This 1911 Vinet Type D uses an interesting layout that you don't see much, a conventional parasol wing with the engine at the wing leading edge not the nose. I could see this making a good layout for a modern ultralight that would offer some pilot protection in a crash and allow a big slow propeller with no ground clearance issues. I can even see some appeal in the nose skid for a true Part 103 design, avoiding the weight and complexity of brakes but allowing some braking action on landing and when taxiing. Of course, in the end it's not that different from the raised engine mount of Mike Kimbrel's Butterfly and Banty or Steve Wood's Sky Pup, it just depends on the size of the prop you need to swing.
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