Time for a hint: this single-engine flying boat was built and flown in 1927 in a country which also made the Dornier Wal under license. It was designed by a military flyer who took part to a long distance formation flight in 1926. Only one was built and none other was ordered because the Wal was enough for the country’s needs.
Adrien
Bonjour avion_ancien,
This is the Guerchais-Roche T.25 (or GR.25). Guerchais also worked with Henriot and Schwander.
Adrien
Found this curious Guritzer Van Nes A III that looks similar to your reverse sesquiplane but that is as far as I got before the trail went cold. (Not that it was ever hot!) There was mention of an A II as well.
Congratulations Moze, this was the Guritzer Van Nes A II, according to the excellent book Luftfahrzeugbau in Österreich by Reinhard Keimel.
There was also a similar A I. In #151, I said that the A I had a Siemens engine but this is because I read the book entry too fast. Actually both the A I and A II were first equipped with an Anzani, only the A I was later converted with a Siemens.
The A III you posted was later used to advertise Rinso products:
http://pfarre.aspern.at/Chronik/Geschichte/rinso.php
Your turn,
Adrien
Yes, this will give you the nationality, and the name of the designer, who later designed a wartime transport aircraft with many wheels.
The inverted sesquiplanes were his three first aircraft. The first two (including #143) were made in Salzburg, and the third was made in St. Johann im Pongau.
Adrien
Time for a hint. The aircraft is a true inverted sesquiplane, named after two persons. These two persons made three models, all of a similar design, a first one with a Siemens engine, this one with an Anzani and a third one with a Walter. The third one was used for advertising, notably for “Rinso” products.
The designer of these aircraft later made other models in association with someone else; the aircraft pictured below was made after one of those later designs.
Adrien
Thank you for the true name of the aircraft and for the source extract. One is tempted to wonder if there was an AL.4 or other Lachassagne aircraft. While searching, I found trace of an earlier attempt in 1922, with a modified Spad XIII:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6556023n.image
Adrien
Ah. Sorry there was a misunderstanding.
I only claimed that it was a no-name Lachassagne “avionnette”:
This one was made by Lachassagne. I didn’t find a model name, other than “monoplan”, “avionnette” or “avionnette d’étude” (in an old postcard).
At least this is how it is called in Les Ailes 19/5/32:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65601665/f6.image
and 26/5/32:
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6560167k/f1.image
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6560167k/f12.image
as well as on this postcard for sale at eBay:
http://www.ebay.fr/itm/alte-AK-Avionnette-d-Etude-Lachassagne-18-C-V-/310868871165?pt=Ansichtskarte_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item48613a87fd
I also claimed that the exact same aircraft was called Lachassagne AL-3 at Aviafrance, but that this was probably a mistake:
At Aviafrance, a picture of the same aircraft is shown as the Lachassagne AL-3 with Darracq engine and dated 1923, but I guess there is a mistake:
http://www.aviafrance.com/lachassagne-al-3-aviation-france-10188.htm
But then you said that there was no mistake at Aviafrance, which confused me a bit more. Did you really have a look at the Aviafrance page? Now that you posted a picture of the true AL-3, the mistake is very obvious.
Because I sincerely thought that no better answer could be found than “avionnette Lachassagne”, I posted another. But maybe the aircraft you showed has another name than “avionnette”. In that case I wish good luck to other participants to find it.
Best regards,
Adrien
I don’t see any difference between the aircraft you posted and the picture of the AL.3 at Aviafrance. Is it that the difference is very subtle, or is there really an identification mistake ?
Adrien
Hi,
This one was made by Lachassagne. I didn’t find a model name, other than “monoplan”, “avionnette” or “avionnette d’étude” (in an old postcard).
At Aviafrance, a picture of the same aircraft is shown as the Lachassagne AL-3 with Darracq engine and dated 1923, but I guess there is a mistake:
http://www.aviafrance.com/lachassagne-al-3-aviation-france-10188.htm
Adrien
Well done, up to you.
Adrien
It’s the Daspect 3. The clue on the background, at the left, is a Kellner-Béchereau light plane (probably E-5 or ED-5), shown at the same competition.
Adrien
Oh, this was fast! Over to you again.
Adrien