Flankerman Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Chaps (and Chapesses)........ I took this photo at the Constantsa Museum of Natural History - during a visit on a Danube Delta Cruise last May. It was on the deserted upper floor - whilst the rest of the group were looking at the natural history bits, I found an aviation display with photos of Henri Coanda - and this flying boat..... I have been unable to identify it. Here's another pic of the Coanda display..... Can anyone say what the flying boat is? - John Aero ??? If anyone is in the vaguest bit interested, my 'trip report' of the Danube Delta Cruise is here. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Not sure but it reminds me of the sort of thing Savoia Marchetti built between the wars. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I agree with Trevor, it's got a distinctly Savoia Marchetti look about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Savoia S.59bis (Same aircraft as in the first photo in the link below) http://www.geocities.ws/huzumstreza/SM_62bis.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Savoia S.59bis (Same aircraft as in the first photo in the link below) I though that to start with, but I don't think it is. Ken's photo-of-a-photo has an enclosed cockpit, and it has doubled outer wing struts, with the inner pair heading inboard, and the outer pair angled out further than the single struts on the SM59/62. And I can't reconcile the front aspect of the engine in Ken's picture with the side view on t eh link. It looks to me as though it has a big square radiator with the fairing curving backwards underneath it with some louvres in it... bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Could it be a Macchi 18 ? Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I though that to start with, but I don't think it is. You are right; not an S.59. I thought it was military but since Romania only operated the S.59/S.62 it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoz Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Got it!!! It's a Romanian design: http://moderndrawings.jexiste.be/WW2Drawings/Files/2-Airplanes/Axis/4-Others/03-Romania/RAS-1/RAS-1.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Nice one. That's definitely it. No matter how many searches I tried for "Romanian single-engined flying boat 1920s" I didn't turn that up! And now, look carefully at that bit of paper at the bottom to the left of the central divider... I could even see that it said Getta, but I didn't try searching that... It's even the same aircraft as the drawing: "No.3" bestest, M. Edited February 14, 2016 by cmatthewbacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Got it!!! It's a Romanian design: http://moderndrawings.jexiste.be/WW2Drawings/Files/2-Airplanes/Axis/4-Others/03-Romania/RAS-1/RAS-1.htm Well done that man! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thanks for all your help guys. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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