Aircraft Identification V

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by p47thunderbolt

Graeme, is that a helicopter?

Sure is!

[fly boy]

lancaster the plane in your name sunk the tirpiz not a spitfire

[Grampa]

From the G-39 Cucaracha by P.I.Grokhovskij

[A4K]

I thought that was a strip pole in some rich bugger's private plane, Graeme

[Graeme]

Clue?
The company that made this...



Also made this...

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by A4K

I thought that was a strip pole in some rich bugger's private plane, Graeme

[p47thunderbolt]

The Cessna CH-1 Skyhook



What a weird bird,..

everything about it:

Cessna Helicopter

and the Cessna 620



I never knew that company did produce anthing than the omnipresent 150/152 diet....

By the way, Graeme, it reads "Cessna" on the hangar in the background of the 620 photo. Helped a bit....

[p47thunderbolt]

Ok, now for something completely different.....

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by p47thunderbolt

By the way, Graeme, it reads "Cessna" on the hangar in the background of the 620 photo.

I saw the optometrist on Thursday and will receive my reading glasses soon. (no joke!)

Hmmm...German? glider from the 20's or 30's, possibly the Granau Baby? (gotta start somewhere!).

[p47thunderbolt]

It is german, but it is not the Grunau Baby. This one is far less known but far more important.

[Graeme]

Originally Posted by p47thunderbolt

It is german, but it is not the Grunau Baby. This one is far less known but far more important.

Anything to do with Friedrich Wilhelm Sander and progression to the RAK-1 (Opel rocket)?

[p47thunderbolt]

no connection to Sander and the RAK-1 whatsoever.

[Graeme]

Absolutely no idea Chris. Limited personal resources on gliders and very disappointed with my google searches, so I cry "uncle"

Edit: One last attempt. Is that a twin tail?



Possibly the DFS Hangwind?

The Virtual Aviation Museum - Kategorie Gliders and Powered Gliders 1919 to 1938

[p47thunderbolt]

OK.....barrage of hints

It´s a very historic glider......kind of the Wright Flyer of gliders. In fact, it is one of the most important aircraft ever built in Germany - though most people just overlook it.

first one ever to use upwinds at slopes

first glider to perfomr a circle flight

first one to stay aloft one hour

first one to stay aloft three hours

first one to reach 350m above start height

Set the design principles for all gliders that came after it.

won a lot of prizes

Fortunately it is still with us:



And, last hint, one of the people involved in building it, later headed the design of quite a few important aircraft, amongst them this one:

[A4K]

I can't remember off hand what this is called, but have got info on it in a book at home- will check it out tonight!