Any NA O-47 Pic.s?

over/out · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:58 pm

I was just zipping around on my Blk. '85 Honda Spree with 134 Org. Miles on it (the 1st owner past away and it was inside an RV in a sale) in my home Country of Texas :wink:

and I thought: "Hay! Them Wixers always show pic.s of old metal birds, I wounder if they have any of the Mighty & Cool NA O-47?" :supz:

I just love that bird! Well I'll just be waiting, and looking out for my Purple Martins ( they get here around Jan. 29) Thanks again, Anthony

spiteful21k · **Joined:** Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:42 pm **Posts:** 21

I have a few on my Blog geek

http://kevsaviationpics.blogspot.com.au/search/label/O-47

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

A few here too ... source SDASM archives

North American O-47B

North American O-47

North American O-47A

North American O-47

North American O-47 MO ANG

North American O-47 Douglas O-38E

WallyB · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:13 pm

Caught one "in the wild" in 1977...

Looks a lot better today :supz:

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:43 pm

Aren't there a couple left that could be candidates to be fliers? I thought there were at least two under slow restoration.

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C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

WIXerGreg wrote:

Aren't there a couple left that could be candidates to be fliers? I thought there were at least two under slow restoration.

Planes of Fame has one slowly going back together to replace the one that got wrecked in the early '80s. I remember seeing the previous bird at an airshow at Deer Valley airport here in Arizona but, unfortuntely, did not get to see it fly.

JFS61 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:44 pm **Posts:** 305

For some reason, every time I see one of these my first reaction is that I'm looking at a TBD and not an O-47 (no doubt due to the belly shape resembling an inverted version of the TBD's domed cockpit).

gary1954 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:37 pm

WallyB wrote:

Caught one "in the wild" in 1977...

Looks a lot better today :supz:

Wally, do you have any pictures of the B-25 in the background?

WallyB · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:46 pm

gary1954 wrote:

WallyB wrote:

Wally, do you have any pictures of the B-25 in the background?

Sorry, no I don't. Very late in the evening and everything was locked up. Hence my close up of a chainlink fence geek

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gary1954 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:49 pm

WallyB wrote:

gary1954 wrote:

WallyB wrote:

Wally, do you have any pictures of the B-25 in the background?

Sorry, no I don't. Very late in the evening and everything was locked up. Hence my close up of a chainlink fence geek

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Drat!!

K5DH · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:30 am

I've always wondered, why the huge exhaust stack on the O-47? Seems like it would have been easier to exhaust out the lower portion of the cowling and not have the long tailpipe.

Thomas_Mac · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:26 pm

k5dh wrote:

I've always wondered, why the huge exhaust stack on the O-47? Seems like it would have been easier to exhaust out the lower portion of the cowling and not have the long tailpipe.

Wonder if its a similar arrangement to a Harvard for cockpit heat? (shot in the dark

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51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:52 pm

k5dh wrote:

I've always wondered, why the huge exhaust stack on the O-47? Seems like it would have been easier to exhaust out the lower portion of the cowling and not have the long tailpipe.

My guess is carbon monoxide issues as there are windows that can be opened on either side under the wing along the lower crew compartment.
There are also fuel tanks that extend to the lower skin of the fus under the pilot and aft of the firewall.
I have fond memories of the POF O Bird. 1st warbird I worked on, flew in and 1st time I ever wore a parachute.

over/out · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:34 pm

WOW! THANK YOU EVERYONE! That sure got me off of my scooter!

Purple Martin Scouts should be in this week along with Air Classics

! Thanks again, Anthony :drink3:

jdvoss · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:44 pm

Attached is a W.T. (Bill) Larkins photo of a rather sun beaten surplus O-47 taken presumably at Chino, CA. The letter code of "K" on the nose indicates that it was based at Stockton AAF, CA.

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