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Another stumper??

Postby beaky » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:05 pm

Her'e another wacky old bird... can anybody guess the aircraft's name and/or mfr.?
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Re: Another stumper??

Postby Felix/FFDS » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:39 pm

Looks like a Burgess-Dunne Flying Wing ... one of them,at least.
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Re: Another stumper??

Postby beaky » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:40 pm

Bingo!!
It's the Dunne swept-wing biplane; first developed as a tailless glider- pretty advanced design, and it looks like it flew! It also had washout at the wingtips...
Any idea what year this one was made? My source doesn't say...
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Re: Another stumper??

Postby Hagar » Sat Mar 12, 2005 7:26 pm

This any help? http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/dunne.html
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Re: Another stumper??

Postby Saratoga » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:28 pm

Pretty spiffy little aeroplane right there!
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