Mystery Plane

[Librarian]

Lovely piece of art by Wilf Hardy depicting the evolution of swing-wings:



Can anyone identify the aircraft top left?

[Logan Hartke]

Makhonine Mak-10, Mak-101, & Mak 123

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhonine_Mak-10
http://aviadejavu.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft30899.htm
http://falkeeinsgreatplanes.blogspot.com/2011/01/makhonine-10-and-101-retractable-winged.html





Cheers,

Logan

[Librarian]

Many thanks....some potential there .

[Captain Canada]

Neat stuff....never seen the extending wing before.

[PR19_Kit]

There was a post war German glider which had variable span wings like that too.

There's an FS model of it which I had back in my FS98 days but I can neither remember its name nor find the FS model now. 

[Leading Observer]

Extending wings? Surely our own Pr_19 Kit has already patented that idea

[PR19_Kit]

Extending wings? Surely our own Pr_19 Kit has already patented that idea

[NARSES2]

Now that is interesting. I'd seen a photo/read about the MAK 10 family (Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft) but the picture of the captured example is a first. Thanks Logan 

[Logan Hartke]

Happy to help, Narses.

Cheers,

Logan