FlyBoy1960 Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Delmar DH20 was meant to be used for medical evacuations where you could put a patient lying down on the back along with a medic. Could fold down for transport one of the big features but the "aircraft" never went into production. I remember this because it was recently used in an e-vtoll presentation showing how far we have come but also remained the same. I think this was in the mid-to late 60s 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Geeez ! Were the medical evacuations before or after you flew in it ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 It was powered by AiResearch turbines, so maybe the reliability was better than the average piston engine of the day? https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/media/dh-201.21725/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I don't think Piston engine reliability has improved much since then either. Isn't AiResearch Garret? Usually APU motors. nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Yes, John Clifford Garrett couldn't decide on a continuous name for his operations, he changed the name of his companies regularly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_AiResearch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Has an English look to it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 It's American, I've seen it before, it was a one-off, thought up by some Air Force blokes. It wasn't very big, I seem to recall it used 4 of the smallest Continentals for power. Let me rack my fuzzy memory cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Did the brakes fail? Nev 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 OK. We have a few details now, but not the name. It is the Monsted-Vincent MV-1 Starflight Unfortunately, before they could get MV-1 certified, it was damaged in a landing accident and some of the financial backers got nervous. Rather than copy and paste all the info I have, here is a link to the Vintage Aircraft Association Mystery Airplane article. mystery-mv-1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I just happened to see this yesterday but as luck would have it, couldn’t recall the name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 17/11/2022 at 9:12 PM, red750 said: The monoplane/biplane is a Hillson FH40 Slipwing Hawker Hurricane. A Hurricane with a second wing which can be discarded after take-off. Designed to shorten the take-off for a quick scramble launch, then discard the top wing for speed for the pursuit and fight. not much fun if it took the tail off on its release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Student Pilot said: that looks like a ww2 glider converted to power, i know its probably not but the fuse looks like a transport glider. sorry, did not see the earlier posts. Edited December 7, 2022 by BrendAn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) Saw this photo just yesterday, can’t re all where though? Read only one was made and it landed gear up….that was that! F5F Edited December 14, 2022 by Flightrite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Right. Grumman XF5F-1 Skyrocket. Came up on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Give the MAN a cigar. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 So much power from those big radials it pulled the wings forward ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightrite Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 ONe has to wonder what drugs some of these so called A/C designers are/were on at the time of pen to paper, flying hallucinations😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Here's another to keep you guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 It's gotta be Italian. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 German then? No? Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Vive la France, Nev. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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