Bull Stearman (M2)
Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:22 pm
Got some photos today of Allan Lopez's Stearman M2. It was out of the hangar at Trenton Robbinsville for a while today.
The plane has not flown yet, but it is ready to go. Just waiting for the weather....
The plane has not flown yet, but it is ready to go. Just waiting for the weather....
Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:29 pm
Will he try and make it to Bartelesville?
Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:58 pm
steve dickey wrote:Will he try and make it to Bartelesville?
I believe so....
Steve
Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:07 pm
Thanks, I am so there!
I would hope he sells a ride for I would surely buy one in that!
I would hope he sells a ride for I would surely buy one in that!
Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:26 pm
steve dickey wrote:Thanks, I am so there!
I would hope he sells a ride for I would surely buy one in that!
You might have to ride in a mail sack
(it's single seat)
Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:26 pm
Airplanejunkie wrote:steve dickey wrote:Thanks, I am so there!
I would hope he sells a ride for I would surely buy one in that!
You might have to ride in a mail sack
(it's single seat)
Well that just proves how much I know about those and how much I don't pay attention
Mail sack?? What ever it takes
Nice
Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:39 am
That's beautiful. What a beast! Is this the Bull Stearman that was down at Haiti, Missouri as a project back in the early 90s?
Re: Nice
Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:01 am
astixjr wrote:That's beautiful. What a beast! Is this the Bull Stearman that was down at Haiti, Missouri as a project back in the early 90s?
It is a beast for sure....as many times as I've seen it, I still sometimes stop, scratch my head and say "what the *&&^*!!!!!)
I believe this one came from the Yukon. It went into a lake, was pulled out and sat for years on the shore before it was recovered. They didn't have much to start with.
www.poseybrothers.com has more info on the restoration. Look under the current projects tab.
Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:24 am
Awesome! I'd fly it. But of course, I would anything.
I've got a huge ... ummmm, "feelings" for mail planes.
I've got a huge ... ummmm, "feelings" for mail planes.
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:12 pm
Was there a variant with an in line engine? I built a model of an M2 in the sixties and it seems like it had a long tapering nose with a squarish radiator. Or am I thinking of something similar? Mine was dark red plastic and I painted the wings white. That was probably incorrrect as blazes but I thought it looked good at the time. lol.
Doug
Doug
Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:32 am
That was a Douglas M-2 model....have several of them
Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:35 pm
What engine in the Douglas version?
Liberty
Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:14 pm
Canso42 wrote:What engine in the Douglas version?
V12 Liberty engine.
At the risk of posting links
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/ ... _long.html
and for a photo:
http://www.pbase.com/fungiman/image/71863205
Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:18 pm
Was M-2 a mfg. designation or USPS? Thanks for the link AJ
Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:48 am
Canso42 wrote:Was M-2 a mfg. designation or USPS? Thanks for the link AJ
I believe they are both manufacturers designations.
Steve