What Cockpit? MK VI
Time for some clues.
Similarities with the Fly Baby - low-wing open-cockpit monoplane with external bracing wires, taildragger, fixed-pitch SE.
Differences - radial engine. Needs a BIGGER hangar.
Similarities with the Fly Baby - low-wing open-cockpit monoplane with external bracing wires, taildragger, fixed-pitch SE.
Differences - radial engine. Needs a BIGGER hangar.
Re-reading my clues, I see that I might be accused of misleading you all, so delete the word "monoplane" and in the Differences line, add "and one other, LARGE difference".
Nice try, RegDep, but I meant large as in size, not volume.
You need a hangar with a door 30 feet wide to store this aircraft.
You need a hangar with a door 30 feet wide to store this aircraft.
Another clue:
The lady by the wingtip might be looking up at a passing aircraft or she might be looking at part of this aircraft.
The lady by the wingtip might be looking up at a passing aircraft or she might be looking at part of this aircraft.
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You need a hangar with a door 30 feet wide to store this aircraft.
(Edit to say that I did not steal your aerodrome. I was there already yesterday but missed the correct one.)
Ach! Pitcairn Autogiro: Sun n’ Fun 2010 Grand Champion Antique Winner! Or the Flying Dinosaur.
Last edited by RegDep; 17th Dec 2010 at 12:05.
RegDep,
Yes, a magnificently restored Pitcairn PA-18 (not to be confused with a Super Cub):
A 40 foot rotor which would just squeeze into a 30 foot hangar on the diagonal. The big issue is the height, which I haven't been able to track down, but I'm guessing it must be about 15 feet.
Here's a video from Oshkosh 2009 showing startup, rotor-spinup and a circuit and landing YouTube - Airventure 2009: Pitcairn PA-18 Autogyro Flight
and here is a video of the PCA2 showing a more impressive takeoff and landing performance YouTube - PCA2 Autogiro Flying
Finally, a fascinating 70 minute EAA webinar with Andrew King, the PA-18 pilot, discussing the restoration and flying characteristics EAA Video Player - Your Source for Aviation Videos
I have become a Pitcairn enthusiast after discovering this marvellous aircraft.
RegDep, over to you (and no problem about the aerodrome
I hadn't even started to look in Mozambique)
Yes, a magnificently restored Pitcairn PA-18 (not to be confused with a Super Cub):
A 40 foot rotor which would just squeeze into a 30 foot hangar on the diagonal. The big issue is the height, which I haven't been able to track down, but I'm guessing it must be about 15 feet.
Here's a video from Oshkosh 2009 showing startup, rotor-spinup and a circuit and landing YouTube - Airventure 2009: Pitcairn PA-18 Autogyro Flight
and here is a video of the PCA2 showing a more impressive takeoff and landing performance YouTube - PCA2 Autogiro Flying
Finally, a fascinating 70 minute EAA webinar with Andrew King, the PA-18 pilot, discussing the restoration and flying characteristics EAA Video Player - Your Source for Aviation Videos
I have become a Pitcairn enthusiast after discovering this marvellous aircraft.
RegDep, over to you (and no problem about the aerodrome
I hadn't even started to look in Mozambique)
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Distinctive panel shape, is that original? I would guess at a side opening canopy and if the vario is anything to go by a fairly early (70's?) glass glider. Am I warm?
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Maybe the camera lens has been a bit too short and made the panel disproportionate to the rest of the "pointy head"...
German....
German....
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