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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:03 pm 
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Had a fantastic week of weather here in the Mid-west and it certainly showed with the GRASSROOTS Fly-in at Brodhead, Wisconsin. Probably close to 250 aircraft attended. Here are some aircraft off the top of my head:

14 Wacos
4 Howards
2 Meyers OTW's
3 Fleets
3 Tiger Moths
1 Lockheed 12A
3 Beech 18's
1 Grumman Widgeon
2 Cessna Airmasters
2 Stinson Jr's.
2 Aeronca C-3's
2 Birds
1 Pitcairn Autogyro
3 Cessna 195's
2 Culver Cadets
1 Dart
1 Mullicoupe
2 Travel Airs
1 Rearwin Speedster
1 Rearwin Cloudster
1 Fairchild 24
1 Fairchild PT-19
1 Ryan STA
1 Ryan SCW-145
1 Ryan PT-22
1 Great Lakes 2T-1A
1 Stearman C-2
1 Stearman 4CM
4 Boeing Stearmans
Numerous Cubs, Champs, Luscombes, Pacers, Tri-pacers, Chiefs, etc.

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Add a Bucker Jungman, Pietenpols, Hatz Biplanes, New Standard D-29, Heath Parasol

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Sounds like quite a fleet, Where are the pics!?!? :wink:

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A few pics here:

http://flyingantiqueairplanes.blogspot.com/




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wacoykc wrote:
Add a Bucker Jungman, Pietenpols, Hatz Biplanes, New Standard D-29, Heath Parasol

.......and a KR-21

A great event, I'll try and put some shots up in the next few days


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Ah yes...how could I forget the KR since it is based near me and we borrowed the owners hangar for 4 mos while my wife learned to fly in her Waco!

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Hi Andy,

I think the late Dennis Thorne's Brunner Winkle Bird was also there! Would be great if you could load up some photos of the planes attending!

Many thanks and kind regards
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Was there a Speedster, or a Sportster?

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No Speedster Eric......that would be quite the sight as I have never seen one fly and I have been around this for 47 years! Just a Sportster and a Cloudster.

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I examined a Menasco powered Speedster once...tucked up in the rafters of a garage. Complete and in easy rebuild condition. Rare rare bird. Might still be there. I'd have to shoot ya' if I told ya. Walked away from it....got bigger fish to fry.


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Holy cow EZ......lets go get the beast...I have room in the toy box

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Ron Sands in PA had one for sale before he died, wonder what happened to it...

1937 Rearwin Speedster N19415

Serial Number 309

Very rare! Only 4 left

D4-87 Engine with 1 hour SOH

Extra D4-87 for spare - needs 1 cylinder

Disassembled and in storage for restoration

Many extra NOS parts - enough for 1-1/2 aircraft

New fuel tanks, wing hardware and ailerons

New spruce for wing spars

New wing ribs

Complete original logs

Serious inquiries only!

PRICE - $ 55,000.00





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I was hoping that when I saw it on the list at the top of this page that a new one was flying. I did get a nice shot of the one that was recently donated to the EAA museum to use in my next book, but I am always looking for another example of such a rare type. I guess the next Speedster we will see flying is the one that Tim Talon is just about finished restoring in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

Thanks guys.

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