The rare and wacky U.S. aeroplanes of yesteryear...

[riggerrob]

Hi,

I can't ID this airplane well,even the name of its designer,Glary,it is not
mentioned in Aerofiles ?.

http://www.avia-it.com/act/biblioteca/periodici/PDF%20Riviste/Ala%20d'Italia/L'ALA%20D'ITALIA%201929%2006.pdf

Over on www.homebuiltairplanes.com we have engaged in lengthy discussions about low aspect-ratio flying wings including Arup, Para-Plane and an Italian plane that looked almost square from above.

 

[hesham]

The Bonney Gull Airplane.

6 Of History's Worst Aircraft, And Why They Failed

Well, at least they tried!

www.boldmethod.com

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[SeaslugMk2]

That was an attempt at building a "Penguin" trainer for aspiring seaplane pilots.
Since the trainer could never climb out of ground effect, it could never fall far enough to kill its pilot.
Numerous "penguin" trainers were built during World War 1, though ,most were just worn out airplanes with cropped wings. They were used to teach student pilots the basics of stick-and-rudder on the ground.

I'll wager it could have a try if it could go fast enough.

SRJ.

 

[riggerrob]

That was an attempt at building a "Penguin" trainer for aspiring seaplane pilots.
Since the trainer could never climb out of ground effect, it could never fall far enough to kill its pilot.
Numerous "penguin" trainers were built during World War 1, though ,most were just worn out airplanes with cropped wings. They were used to teach student pilots the basics of stick-and-rudder on the ground.

I'll wager it could have a try if it could go fast enough.

SRJ.

Penguins were often powered by worn out airplane engines that were on their last gasp. ... so could never climb high enough to kill a student pilot.

 

[hesham]

From Flying magazine 1941/12,

here is a radical twin engined light monoplane;

A.C. Johnson, Long Beach CA.

1941 = 2pClwM; two 80hp Johnson-designed motors in tandem in a split nacelle, facing one another. Almost a low-winged Seabee look to it, little was documented about this radical tractor-pusher design, and the theory of two opposite-turning propellers face-to-face a foot apart leaves one wondering.

American airplanes: Ja - Ju

 

[Kdmoo]

Here is a higher resolution photo of the Johnson push-pull.