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Title: Solved -PJ120- Let's fly away to the solved section.
Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 05:15:09 AM
Here You are 12 ...cars... some of them are easy, some of them are not... name them all!
Points will be added at the end!
(I'm adding 4 bonus tracks, I'll award 1 point to the person who will name them all, 4 names=1 point)
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 05:19:33 AM
and the bonus tracks...
these cars are quite easy, so 1 point for naming them all.

Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
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Post by: Cabrius on May 11, 2009, 08:29:16 AM
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1
Fly 7 - Helica(?)
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Post by: pguillem on May 11, 2009, 12:40:33 PM
Bt 1 Aerocar 1953
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 01:11:25 PM
Quote from: Cabrius on May 11, 2009, 08:29:16 AM
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1
Fly 7 - Helica(?)

Fly 4 - Corrrect!
Fly 7 - In(complete-correct)

Quote from: pguillem on May 11, 2009, 12:40:33 PM
Bt 1 Aerocar 1953

You have to name all 4 of them to get 1 point.
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Post by: pguillem on May 11, 2009, 03:10:47 PM
fly 7 Leyat Helica Sport
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 11, 2009, 03:13:24 PM
Quote from: pguillem on May 11, 2009, 03:10:47 PM
fly 7 Leyat Helica Sport
fly 7 - Correct!
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Post by: Ray B. on May 12, 2009, 08:18:18 AM
I can't play there, but I have another pic of Fly#8. In both photos the driver seems to have lost his legs. A car for the disabled?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 12, 2009, 03:27:04 PM
Not a car for disabled...
I'll move this to the expert section soon....
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Post by: pguillem on May 12, 2009, 04:09:14 PM
fly5 : Yeovil 1955
bt3 : Jetstream
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 12, 2009, 04:19:14 PM
Quote from: pguillem on May 12, 2009, 04:09:14 PM
fly5 : Yeovil 1955
Made by?

Quote from: pguillem on May 12, 2009, 04:09:14 PM
bt3 : Jetstream
You have to name all 4 of them to get 1 point.
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Post by: pguillem on May 12, 2009, 06:04:27 PM
fly5 : Yeovil was invented by a confectioner from Yeovil, the granddad of a guy named Daniel Robins (What car #346 by @re)  ::)
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 12, 2009, 06:08:39 PM
fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 03:46:23 AM
first stop.
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Post by: Allan L on May 14, 2009, 07:00:57 AM
2 is a Traction Aerienne, rear wheel steering and all!
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 14, 2009, 07:27:22 AM
Yes!
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 18, 2009, 12:43:55 PM
Now we will see them fly...
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Post by: Arunas on May 18, 2009, 01:06:53 PM
Fly9 : B. F. Fonder's self-built auto-plane (1934)

No ideas about others ???
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 18, 2009, 01:11:18 PM
Fly9 : B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934  :)
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Post by: Arunas on May 18, 2009, 01:12:56 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on May 18, 2009, 01:11:18 PM
Fly9 : B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934  :)

Mistype :P
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Post by: @re on May 19, 2009, 08:01:20 PM
Fly10 seems to be Count Bertrand de Lesseps' 'Auto Aero'.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 21, 2009, 06:25:14 AM
that's him...
I wonder how's possible that the 4 bonus tracks are still there. 2 of them have been identified, one is well known by at least one Autopuzzler and the last one is too recent to be obscure!
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Post by: Djetset on May 22, 2009, 02:54:37 AM
bt2 is the F.E.I. X-1 proto, based on Renault Dauphine running gear, and shown at the 1968 San Paulo Auto Show.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 22, 2009, 04:40:08 AM
Quote from: Djetset on May 22, 2009, 02:54:37 AM
bt2 is the F.E.I. X-1 proto, based on Renault Dauphine running gear, and shown at the 1968 San Paulo Auto Show.

Quote(I'm adding 4 bonus tracks, I'll award 1 point to the person who will name them all, 4 names=1 point)
Quotethese cars are quite easy, so 1 point for naming them all.
QuoteYou have to name all 4 of them to get 1 point.
QuoteYou have to name all 4 of them to get 1 point.

