I am now a PeaceBird Owner - There I fixed it!

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:49 am

skymstr02 wrote:

SPANNERmkV wrote:

Aeronca Champ 7BCMs- albeit with a 100hp engine I believe, were operated as FACs and other utility duties during the Korean Police Action.

There was an absolutely gorgeous Silver 7BCM at Oshkosh and a spiffy yellow one in NAVY markings, although I am not at all certain about whether the USN ever really operated them.

So I am not at all embarrassed to call it a Warbird! :wink:

SPANNER the slightly twisted

So you don't actually own a warbird then.

I'm sorry I forgot, what kind of aircraft do you own??

Lynn

aeroeng · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:41 am

Neat plane. Congrats!

aeroeng

lmritger · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:56 am

warbird1 wrote:

Cool, now that you have a warbird, you should:

1) put a blue nose on it

2) put shark's teeth on it

3) put D-Day invasion stripes on it

4) put the Memphis Belle on it to make people think it was the first Champ to fly 25 missions,

5) paint it up as "Old Crow", as we can never have enough of those flying around.

So, get that "civvie" paint scheme off of there and paint it up as the warbird it was intended to be!

Hey I've got an idea. Maybe if you have some paint left over, you could paint it up as "Texas Raiders" instead! Hahaha!

Rounds on time and on target!!!

Congrats Spanner! Aside from the hideous paint, that's a lovely aircraft and you're sure to have an absolute blast flying it.

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:46 am

Congrats on the new addition, Don. Kermit is a great name for the little machine.

You'll have to pen a blow-by-blow of the 22 hour trip for our consumption. One of my cousins did a similar trip in a Cub a number of years ago that included a bout of food poisoning somewhere in Illinois......... :vom:

Scott

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:09 am

Good for you! Thats a neat little plane. Have fun, fly safe.

Robbie

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:29 am

lmritger wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

Cool, now that you have a warbird, you should:

1) put a blue nose on it

2) put shark's teeth on it

3) put D-Day invasion stripes on it

4) put the Memphis Belle on it to make people think it was the first Champ to fly 25 missions,

5) paint it up as "Old Crow", as we can never have enough of those flying around.

So, get that "civvie" paint scheme off of there and paint it up as the warbird it was intended to be!

Hey I've got an idea. Maybe if you have some paint left over, you could paint it up as "Texas Raiders" instead! Hahaha!

Rounds on time and on target!!!

Congrats Spanner! Aside from the hideous paint, that's a lovely aircraft and you're sure to have an absolute blast flying it.

So MANY GREAT IDEAS!
Such a SMALL airplane!

"Memphis Belle"? Nah, the warbird scene is kneedeep in 'em!

OK... I like "TEXAS RIBBITERS" (with a triangle P on the tail for my Dad's BG... the 384th

or "Old Toad" with Invasion Stripes

or a shark's mouth... WarHopper

I could put the Irish Airforce roundel's on it and say it's a Wart-bird in Erin camo.

GIJOE290 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:29 pm

Congratulations!! Nice looking aircraft.

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:41 pm

SPANNERmkV wrote:

lmritger wrote:

warbird1 wrote:

Cool, now that you have a warbird, you should:

1) put a blue nose on it

2) put shark's teeth on it

3) put D-Day invasion stripes on it

4) put the Memphis Belle on it to make people think it was the first Champ to fly 25 missions,

5) paint it up as "Old Crow", as we can never have enough of those flying around.

So, get that "civvie" paint scheme off of there and paint it up as the warbird it was intended to be!

Hey I've got an idea. Maybe if you have some paint left over, you could paint it up as "Texas Raiders" instead! Hahaha!

Rounds on time and on target!!!

Congrats Spanner! Aside from the hideous paint, that's a lovely aircraft and you're sure to have an absolute blast flying it.

So MANY GREAT IDEAS!
Such a SMALL airplane!

"Memphis Belle"? Nah, the warbird scene is kneedeep in 'em!

