This wing form with short retractable undercarriage on the centre section looks to have similarities to something that you've seen recently?
The Mouse in Head-on View No.16 shows aerodynamically clean lines, broken only by the retractable undercarriage and small bulges on the cowling sides. The engineer on the wingtip gives scale to the wingspan and side-by-side seating.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Comper Mouse - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1933