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Mystery Ship

Postby Hagar » Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:44 am

At the LAA Rally this weekend I finally got to see the amazing Travelair Mystery Ship replica built for enthusiast/collector Richard Seeley by vintage aircraft restorer Ron Souch.
I couldn't get any closer as it was parked behind a barrier.
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Typically the sun disappeared behind a big cloud just at the very moment it taxied out to take off.
I desperately wanted some shots of it in the air & this is the best I could do.
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby MASABI TROOPER » Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:19 pm

Its a very nice plane.......................love it :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby Flying Trucker » Mon Sep 02, 2013 5:55 pm

Wonderful set Doug... <<q
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby Hagar » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:50 am

Thanks chaps.

86 views & 2 replies. :think:
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby Fozzer » Tue Sep 03, 2013 2:53 am

The flying characteristics of a potato?

G-TATR...'tator...(hic; Potato)... :lol: ...!

BIG engine...SMALL rudder...looks a bit scary to me!...:o ...!

Wonderful shot, Doug... :clap: ...!

Paul...Ducati red....I wonder if that engine would fit in my motor-bike... :think: ...!
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby beaky » Tue Sep 10, 2013 6:29 pm

Those photos are fine... after all, the profile is everything with that airplane.
It's a very nice design from that era- I have seen very nice aerobatics flown with a US-registered replica. I think even in a crosswind landing, it wouldn't be too bad (especially on grass).
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby wifesaysno » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:44 pm

Hagar wrote:Thanks chaps.

86 views & 2 replies. :think:


:lol:

Sorry, been digesting a ton of Mystery Ship info I have received lately!

Just saw pictures of this same bird at the same event on the Reno air racing page.

Been working on a couple of aircraft designs........ :shhh: ;)

Thanks for the pictures!!!!!

What a beauty!!!!

To whom may be interested, here is the beautiful and exact replica of the Mystery Ship "R" built-flow-and owned by the Younkin family (here flown by Matt Younkin):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqYVv0kWlA

Currently she is sitting in a museum with no plans of returning to the airshow scene :cry:

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Adam.....off to work on my wings and things....
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby wifesaysno » Tue Sep 10, 2013 8:47 pm

Fozzer wrote:The flying characteristics of a potato?

G-TATR...'tator...(hic; Potato)... :lol: ...!

BIG engine...SMALL rudder...looks a bit scary to me!...:o ...!

Wonderful shot, Doug... :clap: ...!

Paul...Ducati red....I wonder if that engine would fit in my motor-bike... :think: ...!



Paul, for a racer she was a sweet heart...but do NOT fly it uncowled!! The Younkins found out real quick why the original Mystery Ship almost crashed without its cowl....the flow around the uncowled engine greatly disturbs this sensitive girl :whistle:

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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:10 am

Thanks for sharing Doug, sorry I've been just popping in to do a spot of modding and not really browsing the forums too much the last week or so.
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby Jean Loup » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:21 pm

HAGAR señor Doug, I apologize for this very "out of time" comment, but the Mistery Ship blows away any sanity I have left. "Pancho" Barnes personality allways vibrated my rebelious sensitivity, since I started flying sport & scale control line models, with .35 two stroke engines in 1959, with "simple" fixed landing gears, sometimes with a third line for engine control. Found this videos today, when Google Destiny intruded this forum, so I share ( :naughty: first video can only be seen at youtube site, sorry :doh: ):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSK2f2Kfl4Q[/youtube]

The "Happy Bottom Riding Club" is another cause for me identifying with "Pancho", since from 1956 to 1962, we had a retired race horse (called "Whisky" by my mother, wich explains :think: my "education") at the "HÍPICA ANDALUZA" riding club in México city. I used to ride "Whisky" on week ends into the country (now urban areas, saturated with automobiles in a gigantic parking lot that crawls slower than snails, if any had survived :violin:) along with my teen age friends (whom did not survive, either :snooty: ).

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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby BigTruck » Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:51 pm

Is it just me or is that landing gear huge?
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby wifesaysno » Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:10 pm

BigTruck wrote:Is it just me or is that landing gear huge?


It may have a trailing link assembly in the wheel pant like the GeeBees.
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby OldAirmail » Sun Nov 29, 2015 9:51 pm

Thank you, Jean Loup. Especially for the Pancho video.
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby tawoneci » Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:20 am

wow! its beautiful. Thanks for the video
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Re: Mystery Ship

Postby john.r » Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:19 am

Fantastic shots Doug.
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