Warbird Information Exchange

Have a new client and looking for internal details (specifically the tubular frame) for the North American NA-50/NA-68/P-64 series of aircraft. Also the Sanders Brothers CAC Boomerang replica built in the early 90's from T-6 parts.

Over the years various replicas of these aircraft have been built using an assortment of repurposed T-6 parts. I have searched and cannot find any pictures of the orginal P-64/NA-50 aircraft with the side panels removed showing the unique frame and Monoque.

Here are some photos of the sole survivors and replica's:

Here are pictures of a standard T-6 frame:





And a CAC Boomerang frame:



I am looking for pictures that show the details of the shortened frame,turtle deck and monoque

The P-64 has more in common with the SNJ-2 than a Boomerang. I looked at the EAA P-64 and saw a lot of SNJ-2 parts in it, wing center section, landing gear, tail cone, tail wheel, as well as Yale parts, outer wing panels. I would say the interior would be like a SNJ-2 with minor changes.
I helped to build this one.

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
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That's a nice looking tubular in that first pic, would be a great start to your project. It also happens to be for sale.

Chunks

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Jack McDonnel

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Carl Smeeter built one at Deer Valley Airport in Phoenix, Arizona and was flying it in the early 1990's. Don't know what happened to it. He was a local jeweler.

I had a very good friend there who had an AT-6 (Curtiss Earl) and we used to fly with some CJ-6's occasionally.

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The replica built by Carl Schmieder is the camouflaged aircraft shown in Matt's post above. I believe the aircraft is now in Thailand.

I saw this one at the Tamiami museum, there is a bad picture of a picture of the AC with the side panels removed

http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/bombe ... g.html?o=0
http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/bombe ... g.html?o=2

Sorry accidental double post