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What is this abandoned Home built (?) plane?

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  1. Manda racing

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    #1 Manda racing, Apr 23, 2020
    The guys at Pelican Parts posted this Puzzle — looks like a 2 seat 4 cyl to me.
     

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    #3 Manda racing, Apr 23, 2020
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    Good eye! Real close, the turtle deck is more streamlined though,the vertical stabilizer is updated looking, like an RV, and the landing gear looks beefy like a certified AC.

    the canopy certainly looks like the Chipmunk. ( what’s the Russian Trainer with same style canopy?)
     
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    #4 donv, Apr 23, 2020
    The Yak 52? It's not one of those-- the Yak is more like a slightly smaller, tricycle gear T-6. This looks like someone's kit copy of a Chipmunk.
     
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    #5 Cws3000, Apr 23, 2020
    Looks similar to the T-34B
     

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    #6 Bob Parks, Apr 23, 2020
    I can't see a Chipmunk in this design. T-34 yes.
     
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    #7 jcurry, Apr 24, 2020
    T-34 is a tri-gear, and has Bonanza wings.
     
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    #8 donv, Apr 24, 2020
    Could this also be someone's one-off project?
     
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    #9 Bob Parks, Apr 24, 2020
    I was looking mainly at the fuselage and canopy.
     

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    #10 Manda racing, Apr 24, 2020
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    Right Bob— that canopy doesn’t look homebuilt.

    the landing gear isn’t the Homebuilt usual steel tubing. The empennage looks modern— off a Beech or Cherokee, or RV 6, and the antennas early seventies.

    edit— vertical stabilizer looks too tall for RV

    and look at the patchwork above wing root — looks like different wings?
     
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    #11 jcurry, Apr 24, 2020
    OK. Then the cowling, nose gear, fuselage, canopy, and empennage are not T-34.;)
     
  12. Bob Parks

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    #12 Bob Parks, Apr 24, 2020
    I think that you are correct.
     
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    #14 Tcar, Apr 24, 2020
    Nope. Different canopy, cowling, tail, and not a taildragger.
     

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