Things I Didn't Know That I Didn't Know...The Beechcraft Heritage Museum

Kim Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:47 am

So...what does the first Beech Staggerwing have in common with the Space Shuttle?
They both used a split rudder as a speed brake !!!!

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pkrankow Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:58 am

What?! That is awesome cool!

Phil

dckrsn Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:12 pm

Huh, who'd athunk it?
That's a chin scratcher, for sure.
Thanks Kim. Never would have known.
Bob

Kim Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:06 pm

Thanks guys! Here's a photo of the whole plane...and some others:

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dckrsn Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:16 pm

Oof, thanks Kim. What a place!
The Beech 18 (Navy C-40 something) in the background
drew my eye. One of my al time favorites.
Stunning photos. bounce

Bob

Kim Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:37 pm

dckrsn wrote:Oof, thanks Kim. What a place!
The Beech 18 (Navy C-40 something) in the background
drew my eye. One of my al time favorites.
Stunning photos.
Bob

Hey Bob,
Sorry I didn't get more photos of it...did get this one:

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Yeah, it is SOME place.

batjac Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:48 pm

dckrsn wrote:Oof, thanks Kim. What a place!
The Beech 18 (Navy C-40 something) in the background
drew my eye. One of my al time favorites.
Stunning photos.
Bob

Yeah, but the Starship in the background. Oh, the Starship...

The Drooling Mark

dckrsn Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:53 pm

Thanks Kim.
The old Beech and Lockheed birds always draw me in.
Bob

Kim Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:18 am

batjac wrote:
dckrsn wrote:Oof, thanks Kim. What a place!
The Beech 18 (Navy C-40 something) in the background
drew my eye. One of my al time favorites.
Stunning photos.
Bob

Yeah, but the Starship in the background. Oh, the Starship...

The Drooling Mark

No argument here!
The planes were packed too tightly for me to get a good photo of it's lines.

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There was one that visited our airport on a fairly regular basis. Our airport manager was supposed to be trying to sign the owner for an appearance at our yearly airshow, but it never happened.

Of course, when these elegant ships first appeared, I thought the skys would eventually be full of them, and THAT never happened either...

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Kim Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:39 am

dckrsn wrote:Thanks Kim.
The old Beech and Lockheed birds always draw me in.
Bob

Yep...though sometimes, museums can be a bit painful---our ole A-12 buddy down in Huntsville could use a new coat of paint...

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getback Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:36 am

Thanks Kim , some really good history there I am sure you are having a fantastic time being there . I like all of them but the mystery racer stands out for me Very Happy

she's slick and 420 hp yeah man !! I Love This Forum!

Marleysky Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:03 pm

KariFS Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:40 am

That split rudder on the Staggerwing would be a head-turner on an R/C scale model for sure, and doable too with modern programmable radios.

Beautiful planes, all of them, I suppose expensive too at the time with the complicated structure and "luxurious" interiors.

stuntflyr Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:03 pm

There used to be a green C-17L there that belonged to paul mantz in the 30's. He snap rolled it 20 times in the movie, "Women in the Wind". Cool.
Chris...

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