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Chris Brame
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PT-25? Well, that's a new one on me. Per Baugher:
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c/n 1775/1779. Contrary to some reports, this was not an order
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8703 w/o Sep 1, 1943 2 mi E 3 1/2 Mi N of Bennington, Kansas.
8704 w/o Aug 11, 1943 at Salina MAP, Kansas
8705 SOC 9/13/44

So at least three saw some operational service; nice simple little plane. What was the issue that kept them from being produced in quantity?

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Ryan ST-3 NX18925. Three ST-3s were sold to Ecuador c 1940

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Chris Brame wrote:
PT-25? Well, that's a new one on me. Per Baugher:
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42-8703 ... 42-8707
Ryan YPT-25
c/n 1775/1779. Contrary to some reports, this was not an order
taken over from an NEIAF order.
8703 w/o Sep 1, 1943 2 mi E 3 1/2 Mi N of Bennington, Kansas.
8704 w/o Aug 11, 1943 at Salina MAP, Kansas
8705 SOC 9/13/44

So at least three saw some operational service; nice simple little plane. What was the issue that kept them from being produced in quantity?


Probaby the double edged sword of 'we're up to our fannies in primary trainers already' coupled to apprehesion and distrust of 'that thar new fangled molded fuselage doo rah mouldy stuff' of like the Oak City clown college being leery of CFRP in the 787 today. :lol:

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More great photos Mark, thanks. Do you have any performance specifications for the Dark Shark?

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daviemax wrote:
More great photos Mark, thanks. Do you have any performance specifications for the Dark Shark?


Good morning, here's what Wiki states for specs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_XF2R_Dark_Shark

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Thanks Mark, I guess I could've looked that up myself. Performance was pretty spectacular compared to my Piper Archer!

...but no match for a swept-wing jet though.

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Wow, the Ryan YO 51 looks almost like a Ki 76 Stella. The Japanese made a lot of Stellas. The were one of the most common Japanese planes in theatre. None exist today. Thanks for posting.

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Was looking through my Photobucket account and couldn't resist posting this photo of my 1926 Ryan M-1 (now at Creve Coeur) in formation with Gary Kozak's STM over Brodhead, Wisconsin around 2002. Not sure who the photographer was, maybe Nigel Hitchman.

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and pretty sure that this is my M-1 (I had the fuselage anyway, and a little bit of it was useable...) with the prototype ST in 1935
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Now that's very snazzy indeed Mr. Baldy!!! :supz:

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Nice set Mark, I too was unaware of the PT-25…..

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