The Atlas of my passion

[Pat Flyer]

Who would believe such a beast could contribute to a passion.
But it flew and flew well.
It was a tractor of the sky and went to combat.
The Nord 2105 Noratlas.

http://www.qualified-quail.com/arti...on-2-the-birth-of-my-passion-2-118781450.html

 

[Jay Honeck]

Jeez, you had me all excited for a minute.

 

[AggieMike88]

Jay, I too thought you had a possible buyer for a moment.

 

[docmirror]

I had to check this wasn't some kind of spin zone material -- boom-chick-a-mau-mau...

 

[Jay Honeck]

I had to check this wasn't some kind of spin zone material -- boom-chick-a-mau-mau...

No, that's the thread about DPs.

 

[Armageddon Aviator]

Who would believe such a beast could contribute to a passion.
But it flew and flew well.
It was a tractor of the sky and went to combat.
The Nord 2105 Noratlas.

http://www.qualified-quail.com/arti...on-2-the-birth-of-my-passion-2-118781450.html

I also love the Noratlas beast...

The Israeli Air Force flew them until the arrival of the Hercules in 1971...

 

[Pat Flyer]

Jeez, you had me all excited for a minute.

Sorry Jay !
What are you selling ?

 

[Jay Honeck]

Sorry Jay !
What are you selling ?

Atlas, of course. Here's his new Craigslist ad:

http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/for/3902433693.html

Or here:

http://ameliaslanding.com/1974_pathfinder_for_sale.htm

 

[Pat Flyer]

Atlas, of course. Here's his new Craigslist ad:

http://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/for/3902433693.html

Or here:

http://ameliaslanding.com/1974_pathfinder_for_sale.htm

Nice place, and it looks like it has been in caring hands.
But sorry not a buyer.
To tell you the truth (you are going to hate this), I have always been afraid of the single door Pipers for a four seater.

 

[Jay Honeck]

Nice place, and it looks like it has been in caring hands.
But sorry not a buyer.
To tell you the truth (you are going to hate this), I have always been afraid of the single door Pipers for a four seater.

"Afraid"?

 

[Pat Flyer]

I also love the Noratlas beast...

The Israeli Air Force flew them until the arrival of the Hercules in 1971...

I agree, it's a fabulous beast and the Israeli liveries were nice compared to the solid olive drab of the French Air Force.

 

[Pat Flyer]

"Afraid"?

Yes a bit.
I only have 300h flying time and the idea of flying with three unexperienced passengers in a one door plane with the pilot not being the closest has bothered me. Why didn't they put one door on each side. I wonder !

 

[Armageddon Aviator]

Yes a bit.
I only have 300h flying time and the idea of flying with three unexperienced passengers in a one door plane with the pilot not being the closest has bothered me. Why didn't they put one door on each side. I wonder !

I always wondered...is there some kind of mod allowing to jettison the pilot's window in a Piper ?

 

[Jay Honeck]

Yes a bit.
I only have 300h flying time and the idea of flying with three unexperienced passengers in a one door plane with the pilot not being the closest has bothered me. Why didn't they put one door on each side. I wonder !

I was able to ask Karl Bergey, one of the designers of the Cherokee, exactly that.

His answer: The marketing guys at Piper made them copy the Bonanza -- which has the door on the copilot's side -- even though the designers thought it was a better idea to put the door on the pilot's side.

It was "monkey see, monkey do", all because Beech was the market leader at the time.

 

[Pat Flyer]

I was able to ask Karl Bergey, one of the designers of the Cherokee, exactly that.

His answer: The marketing guys at Piper made them copy the Bonanza -- which has the door on the copilot's side -- even though the designers thought it was a better idea to put the door on the pilot's side.

It was "monkey see, monkey do", all because Beech was the market leader at the time.

Thanks for that piece of information. Very interesting.