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Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Yeah, this is a little off topic, but some of you may have noticed my recent avatar change from the familiar Cessna T-50 to the four-engine aircraft up there now. My intention was to see how long before anyone noticed, but mostly to see if ANYONE might recognize this extremely rare aircraft. KGS hit me up within a couple of days with a very well-educated guess, but incorrect nevertheless. Any of you's guys or gals want to take a stab at it? One clue......the avatar pic was taken in 1956. Good luck folks! DD
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Looks like a DH 114
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys cessna 620!
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys That's an obscure one of a kind type. Cessna 620 from the mid 50s. It came along about the time the multi jets were coming into service so its production outlook was bleak with all the used recip engine aircraft coming on the market. Twins are expensive enough to operate. That thing would have been twice as expensive.
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys And the rest of you's guys are pretty damn knowledgeable about some of this OLD, flying' junk. I never would have guessed that more than a couple of folks would have a clue, especially considering that there was only one, and never really advertised, especially sixty years ago. You guys are good! DD
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys fail to see how this belongs on the Fordbarn
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Come on aussiesteve. HISTORY is history...
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Now the thread is legal so I can comment. Many of us love any thing driven by an engine. I learned to fly on a Cessna 140 tail dragger and "graduated" to a Piper 150 and then, wow, a 180. Then I got married and that was the end of my piloting. My son in law was a captain on 757's and Airbuses so I did a lot of family pass flying. Love it. John |
Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys I had a ride on a Navy 2PV in the mid 60's
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys I thought the tail section looked Cessna ish......but...now to keep this Fordish: i once took the yoke,A round wooden wheel, in a FORD Tri Motor. I was 13 years old flying over Lake Erie. Herald Hauck was the pilot and had more hours in a Ford Tri Motor than any other pilot. Ah, the good old days! mike
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prototype of the swept tail model. I few it 350 hours a year and put close to 6,000 hours on it. After I retired the hours per year got lower and lower but the expenses were still high for the time I used it so I sold it. It was a well equipted nice flying airplane. G.M. |
Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Oh I don’t know, I think the sound of a radial engine, and an old Harley, are right up there with the sound of an old flathead!
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Whilst off topic and on the subject of aeroplanes, can anyone on the barn tell me how to "read" this clock?
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Outer numbers A.M., inner numbers P.M. based on 24 hr military time.....it reads in photo 3:10 am (nite) or 15:10 (day). Based on my personal experience the military designs all items to be foolproof, but for a 24 hr clock the soldier or airman MUST be able to tell if the sun is up!!! Gary
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Good try Gary...and the significance of the coloured triangles???? The clock was made in 1939
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Re: Hey, You OLD AIRPLANE Guys Used by RAF fighter command to coordinate intercepts of incoming German ac.
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