I ask him if he had any pictures of vehicles and he said they didn't see many land vehicles. Their transportation was helicopters and feet.

Appreciate the help.

Dave

Thanks, Robi, exactly what I needed.

Dave

I'm finishing up painting my M37 and need to figure out the bumper markings. My brother was in Viet Nam and I thought I'd mark it for him. He was in the 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Delta Company (3rd Squad!) Can anyone tell me what the appropriate marki...

I'll take one, dependent upon price, of course.

Dave

I don't want to tempt my friends, they'll probably have to have one! :D If your uncle has a good Model 18 for sale, I'd almost guarantee it. Very interesting about the ballast in the rear. Never heard of doing that in a Stearman, but no reason why you couldn't, I suppose. As to my observation, I'm g...

Very interesting. Last model just looks right.

Another thing I noticed in the last picture it is being flown from the front cockpit, unlike a Stearman. Is that normal, or is it due to the floats.

That's the last question, now I'll leave you alone. Good fun!



Dave

vtdeucedriver, notice the end of the fuselage on the yellow float plane. The rudder bottom is square, where the rest have a rounded bottom. Curious. You have a varitable smorgasbord of airplanes to fly! Poor fellow! :D I have a couple of good -- rich -- friends that I fly with. Between them they hav...

vtdeucedriver, looks like you are having too much fun with all those parts planes!

Great pictures. Did you notice the tail on the color picture of the float plane is different than the other airplanes? Wonder if that is because it is an early model?

Dave

That is a challenging little field, with the hill and trees on approach. Noticed you slipped it in at the last. That is a fine piece of flying! About as good as it can be done. Enjoyable to watch!

BTW, are those wings longer than on a Stearman?

Dave

Yep, that's about as much fun as you can have with your cloths on. Always loved the way the world disappears as you flair in those old taildraggers with a radial engine. Never will forget the first time I did that. Never made a better landing, before or since. I was the happiest guy in the USA that ...

Without making any admissions against interest, I guess we've established I like $50 whores . . . :D But you sure do make the thought of flying an N3N appealing! And I don't doubt it. There is just nothing that compares with those old airplanes. In keeping with the analogy, I've always thought young...

I really like the airplane, but what I want is the property! Looks like heaven . . .

I have a good friend with a Stearman and get to fly it with some regularity. I've flown for 40 years, all kinds of airplanes, but nothing is as fun as a Stearman. Ranks right up there with sex.

Dave

I give up, it isn't a Stearman (?)

Dave

That's true, no asymmetrical thrust, therefore no VMC (minimum controllable airspeed) like in a conventional twin. Losing an engine is a non-event, compared to most twins. In most GA twins, few pilots are competent to keep an airplane straight and level if an engine is lost shortly after takeoff (in...

Speaking of Skymasters, I owned one at one time, took it in for an annual and they found a spar crack by the right boom. Was told by the mechanics that there was no known fix except to buy a whole new wing and have it installed. Only problem was that the wing cost more than the airplane was worth! B...