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[sniperton]

A little hint: it's barely legible on the photo, but it's an 'Air France' plane

[Shakaali]

Air France? My old eyes didn't see that.

Is it Wibault 280?

[sniperton]

Sort of correct, it's a Wibault 283T (a later model of the same design), photographed together with a DC-2 of KLM in 1939 in Budapest airport.
Congrats, your turn

[Shakaali]

And now something completely different.

I don't know whether this is an airplane or what, but it is man-made and it flies, so I believe it counts.

[sniperton]

    

Dunno whether it flies, but it's definetely an airplane:

[max_thehitman]

And now something completely different.

I don't know whether this is an airplane or what, but it is man-made and it flies, so I believe it counts.

It is a FIB ! 
 ... FIB - Flying Inflatable Boat  by Polaris Motors of italy  I want one

[Shakaali]

Yes, Polaris FIB 582 to be exact.

Would love to go fishing in one of those.

Your turn, max_thehitman.

[max_thehitman]

This is an easy one....

[Alfie Noakes]

Very early F-35 variant....aka " The missing Linke" 

Cheers

Alfie

P.S Is that a 22ft propeller ?...or are you just pleased to see me 

[max_thehitman]

Very early F-35 variant....aka " The missing Linke" 

Cheers

Alfie

P.S Is that a 22ft propeller ?...or are you just pleased to see me 

Not actually the prototype F-35, but you almost got it 

[SAS~Storebror]

Lucky me I've just read an article about the company "Linke Hofmann" that built this plane.
The company nowadays btw. still lives on under the roof of the french company "Alstom", they're nowadays "Alstom Transport Deutschland GmbH", formerly named "Linke-Hofmann-Busch GmbH (LHB)" and they're manufacturing rail vehicles.

The plane in question is a Linke-Hofmann R.II, "probably the largest single propeller driven aircraft that will ever be built" propelled by "the largest single propeller ever used to propel any aircraft in aviation history" with 22 ft 7.5 in diameter.

The plane is essentially based on "Albatros" biplane fighters, enlarged by a 3:1 scale factor.
It didn't make it to WWI, only two planes have been built (R.55/17 and R.58/17).

Best regards - Mike

[SAS~Storebror]

So I declare myself for the winner and continue the quest

Something easy:


Best regards - Mike