Golden Era Aircraft

[Repairman Joe]

My dream plane is the Grumman Albatross...many a time I've day-dreamed of leaving my life behind for a chance to be the King of Somewhere Hot with my own flying boat.....

 

[lord_k]

My dream plane is the Grumman Albatross...

Here's a nice picture:

 

[lord_k]

Douglas DC-5 / R3D

 

[lord_k]

Latécoère Late 631

 

[Aristaeus]

The Boeing Model 247

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_247

 

[lord_k]

Delta Airlines DC-7

via paul.malon @ Flickr

 

[HepKitty]

Here is the Ercoupe. The one I may learn in (please let me win the scholarship, please?) I'm told is from 1946

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERCO_Ercoupe

 

[Stearmen]

Fun Fun Fun!

Here is the Ercoupe. The one I may learn in (please let me win the scholarship, please?) I'm told is from 1946

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERCO_Ercoupe

Really cool airplanes! Good luck, hope you get it to!

 

[Talbot]

Heck, I like that price - US$2,665. Sign me up for one in polished aliminium!

Good choice for a nice sport plane.

 

[Fletch]

Latécoère Late 631

That ship is scary big. I assume it didn't fly often or for long.

 

[HepKitty]

Really cool airplanes! Good luck, hope you get it to!

Thank you, me too!!! If so, it's either the Ercoupe or a brand new Zodiac. I can't decide!

Link for the Zodiac: http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/ch650/index.html

 

[Aristaeus]

Martin Mars

[video=youtube;LZB3DPE7tUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZB3DPE7tUU[/video]



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars

 

[Aristaeus]

Here is the Ercoupe. The one I may learn in (please let me win the scholarship, please?) I'm told is from 1946

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERCO_Ercoupe

This one is really nice.

 

[HepKitty]

Martin Mars

[video=youtube;LZB3DPE7tUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZB3DPE7tUU[/video]



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_JRM_Mars

That's a beautiful plane. Nice eye candy in the video too

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Martin Mars

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Martin Mars

 

[Stearmen]

Sundowner

Thank you, me too!!! If so, it's either the Ercoupe or a brand new Zodiac. I can't decide!
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Ercoupe hands down! Though, if you want to be a good Stick & Rudder Man, er Lady, a Beachcraft Sundowner with the silly interconnected bungee cord ruder aileron disconnected!

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Touring Australia early next year




http://www.yesteryearaviation.com.au/tour.htm

 

[DanielJones]

Two of my favorite cargo aircraft are the Fairchild C-82 Packet and the C-119 Flying Boxcar. For no better reason in that my Father had used them when he was in the Army stationed over in Germany to hitch a ride from base to base.

If I remember correctly both aircraft were used in both versions of The Flight of the Phoenix.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[HepKitty]

Martin Mars

Ohso pretty!

Ercoupe hands down! Though, if you want to be a good Stick & Rudder Man, er Lady, a Beachcraft Sundowner with the silly interconnected bungee cord ruder aileron disconnected!

lol I've heard the Ercoupe is easier and I must admit it would be cool to say that I learned in such an old plane, but it may be better to start with slightly more complicated. The Zodiac has a stick instead of a yoke which is a little more unsettling, but if I start with that the Ercoupe will be cake. Tomorrow is the day to choose though, given that the weather cooperates!