Monthly Archives: August 2009

Art Scholls Super Chipmunk

Art Scholl with his popular airshow companion “Aileron.” By:       Norm Goyer I first became aware of Art Scholl when he flew “Miss San Bernardino”, a small Formula I racing aircraft. The plane was eventually sold and modified into the ”Stephen’s … Continue reading

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Convairs Lawn Darts

By:       Norm Goyer During the 1950 and ‘60s, delta-wing aircraft were all the rage. Convair built four different versions, Canada had their beautiful Arrow, England the Vulcan bomber, the United States had the Valkerie and Air France the Concorde. The … Continue reading

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De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk By:       Norm Goyer Very soon after WWII had ended, Canada’s de Havilland introduced its new DHC-1 low-wing Chipmunk primary trainer. It was Canada’s first non-biplane military primary trainer. Royal Canadian Air Force pilots who served during … Continue reading

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Why All the Tails? Incidence or Angle of Attack?

Why All the Tails?  Incidence or Angle of Attack? By:                   Norm Goyer Hi Norm, Why did the Lockheed Constellation have three tails, the B-24 two and Navy Privateer one large one? I also saw an AeroComp turbo-prop homebuilt at Sun … Continue reading

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What has been your most effective means of selling an aircraft, web pages, e-mails, print articles, word of mouth or some other method?

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The Sandler Vampire, from UL to LSA

The military Piranha, build for the Turkish Air Force, was the basis for the new Vampire. The folding wing was used directly from the military aircraft. By:                   Norm Goyer One of the highlights at AirVenture this year, according to various … Continue reading

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Learning to Fly Part II

Hi Norm, I Have a Question By:                   Norm Goyer The following questions were compiled from readers’ emails, Facebook comments and blogs. We picked out the queries we believed would have the most interest. NG Hi Norm, My Dad has a … Continue reading

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