What kind of airplane is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F--oNoIK5aQ ^ | self

[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

[cmdr straker]

Looks like a cessna at-17

[BOBWADE]

Awesome sleuthing guys, I thinks it looks like a Cesna T50. cool airplane. Any idea how old it is?

[Dead Dog]

Bamboo Bomber.....made by Cessna to train Bomber crews during WWII...

http://www.cessnat50.org/

[BOBWADE]

I don’t have a host site for pics or I would post a couple nice pics.

[1066AD]

The tail fin (stabilizer) shape is often the clue, manufacturers often kept very similar shapes on different aircraft in those days.

Having said that, I’ve no clue on this one :)

[Doogle]

THIS IT?

[BIGLOOK]

Truthfully I haven't a clue, Jinxy. Let's get our resident ace's opinion.

[BOBWADE]

Looks like we have a winner. Send me your email and I will send you a good photo. Looks alot like this one.

[mylife]

Boeing 247

[HiJinx]

My first thought was Beech D-18, which was also known as the C-45 Expediter. Most of them had twin vertical stabilizers, though. I did see one pic on Google of a single stabilizer D-18.

However, other posters appear to have positively ID’d it as the Cessna T-50. See the big pic up two posts...

[Doogle]

Transport Category Champion - Bronze Lindy
Robert Penny, Versailles, Missouri
1944 Cessna T-50, N30F

[HiJinx]

Man, you’re grasping at something there!

[BOBWADE]

Versailles is about 20 minutes from here. I am in Eldon MO. Looks like we have a match!!!

[mylife]

No! consarn it! I know a signature when I see one!

[Doogle]

there ya go

[BOBWADE]

How did you find that pic. That is like finding a needle in a haystack!

[xkaydet65]

My guess, a Lockheed Electra like the one flown by Earhart. With the biopic starring Hillary Swank coming out they may have found and rebuilt one.

[mylife]

Maybe yer right. The fuselage isnt right http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_247

[MediaMole]

That looks like the same aircraft.

Transport Category Champion - Bronze Lindy
Robert Penny, Versailles, Missouri
1944 Cessna T-50, N30F

...and the original poster flies the Missouri flag on his homepage.

[JrsyJack]

Hey guys, not to put too fine a point on it but a question posed to a random audience about an unidentified aircraft was answered with a photo of the exact aircraft in question in just under 20 minutes. Moral to the story...don't mess with FReepers, we will find you!