I don't know how to write it now... ;)
Title: Re: PJ - 120 Let's fly away!
Post by: João on May 31, 2009, 01:56:08 PM
Fly1 it´s a 1914 French Aero
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Post by: Paul Jaray on May 31, 2009, 02:08:26 PM
Yes!
Fly 1 - French Aero 1914                                                João
Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 3 -  ???
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 6 -  ???
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 8 -  ???
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly 10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
Fly 11 -  J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile''                                  Arunas              
Fly 12 -  ???

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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 08, 2009, 05:04:39 PM
Bt1,2 and 3 have already a name...who will add the Bt4 and name them all will get the bonus point...
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Post by: Quiller on June 16, 2009, 03:59:11 AM
Bt4 is the Begalet by Scarab Aviation Labs
Bt3 is the Jetstream
Bt2 is the FEI X-1
Bt1 is the Aerocar from Argentina
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 16, 2009, 04:55:36 AM
Thus the whirligig of time brings in his AutoPuzzles.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on June 16, 2009, 03:14:19 PM
Quote from: Quiller on June 16, 2009, 03:59:11 AM
Bt4 is the Begalet by Scarab Aviation Labs
Bt3 is the Jetstream
Bt2 is the FEI X-1
Bt1 is the Aerocar from Argentina
All correct!
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Post by: Arunas on August 19, 2009, 06:44:24 AM
#11 - J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile'' :)
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Post by: Paul Jaray on August 19, 2009, 12:04:44 PM
Correct, and great picture!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Arunas on August 19, 2009, 12:12:24 PM
A very interesting car indeed! But I think, in order to solve this puzzle copletely some hinting may be needed.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on August 19, 2009, 12:27:51 PM
#3 - It's quite obscure, I have a blurred pic of the builder name so when someone will find it I can verify. It is French.
#6 - Self-built car, Continental aircraft engine. If you google the builder's name, here's the result:
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Post by: Arunas on September 18, 2009, 02:50:47 PM
#8 - Guthrie Mitchell's Windjammer
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Post by: Paul Jaray on September 18, 2009, 03:00:19 PM
 :drink:
Correct!
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 12, 2009, 08:10:13 AM

Fly 1 - French Aero 1914                                                João
Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 3 -  ???
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 6 -  ???
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 8 - Guthrie Mitchell's Windjammer                           Arunas
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly 10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
Fly 11 -  J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile''                                  Arunas              
Fly 12 -  ???
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Post by: jotage21 on November 12, 2009, 03:13:59 PM
#12 - Dringos?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 12, 2009, 03:23:26 PM
Not Diringos...another view with a clue:
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Post by: jotage21 on November 15, 2009, 09:54:27 AM
#12 - Croft?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 15, 2009, 10:18:29 AM
Not Croft...
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Post by: jotage21 on November 19, 2009, 07:28:04 AM
#12 - Menkenns?
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 07:31:31 AM
Not that, but in the same book you can find this...
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Post by: jotage21 on November 19, 2009, 09:30:48 AM
#12 - Canzol 1931
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 09:37:46 AM
Correct!
Fly 1 - French Aero 1914                                                João
Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 3 -  ???
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 6 -  ???
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 8 - Guthrie Mitchell's Windjammer                           Arunas
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly 10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
Fly 11 -  J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile''                                  Arunas              
Fly 12 -  Canzol 1931                                                         Jotage21
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 09:43:15 AM
Here's the #3
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Post by: Ray B. on November 19, 2009, 10:33:16 AM
This tells us that it was made by Robert Bourbeau and Henri Devaux, who were the owners of Bédélia (same address, 32 rue Félicien David). So I guess it's a Bédélia, but i still have to check.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
Finally!
I thought it was that, but was waiting for an expert on French cars... I have no record of a Bédélia like this, but the coincidences are many...can you find any prove of that?
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Post by: Ray B. on November 19, 2009, 11:24:56 AM
If you google the address, you will easily find a page about Bedelia, with the name of its two owners (not fully readable on your picture). But I could find no relation between Bedelia and this propeller car. Except that in 1911 a special model equipped with a airplane engine won the course de côte of Gaillon. Had this special model also a propeller?

In the meantime, let's call it simply a Bourbeau-Devaux.
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Post by: Ray B. on November 19, 2009, 11:39:26 AM
On the plate, I think you can read (bottom left) BD2.

