Name this airplane

[RyanB]

Came across this on the web. Never seen one until this photo. Can anyone guess what it is?

 

[Kritchlow]

No idea....

But I'll call it "The Mosquito".

 

[Velocity173]

Cory Bird's one of a kind Symmetry. One of the Scaled guys in Mojave.

http://www.sportsmanpilot.com/AL/articles/spr2003/Spring2003.htm

 

[nauga]

Cory Bird's design called Symmetry.

Nauga,
the idea guy

 

[GRG55]

Cory Bird's design called Symmetry.

Nauga,
the idea guy

A departure from Rutan's less than physically symmetrical Boomerang.

 

[RyanB]

Cory Bird's one of a kind Symmetry. One of the Scaled guys in Mojave.

http://www.sportsmanpilot.com/AL/articles/spr2003/Spring2003.htm

Cory Bird's design called Symmetry.

Nauga,
the idea guy

Right on! Said to have a 230kt+ cruise & a whopping 2500fpm climb. Pretty impressive!

 

[Zeldman]

Roy, the planes name is Roy.

 

[steingar]

I've seen this in person and it is immaculate. Not a seam anywhere. A complete one-off aircraft, but a masterpiece if ever there was one.

 

[richas]

I saw it at Osh, it is amazing. Notice that the pitot tube is at the front of the left gear fairing!

Rich

 

[overdrive148]

Is that a Skyraider behind it?

 

[Velocity173]

Is that a Skyraider behind it?

It would appear so.

 

[Jeff Oslick]

I've got to think that the small size and location (low) of the rudder would make it a real handful on landing.

 

[SkyDog58]

Roy, the planes name is Roy.

Leave it to you to give an airplane a man's name.

Her name is Gertrude.

 

[WingNut42]

Would second everyone who has said this is a work of art in person. The picture doesn't remotely do it justice.