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Biplanes are cool. They inspire me and remind me of an earlier time in a romantic way. The other day I heard an unusual sound in the air so I went out onto my deck and sure enough it was something cool, a red biplane. Last week I heard then saw a white one go over.
I'm lucky in that there are a few local biplanes and I have even taken rides in them.
There is just something about a biplane that captures my imagination. I tell my wife, if we ever hit the lottery I would be driving my Ferrari to the airport and then hop into my biplane for a buzz around.
I had to look up a Staggerwing Beech and that is a sharp looking plane and the enclosed cockpit would be essential for long trips.
There is something old timey about an open cockpit. One of the biplanes I took a ride in came from the Las Vegas area and the pilot and his Dad flew the plane back to Cape Cod from there, hopping airport to airport and surprising many folks along the way. Such a cool story.
Before someone else, and you all know who I mean, starts a thread about it I have to ask which one would win a dogfight between a Sopwith Camel and a F35.
I went up in a an open cockpit single wing a couple years ago. Think an ultralight on steroids, twin pusher engines. I'd forgotten how much I missed just being in the air yanking and banking.
Before someone else, and you all know who I mean, starts a thread about it I have to ask which one would win a dogfight between a Sopwith Camel and a F35.
I went up in a an open cockpit single wing a couple years ago. Think an ultralight on steroids, twin pusher engines. I'd forgotten how much I missed just being in the air yanking and banking.
To the first part, there is a standard fighter pilot response to every question... "It depends."
As for the second part, before I joined the Air Force I flew two-person ultralights a couple times, and it was fun to fly at 300 feet or so and around 35-40 knots. Since I retired I have a 2.7 hours in an Ercoupe. There's something to be said about flying with the windows open low and slow.
They have had fly Beechcraft fly ins over the years and it is always nice to see all the old staggerwings that came. Saw quite a few fly over the house since I live a few miles from the Tullahoma airport.
To the first part, there is a standard fighter pilot response to every question... "It depends."
As for the second part, before I joined the Air Force I flew two-person ultralights a couple times, and it was fun to fly at 300 feet or so and around 35-40 knots. Since I retired I have a 2.7 hours in an Ercoupe. There's something to be said about flying with the windows open low and slow.
Yeah, I was rear seat. I've tried to post a picture a couple times and tried to make it work. I'm 5'10" and I was 2/3 above the sides.
I was in Arizona (Phoenix area) so not a floatplane. Ultralights and dust devils don't mix well.
Aerial demonstrations with big, slow, lumbering, noisy radial-engine biplanes are impressive because you have to FLY that aircraft. I always like a good Stearman demo.
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