The Ongoing Mystery Aircraft Thread Part Deux.

[lefty]

Like getting blood out of a stone........

 

[Moses03]

Here is something more modern-

 

[lefty]

Has an East European feel to it - needs a bit of looking up, this one.

Some of you young whippersnappers will have it nailed before then, methinks.

 

[wout]

Lefty, I'm 66 young too, so am I a whippersnapper then?

I have seen this described as the Wolfsberg-Letov Raven 257, as the Wolfsberg-Evektor Raven 257 and as the Wolfsberg Corvus 1F (the second example). Me thinks that two were built sofar (OK-RAV and OK-WLT) of this Belgian-Czech-British effort. :isadizzy:

 

[Moses03]

I think Wout has it covered. I know it as the Wolfsberg-Evektor Raven 257. For the record the one I posted is the OK-RAV version.

Over to you-

 

[lefty]

That old whippersnapper got it - I was right with the East European, although I thought this was a child of the sixties - looks a bit of an anachronism.

Like popular music, aviation for me ceased in 1975, so I am never going to get this brand-new stuff ! My only Jane's with this in it refers to a Wolfsberg-Letov, acquired by Latécoère in 2000.

Where do the British & Belgian bits come in ???

(I was 66 only last week - does this mean you are the senior citizen here, Wout ???)

 

[wout]

No clues to start with (not necessary I think)

 

[wout]

A picture would be nice though, sorry (red face)

 

[Moses03]

Lefty posted this fan job awhile back (maybe in the first mystery plane thread?).

Anyone remember it besides myself and Lefty?

 

[wout]

Lefty, did not know that the ..... had been posted earlier.Will wait and see whether some of the younger (sic) members know the name.
I turned 66 last May, but I donot feel a day older than this time last year.

The story of the Raven 257 (If I lie please someone correct me) is as follows:
The designer is form the UK (a Mr. Alex Clark)
Wolfsberg Aircraft Corporation N.V. of Belgium took the initiative for thios potential BN-2 Islander replacement.
Wolfsberg then entered into a j/v with Evektor-Aerotechnik KG and Letov Air s.r.o. (both Czech Republic) for production. The fuselage and tail section of no.1 were built by Evektor and the wings by Letov. Evektor did the assembly and no.1 flew 28 July 2000. The j/v ended and a company named Wolfsberg Letecká Tovarná s.r.o built a second example (flown 6 June 2006) with mainly aerodynamic improvements. Strangely this a/c is also referred to as the Gryf Corvus 1F or as the Gryf Boxcar (Gryf Design Bureau).

Walter

 

[Moses03]

Thanks for the info Walter.

Let's move along here. The STOL bird is a Rhein-Flugzeugbau RF1 of 1960.

Here is an easier one to get us going again-

 

[lefty]

Ah, an old friend. Who else knows her ??

 

[Moses03]

Like the previous RF1, this one hails from Germany...

 

[Moses03]

Another view-

This manufacturer was more well known for building other company designs and not their own.

 

[winslow33]

This is buggin' me! For once I know the plane, but I cant quite remember what the name of it is, even though I'll remember when I hear it.

WWII planes are the one generation that's normally my specialty

 

[Moses03]

Looks like Lefty will have to move us along.

 

[lefty]

OK, I'm a bit surprised too. This is the Weserflug We271. Weser normally assembled other types such as the Do18, He114 and of course the Ju87, but came up with a few of their own.

Here's something very different (and not from the Little Big Horn either )

 

[wout]

I opt for the Antonov An-181 from the USSR (or was it already Ukraine?)

 

[lefty]

USSR will do, I think. Over to you, Wout.

I will be out of things for the next few days - back Thursday ! Have fun...

 

[srgalahad]

Back to that Vickers Vigil... I saw the pic, knew it and couldn't find it to confirm.. seems I've been busy eleswhere. I hate it when I have time to pop in, see something that rings a bell and can't figure out what the tune is.
Actually I'd love it if someone would do the Rhein RF-1 for FS9.. although it might be tricky making the ring-wing flight dynamics accurately