Caproni A-21SJ

We had one at the new Black Forest in the 90s. It sat forlornly in a
hangar. I never saw it derigged or flown.

Its owner (I don't recall his name) took it with him when he moved to
Mississippi.



"Bob Whelan" wrote in message
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On 12/5/2013 8:58 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:
Wow - a Caproni thread from 18 years ago brought back to life! Is this a
record?

I also wonder how many RAS folks even know what one is or have even flown
one (I am one of the few, having flown a non-jet version in the 1980's!)

Mike


I saw an A-21SJ perform in an airshow in 1972 (Transpo 72!) before I got
into soaring several months later that year; even have a slide (remember
them?!) or two of it in action.

Next read about 'em in Moffat's original "Winning".

Then actually flew an HP-14 in a fun contest - in which an A-21S also
participated - at the old Black Forest in the late 1970s. "Volunteers"
avoided rigging it even more than they avoided rigging the HP-14!

Bob - it's 2F outside - W.

On Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:57:51 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
We had one at the new Black Forest in the 90s. It sat forlornly in a

hangar. I never saw it derigged or flown.



Its owner (I don't recall his name) took it with him when he moved to

Mississippi.







"Bob Whelan" wrote in message

...

On 12/5/2013 8:58 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:

Wow - a Caproni thread from 18 years ago brought back to life! Is this a

record?



I also wonder how many RAS folks even know what one is or have even flown

one (I am one of the few, having flown a non-jet version in the 1980's!)



Mike





I saw an A-21SJ perform in an airshow in 1972 (Transpo 72!) before I got

into soaring several months later that year; even have a slide (remember

them?!) or two of it in action.



Next read about 'em in Moffat's original "Winning".



Then actually flew an HP-14 in a fun contest - in which an A-21S also

participated - at the old Black Forest in the late 1970s. "Volunteers"

avoided rigging it even more than they avoided rigging the HP-14!



Bob - it's 2F outside - W.

I had the pleasure of riding in my instructor's beautiful Caproni "AS" last year - our picture was in Soaring! Wonderful ship. No jet, but lots of fun.

On Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:18:20 AM UTC-8, James Lee wrote:
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:57:51 AM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:

We had one at the new Black Forest in the 90s. It sat forlornly in a



hangar. I never saw it derigged or flown.







Its owner (I don't recall his name) took it with him when he moved to



Mississippi.















"Bob Whelan" wrote in message



...



On 12/5/2013 8:58 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:



Wow - a Caproni thread from 18 years ago brought back to life! Is this a



record?







I also wonder how many RAS folks even know what one is or have even flown



one (I am one of the few, having flown a non-jet version in the 1980's!)







Mike











I saw an A-21SJ perform in an airshow in 1972 (Transpo 72!) before I got



into soaring several months later that year; even have a slide (remember



them?!) or two of it in action.







Next read about 'em in Moffat's original "Winning".







Then actually flew an HP-14 in a fun contest - in which an A-21S also



participated - at the old Black Forest in the late 1970s. "Volunteers"



avoided rigging it even more than they avoided rigging the HP-14!







Bob - it's 2F outside - W.



I had the pleasure of riding in my instructor's beautiful Caproni "AS" last year - our picture was in Soaring! Wonderful ship. No jet, but lots of fun.

There's a very nice jet version in Ephrata Washington http://flightlog.seven-alpha.com/ca.html

Craig