[Leica] IMG: Stearman Restoration

[Sonny Carter]

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.
>>
>>
>
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