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Hi Spook,
I'm sure that John is technically correct however; I'll take anything that
falls between 1918 and 1941 as "Golden Age".
That and every day I get to fly my Ercoupe!! :-)
Dan
N3968H
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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)
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