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Chris
Something for your viewing pleasure
Chris
Company still in business same name.
Chris
Since no takers. It's the Cessna Experimental circa 1926 only 1 made.
Open House
Chris
Thought it might have been a Cessna, but didn't find a clue to point in that direction.
Same to me. Couldn't think that there is a Cessna that isn't even mentioned at aerofiles, so I looked elsewhere.
Chris, could you tell the source of the picture?
Next one must have about the same age as the last one.
How many aircraft companies from the 20's still with the same name?
Don't know where I found the picture at this time. My library still boxed up in HNL. I've been doing PDF files for aircraft companies. Did Cessna which is where I got it from but don't remember where I got it. So sometimes when you guys come up with an interesting aircraft I try to do a company PDF on it. So you won't stump me next time. Although some of the military aircraft you've put on have stumped me with a different view of the aircraft. Aerofiles is great wish someone would take it over and continue it. It doesn't have everything as I find out with my project on the worlds air forces. I'm always still finding aircraft used that I didn't know about. Best thing here is finding aircraft the experts aren't familiar with.
Right now looking picture for the 1st Swearingen SA26 Merlin with piston engines have the SA26-T Merlin II which might be the same airframe with turbines added don't know.
Chris
Hi Chris
You are correct on the first SA-26 (Merlin I). Construction started when plans called for installation of 400hp Lycoming TIGO-541 piston engines. When development of that engine was halted, Ed Swearingen decided to use 578hp PT6A-6 turbines. This also allowed more fuel and thus higher weights. The prototype SA-26-T Merlin II was born. FF 13 April 1965.
Source: Letter from Ed Swearingen.
Great links, Uli, many thanks!
It is the XN2C-1, so Fledgling is perfect!
Thanks wout for the info big help.
Chris
Here comes another wee bird which I can’t hold back any longer.
(not a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker ;-) )
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Peterson (Wren) modification of Cessna 182.
http://www.bush-planes.com/Peterson-Wren.html
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I have it as Wren 460)*. http://www.wren460.com/aboutprice.html
I think Peterson came later. Both crafts are perhaps impossible to distinguish from a single photo. Therefore, I think the should go to Ferry_vO.
)* does this mean that there were 459 wrens before?
Last edited by giruXX; July 4th, 2017 at 04:27.
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Without registration it would be hard to distinguish both versions, as according to the link I posted:"Todd Peterson has acquired the rights to the original Wren modifications and currently markets them under his name."
And:"Apparently there is some confusion buzzing around about the difference between the Peterson and Wren. For clarification, Todd Peterson acquired the Supplemental Type Certificate for the Wren and produced a number of them in the early 1980s under the designation 460P. He evolved the Wren design into the Peterson 260SE."
Anyway, here's a nice picture of a floatplane:
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They all look alike. AG planes
Thanks for the info on Swearingen. Another one I'm looking for is a flying pix of the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye without the rotodome. I heard it did fly this way when it was in prototype time.
Chris
Anahuac Taro?
https://doc8643.com/aircraft/TARO
Thanks Chris.
Something more vintage to consider.
We're back to birdies again ! This is the ANEC IV Missel Thrush ( I think the one below probably flies better.....)
Thank you, so funny & made my day! I blew coffee all over my keyboard!
Sorry about the keyboard, zsw, - it's just that I'm running out of aircraft photos - got lots of these though --
Mike is correct with the ANEC. Hey, at least it was not another Wren!
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