Is it just me, or does "Pantless Aeronca" sound like a great name for a
rock band?
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 8:42 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> Wheel fairings, or "pants", would improve the appearance and the cruise
> speed by a small amount, but could be a problem on the grass strips from
> which many operated as primary trainers. Mud buildup could cause a rude
> stop. Hence, most of the trainers had bare wheels.
>
> Thanks for the kind words.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 3/25/2015 8:25 AM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>
>> Lovely shot of the big A.
>> Why did I think they all wore "pants" or whatever you call the wheel
>> pods?
>> On Mar 25, 2015 9:19 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Chris,
>>>
>>> I didn't examine this power glider because of the cover over the canopy,
>>> but most of the ones I've seen locally have a retractable engine pylon
>>> behind the canopy. They make a powered takeoff and then shut down the
>>> engine, retract it into the fuselage, and fly like a glider.
>>>
>>> I thought you might like the Aeronca.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>> On 3/25/2015 1:54 AM, ChrisB wrote:
>>>
>>> I haven’t seen that sort of powered glider, Jim, if that’s a propeller
>>>> on
>>>> the nose. It looks like RC models that I’ve seen, with blades that fold
>>>> back in the slipstream and outwards when under power.
>>>>
>>>> The Aeronca is a good shot.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> On 24 Mar 15, at 19:41, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The first thing that caught my eye this morning was the contrasting
>>>>> stablemates in the corner of this hangar, a powered glider in front of
>>>>> a
>>>>> charter jet.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stablemates+sm.jpg.html <
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stablemates+sm.jpg.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> Then a breeze from the past brought in a newly restored Aeronca 7AC
>>>>> from
>>>>> the late 1940s.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Aeronca+7AC+sm.jpg.html <
>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Aeronca+7AC+sm.jpg.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> Both courtesy of the Fuji X-E1 and the Fuji 18-55 kit lens
>>>>>
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