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[P51vsFw190]

Mike! 

It’s true though.

[LameHawk]

Perhaps Epervier has taken his name from this plane. Maybe Epervier has an affinity for ugly planes    (and P51 is right: it is ugly). When writing this, there is a lovely picture of a Hunter at the top of the page. That's a beautiful aircraft.
In the twenties and thirties the French made som particularly ugly aircraft:
How about Farman Jabiru og Arsenal-Delanne 10?
But they really got their act together in the fifties though - in general. Because this is Morane-Saulnier MS-1500 Epervier
Just two built - so hardly a success

[Gatrasz]

About ugly planes, I've seen worse. But I have to say that I have a special interest in ugly planes (or said so) ; nothing to do with the fact of being French anyway, I swear

[sniperton]

The Arsenal-Delanne 10 is one my favourites. 
Anyway, the ugliness of this other Epervier was probably compensated by excellent visibility from the cockpit once you jumped in and forgot why ground crew covered their eyes.

[P51vsFw190]

Lame, you are right again. It isn't that hard to find this plane though. Just look up "ugly" in the dictionary and this aircraft is pictured along with the words "Ugly enough to be slapped by its own mother"

Lame,

Your turn 

[LameHawk]

A modern type - anybody seen this before?

[P51vsFw190]

It looks like a Piaggio had a one nights stand with a blimp.

[locopiston]

this is the more close than i can find...

any hints?

[sniperton]

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11571/unmasking-the-bullet-shaped-mystery-aircraft-after-it-reemerges-at-victorville

[P51vsFw190]

So it’s the Celera 500L.

Give it to sniperton. He found the correct article and description.


James

[anitek]

Variable pitch prop blades!
 I'll have to see this contraption airborne some day!

[sniperton]

It has a configuration similar to the LH-10 Ellipse and the size of a Cobalt's Valkyrie, but without that article I think it's impossible to identify this rare bird. It was fully by chance that I stumbled upon it. I was more lucky than informed, and I must say it was a nasty quest again. Open round.