Thought experiment - school taildragger
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From: Europe
Ever thought about one of these?
To my mind, it's got everything... it's a taildragger, a very nice hotrod, a classic... the original 1946 Globe Swift with the smaller engine is the true classic and can be found for reasonable prices, the one in the pictures is a Super Swift which is an updated version with a IO360, flat panel, modern canopy, wheels and brakes etc and a bit more expensive. Luggage room is a bit limited, but they're very economical and great to fly.
Shame to keep it outside though.
LoPresti tried to revive production but only two LoPresti prototypes are flying, alas.
To my mind, it's got everything... it's a taildragger, a very nice hotrod, a classic... the original 1946 Globe Swift with the smaller engine is the true classic and can be found for reasonable prices, the one in the pictures is a Super Swift which is an updated version with a IO360, flat panel, modern canopy, wheels and brakes etc and a bit more expensive. Luggage room is a bit limited, but they're very economical and great to fly.
Shame to keep it outside though.
LoPresti tried to revive production but only two LoPresti prototypes are flying, alas.
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From: West Britain
Thrusters are delightful, especially the original TST. And I do wish we could get away from this apocryphal myth that taildraggers are hard to land. They're not, if the pilot is trained correctly and is aware that crosswinds are a little more limiting.
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From: England
It's a sorry state of affairs when GA is in the doldrums with new piston aircraft sales falling and there isn't a single aircraft available on the market that's suitable for training.
We have had a load of suggestions for aircraft that are at least 50 years old/ With engine equally as old if not older and/or burn 30+ litres an hours of soon to disappear AVGAS rather than the cheaper MOGAS/UL91
I can't for the life of me understand why none of the manufacturers do anything about it. Such a shame.
We have had a load of suggestions for aircraft that are at least 50 years old/ With engine equally as old if not older and/or burn 30+ litres an hours of soon to disappear AVGAS rather than the cheaper MOGAS/UL91
I can't for the life of me understand why none of the manufacturers do anything about it. Such a shame.
Last edited by Mickey Kaye; 31st January 2012 at 08:28.
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From: The frozen north....
What about a PA20 Pacer? Never flown one but the Tri Pacer is a joy to fly so the PA20 must be similar in the air....
Ticks all your boxes other than leaving it outside....
Nice freshly re-covered and painted one was on AFORS a wee while ago for £22k..
PA20 Pacer 1952
Ticks all your boxes other than leaving it outside....
Nice freshly re-covered and painted one was on AFORS a wee while ago for £22k..
PA20 Pacer 1952
