Good luck! No hints for two weeks.
Italian?
Lou
Sorry Lou, it is not Italian.
Hmmm...those distinctive wheel spats and shortish blunt nose ?
Looks like the Breda 25 but Mark says no.
Lou
Its got a Breguet look about it with those cooling louvres ? perhaps a French machine ?
Barry.
Not French Barry.
A Fox Moth?
Will
Not a Fox Moth.
I'm sure it's a Fox Moth, Mark.
Cliff.
Sorry Cliff. :( ;)
The main (front) u/c strut in the DH83 comes up to the fuselage behind the leading edge of the lower wing.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Croydon-Air-Service/De-Havilland-DH-83/1041908/L/&sid=c4c3d44a0b41ba427adacc6c2e85b70a
Triplane??
Lou
Not a triplane Lou.
Hint #1: It's American.
Inverted in line engine?
Lou
No Lou, the engine is not inverted. Upright V.
OX-5 or Liberty?
Gordon
Stab in the dark-Curtiss Hawk type ?
Barry.
Good guess Barry....yes, it is a Curtiss Hawk type but that covers a lot of airplanes so you need to get specific for the win.
I'm going to say Goshawk
Not a Goshawk Scott.
Mark,
Would it be possible to get another wee clue?
Cheers
Gordon
U.S. Navy
Thanks Mark
Curtiss F6C-6 Model 34E modified for racing, with its radiator located inside the fuselage.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4559213105/
Gordon
Correct Gordon!
The wheel pants were added at the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland for participation in the first Thompson race where it was flown by Lt. J. J. Clark. In it's normal duties as a test bed for the Navy, it did not carry the pants.
Beech staggerwing ?