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Uhm........

for us folks down under that seems like a perfect landing.


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Geneseo's Staggerwing is all banged up too. :( :? Its currently being worked on.

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Here's another one from a few years ago at my home airport. Another Staggerwing pilot having a bad day:

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Where did this happen??

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Not only do I not like it.................I think I'm going to be sick! If they keep tearing em up like that maybe I can get me another one.
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[quote="BonesI had a hand in restoring one a few years ago. Those bicycle chains driving that whole system never left me with a good feeling...

...though they seemed to have worked just fine in this case. Looks like the meatservo failed miserably though. WOW.[/quote]

I worked on a C-90 King Air not long ago and it had a chain drive for the nose gear. Wonder if it is the same type as on the Staggerwing. Always loved Staggerwings. The first antique aircraft I ever saw were a pair if Staggerwings at Hampton Airfield, in NH. Before they got restored. I think one of them never did get restored.

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This one is finally getting some attention since its been in storage since the mid 50's. My uncle is trying to salvage what he can from the engine after it broke a master rod on its last flight and made a off airport landing. He is excited as the engine looks like a 1st run engine from the factory.

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Hope to see Geneseo's Staggerwing back in the air! :cry:

I wonder if they'll paint in in military colors? :wink:

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It doesn't look like there was any excuse for that!
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Where and when did this happen Jack? Are these your photos?

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Darned sorry to see this and I feel for the PDB pilot.
Can't recall which Magazine just did a profile on this beauty. AOPA?

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I have been told it is the same as the Beech 18 set-up.

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This happened at Lenhardt's a couple months ago.
jcw took these and sent them.. His Staggerwing, BTW,
is the same model with the 330hp (?) Jacobs.

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