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| Author: | JohnB [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
I saw this in Trade-A-Plane.. A tech school is selling a very, very early Aero Commander. It's non-airworthy but I can't imagine there is much value in the parts. It would be nice to see it saved...is there an Oklahoma aero museum? Aero Commander was a big player in the state's air history. http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/1664172.html |
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| Author: | bombadier29 [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
That's not the one that used to be displayed on the pole at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds is it? I think it was a pretty early model as well but it might have been blue. I know it was taken off the pole a few years ago but I have no idea what ever happened to it. |
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| Author: | JohnB [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
bombadier29 wrote: That's not the one that used to be displayed on the pole at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds is it? I think it was a pretty early model as well but it might have been blue. I know it was taken off the pole a few years ago but I have no idea what ever happened to it. I think that one may have been a prototype. Not sure. Aero Commander would make an interesting book, coming as it did from Ted Smith, formerly of Douglas A-26 fame, and later Aerostar. At any rate, it sounds like an interesting aircraft. As a fan of old business aircraft, I've always like the Aero Commander with its mini-airliner looks. I even had the Aurora plastic kit of and early 520 with the rounded nacelles. I saw a beautiful old one (pre-Shrike which had a pointed nose and flat nacelles) at a fly-in a couple of years back, so some restored ones are out here. |
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| Author: | Tiger Tim [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
JohnB wrote: Aero Commander would make an interesting book, coming as it did from Ted Smith, formerly of Douglas A-26 fame I've always meant to ask the WIX brain trust about that, the family resemblance is there for sure. -Tim |
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| Author: | JohnB [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
Smith and or the media frequently mentioned it when promoting his later aircraft, but he's not mentioned in Thompson's A-26 book, or Francillon's Douglas Aircraft Since 1920. So he must have been a junior designer on the project. |
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| Author: | K5DH [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
Wasn't Smith involved in the design of the A-20 Havoc? If you squint a little when you look at one, the Aero Commander sort of resembles the A-20. |
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| Author: | Chris Brame [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
Any guesses as to the ID of this plane? I cross-referenced the 1953-built examples and came up with around seven or eight based in Oklahoma but no info on the owners. |
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| Author: | tulsaboy [ Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
I volunteer at the Tulsa museum. I will make sure the curator knows. |
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| Author: | JohnB [ Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
tulsaboy wrote: I volunteer at the Tulsa museum. I will make sure the curator knows. That would be great. I'd sure like to see it saved. |
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| Author: | Stephan Wilkinson [ Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
I used to fly a Shrike Commander. Lots of Commander twins in the weeds all over the U. S. It costs way more to overhaul their run-out engines than the airplanes are worth. |
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| Author: | Chris Brame [ Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
Listing is gone. Tulsaboy, did your museum get it? |
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| Author: | tulsaboy [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
I know the curator talked with them about it. Past that I don't know. I will find out! kevin |
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| Author: | JohnB [ Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
Kevin...what did you find out? |
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| Author: | slinky [ Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
That is not the prototype "Blue Goose" that was on the pole at the OKC Fairgrounds....It is under restoration here at the Vo-tec. Not sure where it will be going when they finish it. I have pix somewhere..... |
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| Author: | JohnCFord [ Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Very early Aero Commander for sale in Tulsa...non-flying |
There is one sitting on the ramp at OUN that seems to be looking for a new owner. It is a complete airplane in need of some TLC. ~J~ |
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