tv series sanford & son w/ a plane rudder or stabilizer

[tom d. friedman]

many of you who are above 35 surely remember the old sanford & son tv show from the 70's!!! a challenge........ watch the closing credits at the end of the show, fred & lamont are loading the truck with junk, & lamont has what i'd swear to be an early rudder or stabilizer without fabric......... see what you think!!! maybe i'll be able to sleep better at night with an answer!!

[Steven M. Dennis]

Some more info in this thread about that Tom...

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... anford+son

Hope you sleep well now.

Steve

[tom d. friedman]

wow!!!!!! i'm not crazy!!! thanks!!

[Chris Brame]

Here's the item in question:



Can you ID it as being from a Stinson?

[tom d. friedman]

chris your no big dummy!!! as fred would call you!!! that's the exact film sequence!!!

[Chris]

Sure looks like a twin beech rudder to me. Even the short ribs for the vertical attachment of the trim tab. Everyone says it's from the 177 but I still have my doubts. I think Taigh might be able to shed some light on this one

[retroaviation]

I'm kinda thinkin' that it's a Beech 18 rudder as well. Here's a picture of one we have laying around (without the cutout for the trim tab)..........



Gary

[tom d. friedman]

like csi.... wix style!!

[muddyboots]

I always thought that was a bed frame...Only you guys would be able to correct that for me lol!

[Tim Landers]

I wonder how much Ol' Fred Sanford would have wanted for that! That would have been a great script.

[mustangdriver]

Is it still in the truck? The truck is in the Museum of American History.

[Tom Crawford]

As old Fred Sanford would have said...."Honey, You don't have heart burn, your left breast is in your soup"....