OK... I like "TEXAS RIBBITERS" (with a triangle P on the tail for my Dad's BG... the 384th

or "Old Toad" with Invasion Stripes

or a shark's mouth... WarHopper

I could put the Irish Airforce roundel's on it and say it's a Wart-bird in Erin camo.

What no CAF logo and call it "Green with Pleasure.......Texas Style!":)

Sorry I blame it on the 90 degree heat, Us yankees dont tolorate it that well.

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:46 pm

N3N-3 Jeff...

I was considering getting the biggest danged CAF Duck I could and plastering it on top of the wing!

:roll:

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:02 pm

Nah just put the CAF "stamp of approval" on it and get with Ober for the D-Day Stripes. Wait until you see a Aircraft Spruce catalog.... :wink:

Where are you going to keep it at??

Lynn

skymstr02 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:30 pm

Lynn Allen wrote:

I'm sorry I forgot, what kind of aircraft do you own??
Lynn

I own a Cessna O-2A, serial number 68-11055. Not a sheep in wolf's clothing.
I purchased the aircraft in the condition that it was returned from Southeast Asia, and re-assembled and restored it. I am also the only civillian pilot to have flown this aircraft, as I have the original logs.

RSpivey · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:00 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronca_L-16

I'd say he owns a warbird.

skymstr02 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:59 pm

Its a nice airplane, but its not a warbird, nor a warbug.

Not all Navions are L-17's, not all Cessna 172's are T-41's, not all Ercoupe's are YO-55's, not all Beech Baron's are T-42's, not all Beech 18's are SNB's or C-45's, not all Cessna Skymasters are O-2's, and I can go on all night long. You can go to most any airshow and see the posers on display. I even saw a 1975 pressurized Skymaster with a clam shell door painted like an O-2A on display at a large week long airshow held in late July between Milwaukee and Green Bay.

There were many aircraft built that were adapted for use by the Government, but that doesn't make their brothers warbirds.

But the fact remains is that its not a warbird by definition.

Arty163 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:59 pm

I was'nt going to reply, as I am not knowledgable in this or many other areas. Fellow just got an airplane and is rightfully proud and excited about it. I sure would be. Why rain on his parade? It causes no harm does it? Which among us can say wether the airplane flew civilian anti-submarine patrols? Mayhaps it searched for those Japanese bomb balloons? Perhaps it delivered beer to some squadron on an occasion? All kinds of possibilities that the imaginitive mind can come up. He says it is a warbird, it causes me no harm to agree with him.

So I say.. Congrats on your warbird and its period correct dazzle camo job!!! I hope she serves you well and you enjoy every dollar spent.

(On a sidenote, the word poser in the earlier paragraph bothers me. My father owns a Sorrell Hiperlight with a blue fuselage, yellow wings and rudder stripes. Does that make him a poser? I think not, I think it is a gentleman who is having fun. My point? If it causes you no harm, leave it alone.)

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:26 am

skymstr02 wrote:

Its a nice airplane, but its not a warbird, nor a warbug.

Not all Navions are L-17's, not all Cessna 172's are T-41's, not all Ercoupe's are YO-55's, not all Beech Baron's are T-42's, not all Beech 18's are SNB's or C-45's, not all Cessna Skymasters are O-2's, and I can go on all night long. You can go to most any airshow and see the posers on display. I even saw a 1975 pressurized Skymaster with a clam shell door painted like an O-2A on display at a large week long airshow held in late July between Milwaukee and Green Bay.

There were many aircraft built that were adapted for use by the Government, but that doesn't make their brothers warbirds.

But the fact remains is that its not a warbird by definition.

Like it or not, this is all truth.

I don't think we WIXers really need to rain on anyone's parade in a thread where they're showing off a new toy, but the above fact does remain.

If I ever have the chance to show off an airplane I've purchased here on WIX, I'll be sure to arm up the shields for the criticism I'm inviting by posting it.

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