Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was nice to see and hear, Sonny. Peeping in, I could see that the panels were pretty much original in content. Seeing an antenna, I asked, and yes, there is a radio tucked away somewhere. And, what appeared to be modern strobe position lights. But, it was as near to original as I have seen lately. Except for the P&W R-985 driving a huge constant-speed prop. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/21/2015 11:04 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Biplanes- THE ONLY WAY TO FLY! Stearman is one of my favs. You'd think > there would be more of them around as many as they built for the Navy and > Army and other countries. > > He's got that one kind of like Navy colors, huh? > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Montie. From his comments, I gathered that he was delivering it >> to a proud new owner. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 8/21/2015 9:42 AM, Montie wrote: >> >>> Beautiful restoration, and no doubt an utter blast to fly! >>> >>> Montie >>> >>> I saw this airplane fly a tight pattern and land for fuel, so I wanted a >>>> photo. According to the pilot, it is a recently finished restoration, >>> 11 years in the making, and sports a Pratt & Whitney R-985 of 450 hp >>> instead of the original 225 hp. >>> >>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stearman+Restoration+450+hp.jpg.html >>> >>> iPhone photo with post-processing >>> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >