plane and about when????

[kiwimac]

I'm damned if I can find anything. Does anyone know of a good reverse search-engine for images. By that I mean an engine you can put a picture in and it will search for the same / similar images?

Kiwimac

[Nonskimmer]

Nope. I tried the same thing!

[R Pope]

The engine looks a lot like a Curtiss V-8 from about 1909 or so. The pilot even looks a bit like Glenn L. Curtiss!

[GermansRGeniuses]

Originally Posted by cheddar cheese

I cant find anything short of looking through every picture on www.1000aircraft photos.com Lets hope GermansRGeniuses sees this thread, hes bound to have an idea..

None.

[cheddar cheese]

Youve made me look a twat now...

Actually no, I already looked like one

[evangilder]

I was kind of thinking Curtiss, but I don't remember them building seaplanes that early. I have a book on seaplanes, I will take a look.

[A4K]

My memory is very rusty (and that's on a good day) but I remember seeing on discovery once a short film about an Italian pioneer aviator who started dreaming up aircraft designs after watching seagulls, and some of his designs were along these lines. All float planes and with triple sets of wings. I don't think he became famous as such, but he was a local legend, and apparently some of his designs weren't too bad (though this wouldn't appear to be one of them, in my opinion...)

[Nieuport411]

Not a Caproni (you are probably thinking of the Ca.60 triple triplane).
This one is French and it was the Jeanson-Colliex giant (though Voisin was associated with it). I used to have a drawing of this monstrosity but I've lost it. It actually managed to stagger into the air briefly.

Mike Fletcher

[Krabat42]

I'm thinking Curtiss too.

[wilbur1]

Did you guys check the date on the last post?