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  1. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    It's great to have friends involved in aviation! Austin, creator of X-Plane 10 Global | The World?s Most Advanced Flight Simulator | X-Plane.com came over and picked us up in his Columbia 400 for the 48 NM flight to what has to be one of the nicest grass runways in the country. It's 7000 x 400 of perfectly manicured Grass. Home : Triple Tree Aerodrome

    The thing that's neat about Clemson is that it is very scenic, on a beautiful lake, and you can fly right over campus as we did on departure.
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    Austin had a neat program he created that we played with on the way, and interesting enough, this weekend I found an article in Plane and Pilot that mentioned it. Note that as you move away or towards and airport, it is constantly recalculating the correct path back to the runway. In the event of trouble, such as an engine failure, this could be a life saving device.
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    Coming in to a fly in like this where 300-400 plane are there or arriving is riveting...as everyone tries to keep an eye out for traffic. There were at least 5 aircraft around us as we came in. The traffic system on the 400 is remarkable. I can see why someone would want this feature. Nothing like having a voice call out traffic 1 mile nine o'clock low and then finding it right where it was pointed out by the TAS. I can only imagine how cool flying in at Oshkosh or Lakeland must be....Landing was fast, but very smooth.
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    We are lucky to be not too far from the factory at Just Aircraft. Alain de Cadenet Alain de Cadenet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia is building one now, and as you might expect, with the most powerful engine to date at 180HP. Just Aircraft: The SuperStol

    The short field performance is crazy. Go to about 4:50 on this video to see it land. Only a helicopter can do better.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=R9SgvSRP1Fw#t=225
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    The thing I enjoy most about these fly ins, would have to be the variety of aircraft, and to see them in flight. I was told the tower is an actual WWII tower that was purchased and restored. It is fits well...
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    Speaking of STOL, this is the ultimate. I've seen picturs, but never in person. It would be interesting to see it perform.

    WREN 460 | PlaneAndPilotMag.com

    STANDARD DATA: Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,800. Empty wt. 1,690. Fuel capacity 65. Engine 230-hp Continental.
    PERFORMANCE: Top mph 160. Cruise mph 151. Stall mph 31. Initial climb rate 1,080. Range 1,150. Ceiling 19,200. Takeoff run 270. Landing roll 250.

    Until the first part of 1972, the Wren Aircraft Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas, manufactured a STOL light aircraft using a new Cessna 182 airframe. With a design developed by James Robertson, the Wren 460 uses four Wren devices to provide the 182 with slow-flight and STOL capability. The four devices are (1) full-span double-slotted flaps to increase lift coefficient, (2) an increased wing section nose radius to postpone wing stall to 20 degrees angle of attack, (3) two small horizontal control surfaces-known as the Robertson ultralow-speed nose control system-mounted on both sides of the cowling immediately behind the propeller to use the propeller slipstream in slow flight pitch control, and (4) five feathering drag plates—known as “Wren’s teeth”—added to each upper wing surface to overcome adverse aileron yaw and decrease lift and increase drag on the low wing during a turn.

    An optional Hartzell/Wren Beta reversible-pitch propeller gives the 460 the ability to clear a 500-foot obstacle yet still come to a full stop in 1,000 feet. The added lift devices permit amazing slow-flight capability. In fact, the Wren is more maneuverable at slow speeds than at faster cruising speeds. With 20 degrees of flaps and an airspeed of 70 mph, the engine is at 21% power, thus allowing an endurance of over 15 hours.
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    Thanks for posting. An incredible mix of airplanes. Wish I was there.
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    Cool.. pardon my ignorance but what's the 5th one down red and white and looks like a Beaver?

    Oh and a Grumman Goose!

    Thanks too for link to X-Plane.. looks interesting.. I'm attending a similar event downunder here in a few days and will be looking at Avionics and iPad software especially..
     
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    Cessna 195
     
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    Excellent, thank you, I'm sorry not knowledgeable at all on many models but I will slowly rectify that.
     
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    I believe that is a Widgeon, not a Goose. Goose is larger and usually has radial engines.

    A friend of mine had a Widgeon for a while. When he bought it, another friend of mine, who was very experienced, commented that he had known several people who had owned Widgeons, and every one had sunk theirs at some point. I can't remember if my friend ended up sinking his, or he sold it before he had a chance to...

     
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    A Fieseler Storch in U.S. D-Day markings? That's rather strange.....
     
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    Excellent.. thanks for the correction, looking them up is an interesting exercise.

    It certainly looks as though it's parked nice high and dry so this one in no danger of sinking at least!

    On a side note I was researching polar routes and came across this incredible gentleman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Blair,_Jr. who as a US Air Force Captain flew a modified P-51 across the North Pole from Norway->Alaska in 1951.. must have been some extra fuel he managed to get on board.. I need to research that one too now.

    He was ultimately killed flying a Grumman Goose after an amazing career.
     
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    A likely "embellishment" but....

    Fieseler Fi 156 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    During the war a number of Störche were captured by the Allies. One became the personal aircraft of Field Marshal Montgomery. Others were used as the personal aircraft of Air Vice Marshal Arthur Coningham and Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst, who acquired his Storch in North Africa, and flew it subsequently in Italy and North-West Europe.

    The British captured 145, of which 64 were given to the French as war compensation from Germany
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    The hanger is loaded with nice toys including what may be the very best Spartan Executive on the planet. The views from here are just incredible, with an 80 ft higher elevation on this end of the runway.

