Mystery twin - name this plane...

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It's not an experimental. It's a certified twin built in the US.
 

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I remember reading about it as a kid when it was certified (ca. 1966). Had a big article in Flying magazine as I recall. Looked "slick" to this pre-teen.

It was called the Wing Derringer back then.

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Troy Whistman said:
Wow, that was fast. Were you previously familiar with it?
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Soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew what it was. Last time I saw one was at Cal City Airport several years ago. It was in pieces leaning up against a fence. i thought it was a parted out T/C.

I was happy to hear that they were thinking of building them again, lots of good things were said about the old ones.
 
Steve said:
I remember reading about it as a kid when it was certified (ca. 1966). Had a big article in Flying magazine as I recall. Looked "slick" to this pre-teen.

It was called the Wing Derringer back then.
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Huh... There's one at MSN, but I was under the impression that it was a homebuilt because it looks brand spankin' new. Do you suppose somebody built one from plans? My CFII (who knows the owner) said it was a Wing Derringer.

Only 12 aircraft produced at the factory!
 
One of the features of the original design was the meticulous attention paid to corrosion-proofing the airframe at the factory. It is very possible an original would appear to be "show room" new.

flyingcheesehead said:
Huh... There's one at MSN, but I was under the impression that it was a homebuilt because it looks brand spankin' new. Do you suppose somebody built one from plans? My CFII (who knows the owner) said it was a Wing Derringer.

Only 12 aircraft produced at the factory!
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There is one advertised in an Aircraft Ad paper I receive. Ad reads, 2 poeple, 2 engine and 200 MPH for 200K.
 
Steve said:
One of the features of the original design was the meticulous attention paid to corrosion-proofing the airframe at the factory. It is very possible an original would appear to be "show room" new.
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IIRC the Hi-Shear Corp. was involved in the early development. They know their metalwork. Ernie Gann once owned a Derringer.

-- Pilawt
 
Steve said:
One of the features of the original design was the meticulous attention paid to corrosion-proofing the airframe at the factory. It is very possible an original would appear to be "show room" new.
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Pay a close attention to the rudder in the pictures above,,, I hope if they bring it back, they do a better job of metal work.
 
OK, I want one.

Anyone know of one for sale? There's only 9 of them on the registry. :(

One of the 9 is based at MSN and Kate saw it flying the other day. I'll have to beg a ride and see if I fit, I guess.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
OK, I want one.

Anyone know of one for sale? There's only 9 of them on the registry. :(

One of the 9 is based at MSN and Kate saw it flying the other day. I'll have to beg a ride and see if I fit, I guess.
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I think you may also need several sacks of cash to pry one away from it's current owner.
 
Didn't Earnest Gann own one of those??

I thought someone was going to start producing quick build kits, how cool would that be with a couple diesels under the cowls...
 
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