BD2 was a model name for the Bedelia. Maybe this car was a special order from a special customer (they did this quite often, I read), a try at a propeller-type car.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 12:07:11 PM
I'm not looking for a prove that it is a Bédélia, (the plate was quite revealing) but I was hoping that someone knew a car like this made by them.
The BD2 suggest a car made around 1910 and the "special model" theory is quite convincing...
If someone has more details, He's wellcome...

Fly 1 - French Aero 1914                                                João
Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 3 -  Bédélia BD2                                                       Ray B.
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 6 -  ???
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 8 - Guthrie Mitchell's Windjammer                           Arunas
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly 10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
Fly 11 -  J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile''                                  Arunas              
Fly 12 -  Canzol 1931                                                         Jotage21
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 19, 2009, 12:10:11 PM
The last picture cames from a '57 magazine, that is available online, and that is not Popular Science....
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Post by: Ray B. on November 20, 2009, 01:03:29 PM
You really want that one solved, don't you?
I've been through the whole lot of them by the summary and couldn't find it. I don't feel dumb enough yet to search them page by page...
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Post by: Paul Jaray on November 20, 2009, 02:00:26 PM
It's a pity, but I can't suggest you to make a search with some key-words such as ' three-wheel' or 'airplanes'...   ;D
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Post by: Paul Jaray on December 01, 2009, 06:04:07 PM
...oh, and that is a jet canopy....
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Post by: Ray B. on December 02, 2009, 05:21:11 PM
Well, the funniest thing is that I've had for years this particular copy of PM on my bookshelf.
This one was brought to the attention of its editors by its maker, one William T. Rogers from Billings, Montana.

Well, I've been in Billings and didn't see it.
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Post by: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2009, 04:30:22 AM
Gentlemen, start your engines and fasten your seatbelts!

Fly 1 - French Aero 1914                                                João
Fly 2 - Traction Aerienne 1921                                    Allan L
Fly 3 -  Bédélia BD2                                                       Ray B.
Fly 4 - Helicron no.1 1932                                          Cabrius
Fly 5 - Clifford Robin's Propeller Car 1955                    Pguillem
Fly 6 -  William T. Rogers Three-wheel car                Ray B.
Fly 7 - Leyat Helica Sport 1913-14                              Pguillem
Fly 8 - Guthrie Mitchell's Windjammer                           Arunas
Fly 9 - B. F. Ponder's self-built auto-plane 1934            Arunas
Fly 10 - Count Bertrand de Lesseps' Auto Aero 1912       @re
Fly 11 -  J. C. Thomas' 'Windmobile''                                  Arunas              
Fly 12 -  Canzol 1931                                                         Jotage21
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Post by: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2009, 04:38:56 AM
Arunas         3 points
Pguillem      2 points
Ray B.           2 points
@re               1 point
Allan L          1 point
Cabrius        1 point
João             1 point
Jotage21     1 point
Quiller          1 point
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Post by: Allemano on December 03, 2009, 04:42:03 AM
Ray took the 400pts. hurdle! Respect!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2009, 04:47:13 AM
I was going to write it...we reached 2 goals:
Ray's points are now 401 and Cabrius is our new Expert!  :applause: :applause:
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Post by: Ray B. on December 03, 2009, 10:21:27 AM
 :shiner:
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Post by: Ray B. on December 03, 2009, 10:33:00 AM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2009, 04:47:13 AM
I was going to write it...we reached 2 goals:
Ray's points are now 401 and Cabrius is our new Expert!  :applause: :applause:
as far as I know, I was at 398, so it should be 400 with this one.
400 is one point less but it's classier. Can't I stay at 400 and enjoy it for awhile?
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 03, 2009, 02:40:59 PM
Quote from: Allemano on December 03, 2009, 04:42:03 AM
Ray took the 400pts. hurdle! Respect!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 03, 2009, 02:43:59 PM
Quote from: Paul Jaray on December 03, 2009, 04:47:13 AM
... and Cabrius is our new Expert!

:cheer: :drink: :cheer: :drink: :cheer: :drink:
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Post by: Allemano on December 07, 2009, 12:51:50 AM
Solved?