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Thanks John! That was very helpful. So there is an official designation, or at least according to EAA. That's good enough for me. At the same time, it's also interesting to hear folks' personal concepts. Spook --- John Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > According to the EAA, the following categories are > defined: > > Antique > An aircraft constructed by the original > manufacturer, or its licensee, on or > before August 31, 1945, with the exception of > certain pre-World War II > aircraft models that had only a small postwar > production. Examples: > Beechcraft Staggerwing, Fairchild 24 and Monocoupe. > [note: I think this > should read "small *pre* war production"] > > > Classic > An aircraft constructed by the original > manufacturer, or its licensee, on or > after September 1, 1945, up to and including > December 31, 1955. > > Contemporary > An aircraft constructed by the original > manufacturer, or its licensee, on or > after January 1, 1956, up to and including December > 31, 1967. > > The Antique category is further subdivided into: > > WORLD WAR II ERA (1942-1945) > > BRONZE AGE (1937-1941) > > SILVER AGE (1928-1936) > > GOLDEN AGE (1918-1927) > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
