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Apr 25^th, 2010 at 9:44pm

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The FAA Registry says this is a Navion, but it's the strangest Navion I've ever seen.

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http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/s177_SNF_general14.jpg
I have no idea what this is. Swift?

Culver Cadet

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Reply #1 - Apr 25^th, 2010 at 9:52pm

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That Navion looks Mooney-ish...

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Reply #2 - Apr 25^th, 2010 at 10:06pm

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Number four is what it says on the vertical tail - a Culver Cadet. Designed by Al Mooney who went on to greater things.

THIS IS NOT A PANAM CLIPPER

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Reply #3 - Apr 25^th, 2010 at 10:08pm

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No, the Cadet is the one below the one I'm asking about.

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Reply #4 - Apr 25^th, 2010 at 10:18pm

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Really enjoying this set! Cool

The Navion is a Model H (1960s).Never seen one before, either... I had to look that up. Grin

The mystery plane is almost definitely a Swift, probably a later Temco model, with a sliding-canopy mod, and an updated engine installation of some kind (and different cowling). The giveaways are the retractable gear very close to the leading edge, and the pronounced dihedral of the horizontal stabs.

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Reply #5 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 9:40am

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specter177 wrote on Apr 25^th, 2010 at 10:08pm:

No, the Cadet is the one below the one I'm asking about.

Finally noticed the URL

. Looks like a modified Swift - probably bigger engine and other stuff, see it has a constant speed. Not one of those Lopresti jobs, is it?

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Reply #6 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 9:53am

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That Howard looks mighty familiar. What is the N#?

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Reply #7 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 9:58am

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It looks like NC68431. Checked the registry, and it's actually from Daytona Beach. Cheesy

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Reply #8 - Apr 26^th, 2010 at 11:31am

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specter177 wrote on Apr 26^th, 2010 at 9:58am:

It looks like NC68431. Checked the registry, and it's actually from Daytona Beach. Cheesy

It looks like the howard my uncle owns, but its apparently not the one

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin&&&&"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates&&&&" Flying is a religion. A religion that asymilates all who get a taste of it." - Me&&&&"Make the most out of yourself, for that is all there is of you"- Ralf Waldo Emerson&&

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