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I had no idea the photographer survived that accident. To be struck by an undercarriage at flying speed and survive is nothing short of a miracle. The prop arc couldn't have been very far from the argument either.

The early Lockheed twins and the Beech 18 were beautiful looking aeroplanes. Graceful with modern lines for their day. While great progress has been made in performance capabilities modern designs seem to lack the aesthetics of old. I guess the Beech King Air is passable, but the Beech 1900 and DA42 Diamond Twin Star look like they were made by Frankenstein to scare small children.

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Originally Posted by pithblot (Post 11017233)

As a kid about 1970 - 75, I remember seeing two B18 and two Beavers on wheels parked together at an airstrip in the Moss Vale/ Bowral/ Mittagong area. I never met Alan Savage, but I’m told they were his aircraft, used for a service to Sydney.

Years later I’d see SAU at Moorabbin when FIA were using it and later in Kununurra with Craig Muir.

Has anyone here flown both the Lockheed 10 and the Beech 18? How do they compare?

I have endorsements on both the Beech 18 and Lockheed 10A. They may look similar, but are very different in handling. The Beech 18 has the great handling most of the Beech range and well designed operating systems. The Lockheed 10A is heavy in roll, the fuel system only allows you to run both engines from the same tank, the electrical system struggled to raise the gear and no differential braking. Having said that the 10A I flew (VH-UZO) was built in 1936, the same era the English were building DH Dragons.