GAAM Barnstormer Day '08- part 6: C-3; E-2
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:25 pmKinda tough shooting the flybys (midday with the sun high and opposite the viewing area), but I got a few decent ones.
It was great to see the museum's 1936 Aeronca C-3 flying... the pilot was "stirring the pot" continuously to maintain straight&level flight in the gusty wind.
Here it comes again... the unique two-cylinder 4-stroke Aeronca engine has a nice mellow sound to it.
The "office" of the C-3: that big padded thing above the panel is the fuel tank, which is basically right in the pilot's face. Another strange thing: the C-3 has brakes, even though it has a tail skid and is slow as mollasses.
Before there was Piper, there was Taylor... and before the Piper Cub, there was the Taylor Cub; the E-2.
This airworthy 1932 example is Serial Number 54.
The oldest one still flying, and only after restoration following 50 years in storage!
Very similar to the later Cub, which was born after W. Piper took over Taylor... but it's even lighter and simpler. Makes the J-3 look pretty sophisticated.
That's a 37-horse(!) Continental 40 on the nose...
Looks like the wheel of a model plane, doesn't it?
Next- part 7: The incredible Winstead Special!
It was great to see the museum's 1936 Aeronca C-3 flying... the pilot was "stirring the pot" continuously to maintain straight&level flight in the gusty wind.
Here it comes again... the unique two-cylinder 4-stroke Aeronca engine has a nice mellow sound to it.
The "office" of the C-3: that big padded thing above the panel is the fuel tank, which is basically right in the pilot's face. Another strange thing: the C-3 has brakes, even though it has a tail skid and is slow as mollasses.
Before there was Piper, there was Taylor... and before the Piper Cub, there was the Taylor Cub; the E-2.
This airworthy 1932 example is Serial Number 54.
The oldest one still flying, and only after restoration following 50 years in storage! Very similar to the later Cub, which was born after W. Piper took over Taylor... but it's even lighter and simpler. Makes the J-3 look pretty sophisticated.
That's a 37-horse(!) Continental 40 on the nose...
Looks like the wheel of a model plane, doesn't it?
Next- part 7: The incredible Winstead Special!