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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Piper’s Use-Up-The-J-3-Parts Airplane, the Vagabond
By: Norm Goyer My close friend Sparky Barnes Sargent totally rebuilt a Piper PA-17 Vagabond by herself. Over the several years that was required, Sparky documented the project with photos and her thoughts. The story of her Vagabond became … Continue reading
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Some Famous Piper Color Schemes
By: Norm Goyer I grew up in the rock maple forests of Western New England where every fall Mother Nature puts artists to shame with her vibrate living colors. When viewed from above they almost seem to be changing before … Continue reading
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Carrier Aircraft in Flight
By: Norm Goyer In my opinion, some of the most exciting and dramatic photographs of aircraft are those picturing Navy aircraft operating from carriers or in flight over the vast oceans of the world. For me it is impossible to … Continue reading
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The DC-3 Sibling Few Know About
By: Norm Goyer The year 2010 marks the 75th Anniversary of the Douglas DC-3, the aircraft that helped establish the airline industry as we know it today. World War II saw the same airplane with a new suit of camouflage … Continue reading
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Grumman S2F Stoof
By Norm Goyer I would like to thank Wikipedia for the technical facts about the Grumman S2F series of aircraft, NG For many reasons I have always found the Grumman S2F a fascinating aircraft. It is not the handsomest stud … Continue reading
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Estrella Warbird Museum
By: Norm Goyer My daughter Celeste is an event planner, along with her many other art design skills. She recently called me and suggested I write a column about a new Warbird Museum which had just been dedicated in Paso … Continue reading
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Beechcraft Light Military Twins
By: Norm Goyer I would like to thank Wikipedia and Beechcraft publications for the facts and figures of the many Beechcraft military aircraft. NG It started in the late 1930s with the D-18 Twin Beech, before World War II, and … Continue reading
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Beechcraft T-34 Military Trainer
By: Norm Goyer My thanks to Wikipedia and Beechcraft publications for technical information. NG The T-34 was the brainchild of Walter Beech, who developed it as the Beechcraft Model 45 private venture at a time when there was no defense … Continue reading
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The Drafted Business Aircraft of World War II
By: Norm Goyer When the war clouds started appearing in Europe just prior to Pearl Harbor, the United States was sadly lacking in all types of military aircraft. What we did have were on the brink of being obsolete. The … Continue reading
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Douglas DC-3 is 75 Years Old
By: Norm Goyer The aviation press has given a lot of ink to the life and times of the DC-3 and its 75th Birthday. AirVenture 2010 is also honoring the historic aircraft with a mass fly in of about 50 … Continue reading
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