Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1047 - Hubert Koechlin's propeller car (Read 550 times)

Wendax · « **on:** October 23, 2013, 12:55:16 AM »

It's going to be a windy trip.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

Wendax · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2013, 03:15:08 AM »

Wendax · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2013, 02:40:09 AM »

up again

targhediferro · « **Reply #3 on:** November 06, 2013, 02:47:27 PM »

This is not one of the best known Helica cars, so I dug about 1915-1925 prototypes that didn't reach a regular production, but I haven't found a picture of the quiz car; I found some notes about a three wheeled air propelled car, built in Romania by a certain Mr. Vuja. Is there any connection?

Wendax · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2013, 04:02:25 PM »

I think there is no Romanian connection.

targhediferro · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2013, 04:34:14 PM »

Perhaps I searched in a too late period; locking better at the photo I guess it is from 1906-1914 or so.
Had its builder any connection with aviation or early plane production?

Wendax · « **Reply #6 on:** November 06, 2013, 04:48:38 PM »

1915-1925 is too late.
I don't know much about the builder, but at least there is a connection of a family member to aviation.

targhediferro · « **Reply #7 on:** November 06, 2013, 05:41:07 PM »

Bleriot?

Wendax · « **Reply #8 on:** November 07, 2013, 02:23:24 AM »

Not that known

targhediferro · « **Reply #9 on:** November 07, 2013, 09:43:46 AM »

Assuming that Wraith is more known than Bleriot and so obviously wrong, I guess Fokker.

Wendax · « **Reply #10 on:** November 07, 2013, 09:48:04 AM »

Getting colder, geographically speaking.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #11 on:** November 07, 2013, 12:56:14 PM »

Italy?

Caproni?

Wendax · « **Reply #12 on:** November 07, 2013, 01:17:54 PM »

Not Italy, so not Caproni.

targhediferro · « **Reply #13 on:** November 07, 2013, 01:22:04 PM »

French? If yes Farman?

Wendax · « **Reply #14 on:** November 07, 2013, 01:25:30 PM »

French, but not Farman

targhediferro · « **Reply #15 on:** November 07, 2013, 03:31:51 PM »

Givaudin? I found this man produced some planes in 1908-9 using Vermorel engines...maybe He tried the car adventure too.

Wendax · « **Reply #16 on:** November 07, 2013, 03:40:36 PM »

Not Givaudin, but I think of similar obscurity, although I am not into old aircrafts.

targhediferro · « **Reply #17 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:20:04 PM »

Marcel Brindejonc des Moulinais?

Wendax · « **Reply #18 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:21:11 PM »

targhediferro · « **Reply #19 on:** November 07, 2013, 05:41:48 PM »

Pritchoff-Koecklin?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #20 on:** November 07, 2013, 05:55:07 PM »

Franchomme?

Wendax · « **Reply #21 on:** November 08, 2013, 12:58:06 AM »

Quote from: targhediferro on November 07, 2013, 05:41:48 PM

Pritchoff-Koecklin?

Locked for you, as one of those two is the family name I am looking for (except for a little typo).
Tell me the full name of the builder, and the point is yours.

targhediferro · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2013, 05:20:29 AM »

Well, after a check of the source where I found those names of aviator pioneers, I understand that the name you are searching for is Koechlin (the one I wrote uncorrectly); The name of the plane builder (I post two pictures of the Pischoff-Koechlin monoplane from 1908) is Paul Koechlin. I actually don't have idea if he is the same Koechlin who built the quiz car. Under one of the pictures, there is a description of the engine used for that monoplane, and I guess it could be similar to the one of the quiz car, obviously I have no prove

Wendax · « **Reply #23 on:** November 08, 2013, 06:35:14 AM »

Yes, the builder was a member of the Koechlin family, but not Paul. I have no idea about the engine which was used in the car.

Locked for one try at the builder's name.

targhediferro · « **Reply #24 on:** November 08, 2013, 07:17:26 AM »

Please Unlock...I dug all the net and I found almost a hundred different Koechlin, born from 1875 and 1888 (assuming the driver pictured in the photo is the man we are searching for he should be 20-30 years old in 1908-9); there is a Charles music compositor, a Maurice whom is said to be due the Tour Eifel's idea, but I found no name connected with cars or plane but Paul.
Had he a tipical french name or a german-coming one? I ask this because I suppose Koechlin family came from Alsace.

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Author Topic: Solved: Wendax 1047 - Hubert Koechlin's propeller car (Read 550 times)