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UFO 5

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1966 Formula 1 Racer Pusher Type Experimental

This is a 1966 formula 1 racer pusher type experimental, the aircraft is a stressed skin design with cantilever wing construction and twin booms to accomodate pusher engine and conventional landing gear. The entire airframe components, internal structure, and all skin surfaces are made from 2024-T3 alclad aluminum, wingspars are of 2024 -T3 aluminum web with extruded spar cap top to bottom.The cockpit area is formed of half hard aluminum.The canopy is formed of plexiglass, all fittings are welded chromoly, all flight controls are cable operated except ailerons these are push type controlled.Engine is a O-200 or C-85.

It was built for the Goodyear races, by three engineers who passed away together in an airline accident and the aircraft was never finished or flown.

Henry Guantt later purchased this aircraft from a Mr. Watts in 1973.

This aircraft was then aquired by a father and son team around 2006 for the purpose of fixing and flying the aircraft but that never came to be because the father passed and they never got to finish this project. Around 2012 the craft was again on the market, hoping someone could dedicate the time to it and fly it. This included all of its documentation and specs and all of the parts to complete it except the engine but including the pusher type propeller.

UFO 6

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The machine is a monoplane with arched wings. Its cloth-capped pilot is seated in a faired central nacelle, immediately in front of a large vertical piston engine, possibly with four cylinders, driving a two-bladed wooden pusher propeller. The nacelle is supported on a twin-wheel undercarriage, and a few feet out on either side are open frames extending rearwards to carry the tall surfaces. The rear ends of these frames are covered in to serve as fins There appears to be a monoplane tailplane, possibly with an elevator, plus twin rudders behind the tailplane. The wings appear to be double-surfaced only along their leading edges, back to the front spar, and single surfaced aft of the front spar, and their fabric covering is clearly poorly applied, as it may be seen hanging down beneath the inboard leading edges. Inset ailerons are fitted at the wingtips. It is extremely difficult to date it any more precisely than 1909-13.

Aeroplane Monthly August 2006

UFO 12

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Cologne Eindecker of 1911

An unidentified Eindecker of 1911 at Cologne. Probably photographed at the Butzweiler farm airfield, what is almost certainly a machine by Jean Hugot or Bruno Werntgen, to name but two possibles among a small group of very early Kölner aviators. Powered with what is most likely a Delfosse three-cylinder radial engine – a copy of the Anzani W “fan” – developing about 25 hp.

UFO 17

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Mohawk Biplane

Marcel Penot in the Mohawk Biplane Mineola to Hicksville, L. I.
26 miles cross-country in 30 minutes (50 hp. Harriman Engine)

The Mohawk biplane employs a powerful Harriman four Cylinder water cooled engine

Marcel Penot the French aviator announced that he would start from the Guttenberg race track at about 9 am Monday morning Jan. 2, and attempt to make a Landing in Manhattan somewhere in the Vicinity of Columbus Cycle. Penot will drive a Mohawk by plane which has been used successfully by George Byrnes and himself. The Mohawk biplane employs a powerful Harriman four Cylinder water cooled engine made especially for Penot it closely resembles the Farman biplane. Penot is 82 years old and has been in America several years. He was born at Rheims France and previous to coming to America was employed in the famous wine cellars there.