Name that airplane
Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:04 am
Hi All,
A guy on another forum posted some pics from Airsho, and caught this bird taxiing out with the Tora team. Any idea what it is? It appears to be some kind of T-6 derivative..possibly a P-64, but last I knew the only survivor was in the EAA Museum, and hadn't flown in years.
SN
A guy on another forum posted some pics from Airsho, and caught this bird taxiing out with the Tora team. Any idea what it is? It appears to be some kind of T-6 derivative..possibly a P-64, but last I knew the only survivor was in the EAA Museum, and hadn't flown in years.
SN
Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:51 am
It looks like one of the NA-50 replicas - I love those!
Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:22 am
I'll name it 'Stan' or maybe 'Fred'. Oh, that isn't what you mean?!
I'll get me coat!
Cheers,
Matt
I'll get me coat!
Cheers,
Matt
Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:18 am
Is that possibly the NA-50 replica for sale at Courtesy?
Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:57 am
I'll name it 'Stan' or maybe 'Fred'. Oh, that isn't what you mean?!
I'll name it...Bill, or George..anything but Sue!!
SN
Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:02 am
P-64 replica with a lot of work from Nelson Ezell and gang. Based at Alice, Texas for now. It has a 1820 in it and climbs like heII.
Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:02 am
Obergrafeter wrote:P-64 replica with a lot of work from Nelson Ezell and gang. Based at Alice, Texas for now. It has a 1820 in it and climbs like heII.
and lands funny on short skinny runways
but...ooooppps so do some other funny lookin warbirdy thangs
Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:01 am
It's funny that everyone now calls it a P-64 replica, when it was actually built as an NA-50 replica. I recently had one of the mechanics who was working on it in Alice, TX insist that he's still going to call it a P-64, because "it just sounds better than saying NA-50." Ahhh, the truth, although interesting, is irrelevant. 
Here is some info that I saved over the years that was used as a reference when we finished putting that airplane together (it was started by someone else, and we just did some of the final assembly and fabrication)..........
Gary
Here is some info that I saved over the years that was used as a reference when we finished putting that airplane together (it was started by someone else, and we just did some of the final assembly and fabrication)..........
Gary
Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:12 pm
The truth is that the differance is only in the destination of the aircraft when built and armament. Like paint color what ever the owner wants to call it is what it is. Kind of like a B-24A and LB-30. Lets not get nit picky. You can start throwing rocks now my house is not made of glass.
Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:39 pm
Was the last flyable P-64 the EAA ship that Paul P did his airshows in?
Steve G
Steve G
Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:58 pm
Obergrafeter wrote:The truth is that the differance is only in the destination of the aircraft when built and armament. Like paint color what ever the owner wants to call it is what it is. Kind of like a B-24A and LB-30. Lets not get nit picky. You can start throwing rocks now my house is not made of glass.
No rock throwing here. Just stating how I thought it was funny that when we were working on it, it was an "NA-50." However, now everyone calls it a "P-64." Y'all can call it a Super-modified-petroleum-consumer for all I care. I was simply trying to throw some interesting factoids out there for those that are interested.
Gary
Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:34 pm
And interesting they are, Gary. Thanks for the info!
SN
SN