Some Very Interesting Aircraft
Dec 11, 2023 09:29:24 #
fourlocks wrote:
Great photos. The Cessna Bobcat was "Sky Kin... (show quote)
Thanks for the enlightenment and correction. I obviously applied the nickname to the other similar aircraft.
My first foray into plane ownership involved a Cessna 172. It was a joint ownership situation ( 3 of us ) that didn't survive the conflict of use issue. It was not too long ago that I sold my last plane....a beautifully restored 1946 Piper J-3.
Dec 11, 2023 09:43:42 #
dennis2146 wrote:
This is what I came up with for aircraft used by S... (show quote)
I can't give you a definitive answer to you question, Dennis. The Cessna Bobcat was released in 1939. I surmise that Sky King's Cessnas were an iteration of the original Bobcat but that were improved and updated by the time the TV series came along. I was glued to the TV when Sky King was on.
Tom
Dec 11, 2023 09:49:37 #
jaymatt wrote:
Interesting aircraft, Tom, and nice shooting.
Thanks a lot, John.
I hope you have a great family Christmas. I guess your photo-buddy granddaughter in France will miss this one.
Dec 11, 2023 10:03:15 #
Another excellent and interesting post, Tom. They have a stationary exhibit of the STOL at the Lakeland Air Museum in Florida among many other indoor and outdoor displays.
Dec 11, 2023 10:24:10 #
These are very interesting planes. I really like the little guy in images 2 and 3. It has a very interesting shape.
Dec 11, 2023 10:30:14 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
I’m not a pilot but if I was that VTOL would be off limits for me! I bet the transition to vertical for landing was a tricky trick! Nice shots!
Stan
Stan
Dec 11, 2023 10:30:24 #
Nice photos! I had a friend who owned a Cessna UC 78 (Civilian version) like that, and I've got some time in it 60 years ago!
Dec 11, 2023 10:38:38 #
Dec 11, 2023 10:49:15 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
Another excellent and interesting post, Tom. They have a stationary exhibit of the STOL at the Lakeland Air Museum in Florida among many other indoor and outdoor displays.
Thanks.
The Lakeland Air Museum is worth a visit. I've done that on a number of occasions when I was there for the Sun'n'Fun spectacle. In fact, all of the shots in this post were taken while at that airshow.
Tom
Dec 11, 2023 10:55:54 #
AzPicLady wrote:
These are very interesting planes. I really like the little guy in images 2 and 3. It has a very interesting shape.
Thanks for commenting, Kathy. I agree with you.... " interesting " is a very apt description.
Dec 11, 2023 11:01:13 #
StanMac wrote:
I’m not a pilot but if I was that VTOL would be off limits for me! I bet the transition to vertical for landing was a tricky trick! Nice shots!
Stan
Stan
I'm with you, Stan. I can't imagine even trying to pull that stunt off. The difficulty of doing it must surely have been a dominant factor in cancelling the program.
Dec 11, 2023 11:09:50 #
Dec 11, 2023 11:24:52 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Nice photos! I had a friend who owned a Cessna UC 78 (Civilian version) like that, and I've got some time in it 60 years ago!
Just reading that last bit..." 60 years ago " causes me to reflect on my own situation as well as that of this forum. What's going to happen when all of us old codgers take our last ride across the landscape ? I don't see a whole lot of younger candidates ready to fill the void.
I'm sorry for interjecting a somber train of thought.
Dec 11, 2023 11:27:43 #
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