Hello all,
I am trying to interpret the original colors found in the attached photo. I know for a fact that the wings are orange. The real question is the color of the fuselage. Other period Spartan School aircraft, specifically the C3 series of aircraft, were black with orange wings, an orange stripe with the Spartan logo, and (I think) an orange number. The lettering on the fuselage that says "Spartan School" I believe was yellow. The fuselage of all of the biplanes was black. There is some anecdotal information from Spartan students from the 1930's, most of whom are now deceased, that the C2 monoplane series was delivered in a standard scheme of maroon fuselage with orange wings. This is how the airplane in our museum is painted. The other intact surviving C2 is painted black with orange wings. Neither is wrong, but I'm most interested in trying to determine what the original scheme was for our airplane. The photo below is, happily, the exact airplane located in our museum. It does appear to me that the cowling is painted a silver color. I believe that the N-number is in yellow. Does anyone have any idea about the fuselage? I know that red and black both can read as black in vintage photos. Can anyone help? Thanks so much!
kevin
