I've also thought about a Murphy Moose, but it's out of my price range.
Posted on 08/24/2009 7:45:34 PM PDT by BOBWADE
I was in the yard with my sons yesterday and heard this plane fly by several times. It continued to take off and land repeatedly. I figure that someone was practicing their landing an take offs. I live very close to the airport and drove over to snap some pictures. Any guess of the make of this fine aircraft. You tube link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F--oNoIK5aQ
I think liberals just don't like to have fun...they just sit in Starbucks sucking on Soy Latte's with their noses in the air and discussing climate change and saving the 6-toed frog in some wetlands somewhere...wouldn't think of wiping the 50 weight off the belly of an old warbird after doing aerobatics for an hour up against the mountains on a beautiful sunny day...
yes but fabric is field repairable....especially if that field is in the middle of nowhere...;o)
That hadn’t occurred to me.
But doesn’t fabric need replacing about every 5 years?
I THINK I FOUND IT!
A Cessna UC-78 Bobcat! Also called the “BAMBOO BOMBER”, Late 30’s, early 40’s
History: First flown in 1939, the Cessna T-50 was that company’s bid for a successful five-seat commercial transport typical of many other aircraft built in the late thirties. While the wings and tail unit were wood, the fuselage was a welded steel-tube design with fabric over wooden skinning. A low-wing cantilever monoplane, it featured a unique retractable tailwheel and wing trailing-edge flaps, both electrically actuated.
The need for a training plane to help pilots convert from single to twin-engine aircraft enabled Cessna to sell 550 aircraft for this purpose to Canada (Under the designation Crane), followed by 33 T-50’s to the U.S. Army Air Corps under the designation AT-8. In 1942, the USAAF felt the T-50s would work well as light personnel transports and for liaison/communication. 1,287 AT-17 Bobcats (later designated as UC-78s) were delivered and served in all theaters of war. Not to be outdone, the U.S. Navy in 1942-43 purchased 67 planes, which they designated JRC-1s, to ferry pilots between delivery ports and transport navy pilots to new duty stations. The T-50 served in these various roles for several years after the war. Over two dozen Bobcats still roam the skies of the USA, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand.
YUP....
Thought I’d seen it before, but as soon as I saw “Bamboo Bomber” I put it together...
here’s another vid with some more info for you on that plane...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njJTmm7tDJI&NR=1
A look at the restored T-50 Crane. 
Doogle, thanks for the cool pic as well:-) Regards
alfa6 ;>}
“I think liberals just don’t like to have fun...”
It is more than that. We are different subspecies. My belief is that we are different at the level of our DNA, the behavioral differences are so profound. In some respects, I don’t think we are nearly as social in the broader society, though this does not extend to our own families. I suspect this is because we don’t need to rely on external affirmation for our own beliefs. That’s why we tend to “self start” more effectively, and are less prone to victimhood.
Oil and water, cats and dogs. We are that different.
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“Out of the blue of the western sky comes, Sky King!”
I was making a narrow point...and agree with your more detailed comparison..:o)
Actually no...the latest processes (say Stits Poly Fiber) will last a lifetime if hangared and well taken care of...
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