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MIDWEST ANTIQUE AIRPLANE CLUB GATHERING AT BRODHEAD
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:03 pm
by wacoykc
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:04 pm
by wacoykc
Add a Bucker Jungman, Pietenpols, Hatz Biplanes, New Standard D-29, Heath Parasol
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:22 pm
by Holedigger
Sounds like quite a fleet, Where are the pics!?!?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:10 pm
by Baldeagle
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:40 am
by Mike
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
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:23 am
by wacoykc
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!
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:25 pm
by stearmoth
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
Hans
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:59 am
by Eric Presten
Was there a Speedster, or a Sportster?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:42 pm
by wacoykc
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:57 pm
by Wheels up
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:01 pm
by wacoykc
Holy cow EZ......lets go get the beast...I have room in the toy box
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:59 pm
by Baldeagle
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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Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:51 pm
by Eric Presten
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.