unique plane thread

[jsstevens]

I don't think I have seen a ribbed wing so to speak. (I know they have ribs but not built in to the skin)

Ford Trimotor had ribbed skin. It seems to me that the Thorp T-18 may have as well.

 

[Vern B]

That is a variation of of a Thorp 211 made by an India company and was assembled in Dallas TX. Light sport I believe and currently not in production because of financial issues. Not many were made, but occasionally you can find one for sale in the ads. Cool looking planes though.

 

[Dan Thomas]

Hey, old thread revival! I'll jump in too I guess. I didn't see any one that posted the Airtruk!! I'm a sucker for homely airplanes lol.

There ya go.

 

[BillTIZ]

Rudder looks to small for that wing.

 

[Skip Miller]

Rudder looks to small for that wing.

Yabut they have two of them! -Skip

 

[BillTIZ]

Yabut they have two of them! -Skip

Wrong airplane, the answer was to the Red T-211, I only see one rudder.

 

[Pilawt]

"Thorpedo LP-T211". Modernized S-LSA version of the Thorp 211 Sky Skooter, a design dating back to 1946. John W. Thorp later designed another airplane you might have heard of, the Piper Cherokee.

http://www.barnstormers.com/listing_images.php?id=1111544

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorp_T-211

 

[asicer]

"Thorpedo LP-T211". Modernized S-LSA version of the Thorp 211 Sky Skooter, a design dating back to 1946. John W. Thorp later designed another airplane you might have heard of, the Piper Cherokee.

http://www.barnstormers.com/listing_images.php?id=1111544

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorp_T-211

'tis a shame he swapped the T-211's canopy for the Cherokee's single door...

 

[flyingron]

The T-211 is kind of a neat recreation of a 1950's design. The only other plane I recall with external ribs like that is the A-2 Trojan and there aren't a whole lot of those (only 50 or so built and I know of 2 flying).

 

[Pilawt]

The only other plane I recall with external ribs like that is the A-2 Trojan and there aren't a whole lot of those (only 50 or so built and I know of 2 flying).

There's also the Republic Seabee. Its wings were also used on the prototype Waco Aristocraft.

 

[FormerHangie]

This was in my hangar today. What can you tell me about it?View attachment 44392

That it says what it is on the side of the airplane kind of gives it away.

 

[Lowflynjack]

The Anderson-Greenwood AG-14, first certified in 1950 with a 90 HP Continental. The prototype first flew in 1947 with only 5 produced, this is one of only two known to still be flying.

This is the other one. It was at Reklaw in 2012. I was surprised that there was only one rudder. The right vertical doesn't move.

 

[brian]]

There's also the Republic Seabee. Its wings were also used on the prototype Waco Aristocraft.

I don't think that is a SeaBee - this is a SeaBee (or a duck waddling across the grass):

 

[Pilawt]

I don't think that is a SeaBee - this is a SeaBee (or a duck waddling across the grass):

I linked to a Seabee photo on airliners.net. The blue hyperlink text is hard to differentiate from the normal black text in this new format. The B&W photo in my post is the Waco Aristocraft.

 

[Stevel]

Thorpedo 211 and it is for sale on Barnstormers.

 

[champ driver]

Ford Trimotor had ribbed skin. It seems to me that the Thorp T-18 may have as well.

The Thorp T-18 never had ribbed skin, one of his earlier designed the T-211 did.
The Hamilton Metalplane had corrugated skin just like the Ford Tri-motor.

http://blog.kenmoreair.com/index.php/hamilton-metalplane-h-47-history-floating-and-flying-once-more/

 

[mondtster]

A friend of mine owns this:

 

[PrincessPilotNJ]

Smart car of the sky?

You beat me to it!

 

[Lowflynjack]

The Thorp T-18 never had ribbed skin, one of his earlier designed the T-211 did.

There was a company that was going to bring back the T-211 about 10 years ago, but I guess it didn't work out. http://www.indusav.com/New_IndUS/Welcome.html

 

[Anymouse]

A friend of mine owns this:

Too F'n Low??

 

[Sierra Victor]

^^^^Dornier?


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[mondtster]

Too F'n Low??

It isn't TF-LOW anymore, it is N registered and in the US now. I just pulled the picture from the internet since I don't have a current picture of it on my work computer. It still looks the same though.

I'm not sure if there was any meaning in the old registration or not. There could be.

^^^^Dornier?

Yes, a DO28-B1. This one has a somewhat interesting history.

 

[FormerHangie]

How about this one:

I believe that Evangel built somewhere around 10 aircraft total, back in the 70's. Nice article from the old Air Progress magazine here: http://www.evangel4500.com/id62.html

 

[Pilawt]

Another not-so-successful bushplane, the Morrison Liberty 181. Seven kits were sold, but only one flew:

 

[Flying_Nun]

This is up for restoration by a local non-profit.

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