Looking for a fuselage

Horse walks into a bar. Bartender says, "Why the long face?"


Yo Montblack, you really brought it tonight. Dat's Da bomb.

Sorry. Although that's really bad, the other joke is still the worst.

Ever.

Hey -- only 5 months till OSH. You planning to drive down again?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Sorry. Although that's really bad, the other joke is still the worst.

Ever.

Hey -- only 5 months till OSH. You planning to drive down again?


Yes ...hanging head ...again.

That is unless I can catch a ride in a Tri-Motor going over. There's talk in
these parts about having a Tri-Motor Round-Up at OSH this year. Golden Wings
Museum is going to see how many they can bring over. Other Tri-Motor owners
around the country are being called. That's all I know about that.

www.goldenwingsmuseum.com
5 flying Tri-Motors baby! Also, check out the Lindbergh Foundation Event in
May.

Otherwise, I'll be bringing the 'airplane of minivans' again. New tires, new
water pump and new O2 sensor. Should make it another year.


Montblack

Otherwise, I'll be bringing the 'airplane of minivans' again. New tires,
new water pump and new O2 sensor. Should make it another year.

Hey, that ol' minivan made the rec.aviation OSH '04 party an absolute blow
out!

Unless you can fit a buffet into the Trimotor, I won't be upset if you have
to "fly" the Chrysler another year!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:38:02 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Or a big propeller.

Now that our conversion to an aviation theme-suites hotel is almost
complete, we think it's time to make the *outside* of the place look more
aviation-ish. (We've only changed the inside, thus far.)

Anyone know where I can find an old Cessna 140 (for example) fuselage for
cheap that I could mount on a pole out front? Or a big ol' Convair prop?
Something I could hoist up onto a 3-story sign, to catch the eye of
travelers?

Anyone got any better ideas? Whatever we do, it can't be unsafe, and it
shouldn't look too kitschy...

Thanks!

somewhere out in the texas desert is an eaa chapter with a smartly
painted BD5 on a pole. it looks as slick as anything I've ever seen on
a pole.

the other suggestion is to locate a disgraced Mini 500 Helicopter and
put it on a pole.

something small, smartly painted and interesting. definitely
uncrashed!!!!
the general public are still turned on by both of the aforementioned
designs.
Stealth Pilot

Anyone know where I can find an old Cessna 140 (for example) fuselage for
cheap that I could mount on a pole out front? Or a big ol' Convair prop?
Something I could hoist up onto a 3-story sign, to catch the eye of
travelers?

I think I found just the thing for you... (though you're gonna need a
really, REALLY stout pole...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW

.... or if you prefer, item number 4532033102.

Mark "shipping's gonna cost you though" Hickey

Now THAT is cool!

The City probably wouldn't let us put it out front, and shipping would be a
killer, but...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Is the bird on ebay the same type as the one in the following link?
http://www.soaridaho.com/Gliders_on_Tow.jpg

Wayne

"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
...

I think I found just the thing for you... (though you're gonna need a
really, REALLY stout pole...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW

... or if you prefer, item number 4532033102.

Mark "shipping's gonna cost you though" Hickey

"Wayne Paul" wrote

Is the bird on ebay the same type as the one in the following link?
http://www.soaridaho.com/Gliders_on_Tow.jpg

Although it is hard to see from that picture, it very well could be. I
don't know of another biplanes that could tow 5 sailplanes.

It is the AN-2, a Russian biplane with huge proportions, and still is a
workhorse in many parts of the old Soviet Union, and elsewhere.

It was produced as late as 1970, from what I was able to find. It had a
single 1,000 HP engine, and empty weight of about 7,600, and could have a
maximum takeoff weight of over 12,000 pounds. Around 20,000 were produced,
and it is believed that around 2,00 are still flying.

Wingspan of over 59 feet, maximum speed of 160mph, and economy cruise of
115mph. It has excellent STOL characteristics, partly due to the fact that
its ailerons can droop along with its flaps.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

/snip/
It was produced as late as 1970, from what I was able to find. /snip/

I have personally been in a 1985 model.

Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane

Scott Skylane wrote:

Morgans wrote:

/snip/
It was produced as late as 1970, from what I was able to find. /snip/

I have personally been in a 1985 model.

I saw one at the Copperstate fly-in a couple years ago. It was almost
like an optical illusion... you felt like you were right beside it,
but you had to keep walking and walking and walking as it got bigger
and bigger and bigger.

Mark Hickey