Breguet's 1919-1939 Aircraft ID Challenge #237

[aerohydro]

Scoreboard at the start of Challenge #237:

51.00 richard B
35.70 Dave_Kent
32.50 Rbailey
26.50 Varese2002
22.00 Tork1945
12.00 YavorD
10.50 Froggy
07.50 sobrien
07.00 DHC2Pilot
05.00 aerohydro
**************
(those above this section must wait 12 hours before answering,
those below - and everyone else - may answer immediately)
**************
03.80 Doc
03.00 Aquilius
03.00 Wind in The Wires
03.80 Doc
02.00 Albatros_Ace
02.00 Lodzermensch
02.00 Sreiko
01.00 JoeGertler

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The Rules:
1.The thread title must be "Breguet's 1919-1939 Aircraft ID Challenge #......" AND must be placed in the Non-WWI Aviation sub-Forum.
2.The score board, link and rules must be copied to the beginning of each thread, so that we know where we are. The score board and the correct answer to the challenge must also be placed at end of each thread.
3.The completed aircraft must have been either; designed, built or have left the ground during the '1919-1939 period and be identifiable by the poster.
4.The photo must show the whole aircraft - from whatever angle, or at least 2 views of a 3 view drawing (photo by preference).
5.Challenges which depict a machine already earlier presented are disqualified (always check the list at Aeroplanes 1919-1939* -* Breguet's -Aircraft Challenge* -- when in doubt !).
6.If there is any doubt as to the eligibility of an aircraft for the challenge details should be PM'd to Breguet BEFORE the aircraft is submitted.
7.Once someone has gotten 5 correct answers under their belt they become an ACE. Once they become an ACE they must wait 12hrs after the posting of the new challenge before they can post an answer.
8.To be eligible for correct ID an answer must include at least one characteristic of the aircraft that helped in its identification.
9.The first person to ID the challenge correctly gets to post the next challenge. If this can not be done for any reason Breguet himself will post the next challenge.
10.If an ace gives the correct answer too early, the challenge is over, he gets no point but has to post the next one. In lieu of the fact that the "novices" have in effect been "cheated" of their "exclusive" time that next post should be a relatively easy one. Anyone repeating the correct answer at the right time gets neither a point nor the right to post the next challenge.
11.The final arbiter in relation to questions about the rules is Breguet.

[Rbailey]

A very bird-like ornithopter with enclosed transparent “cabin” and tricycle gear – George White pedal-powered ornithopter in St. Augustine, FL around 1927.

See for example http://staugustine.com/news/local-ne...e#.UCVLKaCvQQ4 for some background.

[aerohydro]

Hi Ron

Excellent identification. This is indeed George White's human-powered ornithopter, which he tested in Florida in 1927 and 1928. An amazing design, and one that looked just wonderful. In this very forum, there have previously been a few posts about it:

Pioneer Aviation - Wing Flappers thread

For your interest, here are some further images. The final one - taken just after a crash - is quite epic and almost representative of George White being a modern-day Icarus.

Paul

[aerohydro]

Answer: the 1927 George White human powered ornithopter.

Scoreboard at the end of Challenge #237:

51.00 richard B
35.70 Dave_Kent
33.50 Rbailey
26.50 Varese2002
22.00 Tork1945
12.00 YavorD
10.50 Froggy
07.50 sobrien
07.00 DHC2Pilot
05.00 aerohydro
**************
(those above this section must wait 12 hours before answering,
those below - and everyone else - may answer immediately)
**************
03.80 Doc
03.00 Aquilius
03.00 Wind in The Wires
03.80 Doc
02.00 Albatros_Ace
02.00 Lodzermensch
02.00 Sreiko
01.00 JoeGertler