"Morgans" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote in
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Here's a pic of the Junior/Malmo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:B...d-edna.arp.jpg

I couldn't find any site with the whole story of this troup of
adventurers and it's years since I read the story, so my account
mightn't be 100%..
That looks sorta kinda like the capro, (capra, capo, something like
that)
Italian made planes of late, with the shoulder mounted wings.


You don't mean the little Macchis from the fifties, do you? They were
high wing but kind of swept forwards.
Might be one of the new ultralights, Might even be a warmed over version
of the Malmo.
I know someone with a Bolkow built one he has been rebuilding for years
now, so I'll eventually get to fly one. his has an O 200 in it.
It, or a derivitive, was kitted in the UK as the ARV, I think, and was
available with a Wankel/Norton rotary engine. Don't know what became of
that, though.

I have often wondered why that configuration is not more popular.
I've not flown one, but it would seem like the visibility while flying
level, turning or anytime would be superior to high or low wings, than
either upward or downward views, depending whether it is high or low
wing.


It's a clever looking little airplane. I'd say it would e cheap enough
to make and might be a perfect LSA these days..


Bertie