Famous people in soaring

Larry Linville (Maj. Frank Burns on TV's M*A*S*H)was an aeronautical engineering student before turning to acting. I remember seeing an interview long ago in TV Guide that had a photo of him sitting in the cockpit of a wood glider he was building (and apparently flew).

On 9/17/2012 8:34 AM, wrote:
Larry Linville (Maj. Frank Burns on TV's M*A*S*H)was an aeronautical
engineering student before turning to acting. I remember seeing an
interview long ago in TV Guide that had a photo of him sitting in the
cockpit of a wood glider he was building (and apparently flew).


A search of his name in the online "Soaring" archives will find (at least) one
letter from him talking about his homebuilt project...A modified Pioneer II as
I recall. I seem to also recall (in another issue?) a picture of him/it.

Geez...the things stuck away in memory recesses!

Bob W.

On 09/17/2012 3:16 PM, BobW wrote:
On 9/17/2012 8:34 AM, wrote:
Larry Linville (Maj. Frank Burns on TV's M*A*S*H)was an aeronautical
engineering student before turning to acting. I remember seeing an
interview long ago in TV Guide that had a photo of him sitting in the
cockpit of a wood glider he was building (and apparently flew).


A search of his name in the online "Soaring" archives will find (at
least) one letter from him talking about his homebuilt project...A
modified Pioneer II as I recall. I seem to also recall (in another
issue?) a picture of him/it.

Geez...the things stuck away in memory recesses!

Bob W.

link to a photo on IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2305857536/nm0513271

On Monday, September 17, 2012 12:16:16 PM UTC-7, BobW wrote:
A search of his name in the online "Soaring" archives will find (at least) one
letter from him talking about his homebuilt project...A modified Pioneer II as
I recall. I seem to also recall (in another issue?) a picture of him/it.

Geez...the things stuck away in memory recesses!

Actually, it was a BJ-1B Duster, I remember seeing periodic updates in the Duster newsletter back in the day...

Marc

On Monday, September 17, 2012 8:34:09 AM UTC-6, (unknown) wrote:
Larry Linville (Maj. Frank Burns on TV's M*A*S*H)was an aeronautical engineering student before turning to acting. I remember seeing an interview long ago in TV Guide that had a photo of him sitting in the cockpit of a wood glider he was building (and apparently flew).

I remembered a photo of him and his wife sitting in a composite flying wing that he designed and they built. Looking for it in the archives I found it in the Aug '79 issue page 11. I wonder if he ever flew it and how it did fly.