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[SAS~Storebror]

Absolutely right Gianky, your turn 

[Gianky]

Thanks!

Doesn't have to be military or a liner, right? Anything with wings (static or moving) goes?

[Gianky]

Let's try with this one...

[SAS~Storebror]

That should almost certainly be Fiorenza, no?
Her, no joke:



Best regards - Mike

[Gianky]

Mike, I thought I knew everything about airplanes, before I met you!

She is, definitely.

P.S. You and other awesome guys like P51vFW190 and the rest of the bunch.

[SAS~Storebror]

Thanks for the flowers Gianky
The question remains: What plane is she posing in front of?

Best regards - Mike

[LameHawk]

This really is a cutie.

The plane, I mean.

Haven't run into this before, but it seems to be

Partenavia P-53 Aeroscooter

I know absolutely nothing about it

[LameHawk]

Kids with real toys




Although I might be asking what the planes are (I won't - too easy), if my answer is accepted I'll see if I can find something interesting

[Gianky]

<snip> it seems to be

Partenavia P-53 Aeroscooter

I know absolutely nothing about it

You're right, LameHawk, it's the Aeroscooter.

As for its story, you can find some info on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partenavia_Aeroscooter

It was designed in the '50s after a Mario De Bernardi's idea, a smail economical aircraft to promote flying for everyone; only a prototype was built, by Partenavia (Prof. Luigi Pascale's first firm, before Tecnam, which, nowadays, builts ultralights, LSAs and GA aircrafts sold all over the world). De Bernardi went on to design and built a two seats version with a company specifically created for it (you'll find a link in the above Wikipedia page), but production never started: on April 8th, 1959, while flying his creation over Rome Urbe airport, De Bernardi had a heart attack. He managed to land his aircraft, but died minutes later.

The woman in the picture is De Bernardi's daughter, Fiorenza, the first Italian woman to become an airline pilot (and one of first in the world, it was 1967). Mario De Bernardi was one of the most famous Italian pilots of the Golden Age of aviation, WWI fighter pilot, Schneider Trophy racer (and winner),test pilot and recordman.

As you can see, that little plane linked together so much of Italian aviation history.

I hope I have satisfied a bit your curiosity, Lamehawk. Your turn to expand our collective knowledge of the best activity in which the human race ever endeavoured!

[P51vsFw190]

Gianky,

Thank you for the kind words. It really means a lot to me. I live in a house where no one wants to hear me breathe a word of anything having to do with aicraft. Seeing that you think I'm knowlegdable on the subject moves me immensely.

Thank you my friend,

James

[P51vsFw190]

Also LameHawk,

Those planes are the Short-Mayo Composite consisting of the flying boat Maia and the seaplane Mercury.

[LameHawk]

Thanks Gianky

That's very interesting.
I think I've said it before, but: always eager to learn.

And P51vsFw190 you are right. Much too easy to ask for identification, so here is something much more obscure: