Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:11 am
k5dh wrote:We have an L-3 and an L-5 on display in our main hangar. The L-3 is flyable. The L-5 is hanging from the ceiling (someone told me that it has a bad wing spar, but that's an unsubstantiated rumour).
Fly on, little birds. . .
Dean-
I know everyone at VFM calls their Aeronca an L-3, and it is painted green, but it's actually an Aeronca 65 TL or TF (Tandem- Lycoming or Franklin). I can't remember which engine it originally had, but I think it was a Lycoming. The aircraft was later fitted with a Continental engine before Doc acquired it. I don't think that type was ever used by the military. The Aeronca 65 TL/TF/TC's were nicknamed the "Highchair" Aeroncas, since the back seat sits up a little higher than the front (for visibility, I presume.) Anyway, it is a fairly rare bird and a nice plane.
-Pat (former VFM volunteer, but still a member!)
Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:02 pm
The Heritage Flight Museum has an L13, L-19(O-1) and 02A
Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:06 pm
Ryan-
Come July I'll have a flying Stinson L-5G Sentinel s/n 45-35050 N89TS Based out of ADS Addison, TX and also somewhere in Nashville (for college)
Come July I'll have a flying Stinson L-5G Sentinel s/n 45-35050 N89TS Based out of ADS Addison, TX and also somewhere in Nashville (for college)
Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:31 pm
Pat wrote:k5dh wrote:We have an L-3 and an L-5 on display in our main hangar. The L-3 is flyable. The L-5 is hanging from the ceiling (someone told me that it has a bad wing spar, but that's an unsubstantiated rumour).
Fly on, little birds. . .
Dean-
I know everyone at VFM calls their Aeronca an L-3, and it is painted green, but it's actually an Aeronca 65 TL or TF (Tandem- Lycoming or Franklin). I can't remember which engine it originally had, but I think it was a Lycoming. The aircraft was later fitted with a Continental engine before Doc acquired it. I don't think that type was ever used by the military. The Aeronca 65 TL/TF/TC's were nicknamed the "Highchair" Aeroncas, since the back seat sits up a little higher than the front (for visibility, I presume.) Anyway, it is a fairly rare bird and a nice plane.
-Pat (former VFM volunteer, but still a member!)
Hi Pat,
Thanks for setting the record straight. I can only go by the signage in the hangar and what people tell me. I'm relatively new to VFM (a little over two years) so I'm still learning. I'm also pretty gullible and easy to hoodwink.
OK... so we only have ONE L-Bird on display at VFM... the other just looks like one!
Cheers!