Ha!!! -p
On Oct 13, 2016, 3:22 AM -0500, Alan C <c...@lantic.net>, wrote: > Thanks for that, Mike. A chap called Stu Davidson has 2, one with a std. > engine & the other upgraded. The RAF, RRAF & SAAF had training bases in SA & > Rhodesia during WWII. Harvards were the standard trainer. Many passed into > private hands and are still regular fliers. We have our first ever Airshow > in Phalaborwa on 29th Oct and it will be very interesting to see if anything > exotic arrives. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul in MKE > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:31 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Stearman Kaydet > > The Stearman was widely used by the US military as a primary trainer > during WWII and many were auctioned off for a pittance after the war. > An old-time pilot I knew some 40+ years ago told me he bought one, new, > still in the crate for $450. Because they were relatively cheap and > very sturdy many were converted to crop dusters. While there were > several engine variants on the original military models, most of them > were in the range of 220+ horsepower. Many of the models converted to > dusters had the engines upgraded to the Pratt & Whitney R-985, which was > nearly double the original horsepower. There are about 1000 still > registered in the US, but probably not nearly that number still in > flying condition. > > Probably the most memorable movie scene with a Stearman is the one > chasing Cary Grant in "North By Northwest". > > -p > > > On 10/12/2016 11:08 PM, Alan C wrote: > > I did some research & found that 8 survive in SA. A 9th was written off in > > Tzaneen (just north of here) in 2007. > > > > Alan C > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:27 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: PESO: Stearman Kaydet > > > > Thanks, Alan, Malcolm and Paul! > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 1:32 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > > > > A real beauty. Looks like Biggles himself! > > > > > > Alan C > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 6:21 AM > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: PESO: Stearman Kaydet > > > > > > > > > A classic Bi-Wing airplane: > > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18297375&size=lg > > > Comments are invited. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > > --- > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