    Check out the big light that looks out over the lake in front of the hanger. I was told that back in the day, this is how they navigated, with these beacons spaced out through out the country every 50 miles.

    Note the large RC Aircraft. Every year they have the largest model aircraft meet in the country, perhaps the world. Some of these models are huge! Check out this link below, with the Joe Nall being the biggest.

    Joe Nall 2013 : Triple Tree Aerodrome

    RC Fly-ins : Triple Tree Aerodrome

    About the Spartan Executive

    Mrs. Mennen - Aristocrat of the Air

    Spartan History


    The Spartan Executive has it roots in the Oil Industry.

    In 1928, the Tulsa, Oklahoma based Skelly Oil Company formed the Spartan Aircraft Company. It became the successor to an aircraft company established in 1926 which had been marketing planes under the “Spartan” brand name. Skelly’s interest in aviation had been born out of the fact that the Skelly Oil Company had become a major supplier of aviation fuel.

    Through a series of acquisitions, J. Paul Getty took ownership of the Spartan Aircraft Company in 1935. Getty, who inherited his father’s oil business and parlayed it into a sizable fortune, became the richest man in the world. Getty’s ambitions were not to build a business, but to build an empire: “No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or get rich in business by being a conformist”. That sort of unconventional enthusiasm was shared by the Spartan Aircraft Company, causing it to make a complete departure from anything it had ever done before – from anything any aircraft manufacturer had ever done. The secret development project which commenced in 1935 would yield an aircraft that was far ahead of its time – in performance, in appearance, and in luxury. The Spartan 7W “Executive” was a showstopper.

    It was clear from the beginning that the Executive was an airplane unlike any other. Its design was geared to the opulent tastes of the captains of industry. The management of Spartan knew first-hand that rich oil executives wanted speed, comfort, and luxury; and that they were willing to pay for it. No aircraft manufacturer had an offering which satisfied all of these criteria – speed, comfort, and luxury in a modern design. The Spartan Aircraft Company decided to change that. The Spartan Executive set a new standard for excellence in aviation.

    While most of the country was still reeling from the Great Depression, Spartan set out to design its elegant transport. In 1935 design work began headed by veteran design engineer James B. Ford. The prototype Model 7 (or “Standard Seven”) made its maiden flight on March 8, 1936. It was piloted by Edmund T. Allen – “one of the nation’s crack test pilots”. The Standard Seven was powered by a seven cylinder, 285 horsepower Jacobs L-5 engine, and attained a speed of 140 m.p.h.. Although the airplane was considered a success, it needed more power to offer the performance that would-be Spartan customers desired. As a result, Spartan engineers went back to the drawing board and emerged with a re-designed Executive powered by the Pratt & Whitney R985 “Wasp Jr.” producing 450 horsepower and outfitted with a Hamilton-Standard constant speed propeller measuring 8.5 feet in diameter. This improved model became known as the 7-W, and made its first flight on September 14, 1936. With this new and enhanced configuration, the Executive achieved cruise speeds of a then remarkable 200 m.p.h. and a range of over 1,000 miles. The Spartan Executive model 7-W received certification from the Bureau of Airworthiness on February 15, 1937.

    Only 34 Executives were produced – production ended on September 9, 1940 with the completion of the Mrs. Mennen (serial # 34).

    With a starting price of roughly $23,500, the pool of potential customers for the Executive was limited to corporations and very wealthy individuals. Sixteen were sold to oil companies; nine to other corporations. Two were sold to private individuals. Five were exported to Latin America for use by military generals and other government officials – three of which were ultimately exported to Spain and saw action in the Spanish Civil War. The British RAF purchased three for use as trainers in the early stages of World War II.

    When the U.S. entered World War II, sixteen Executives were purchased from their individual owners for use as transports under the military designation UC-71. At the end of the war, most were re-purchased by the original owners. Unfortunately, however, two were destroyed in accidents while serving in the military.

    Howard Hughes, the world’s most famous recluse and aircraft designer, is reported to have flown an Executive. King Ghazi of Iraq was so impressed with the airplane that he commissioned the manufacture of the “Eagle of Iraq” – a specially outfitted Executive complete with his Coat-of-Arms, an extra luxurious interior, and other custom features. The 1939 Bendix Trophy was won by a Spartan Executive at speeds of nearly 197 m.p.h..

    When World War II broke out in December 1941, J. Paul Getty guided Spartan in a more patriotic direction. During the war years, Spartan built Navy trainers, operated an aircraft mechanic’s school, operated a refresher course for pilots from the Royal Air Force (the United Kingdom Refresher program), provided schooling in meteorology, instrument overhaul, radio engineer/operator, and a flight training program.

    After the war, Spartan dabbled in various peacetime opportunities in an effort to keep all of the staff hired during the war employed: Spartan operated an airline – “Spartan Airlines, Inc.”; the Spartan factory was used to convert military aircraft back to civilian use (including the Executives pressed into service during the war); and plans were formulated for a new post war aircraft based on the Executive.

    The new variant of the Executive was dubbed the Model 12. The biggest change in the Model 12 was that it featured a tri-cycle gear as opposed to the tail wheel design of the 7W Executive. Unfortunately, Getty made the decision that there was no future in aircraft manufacturing and canceled the program – even before the prototype Model 12 had flown. Spartan, it seemed was out of the aircraft business.

    Having decided to leave the aircraft business, Getty needed to find other products to manufacture in the Spartan factory. Many were considered: refrigerators, automobiles, and furnaces to name a few. In the end, Getty decided that house trailers showed the most promise – veterans returning from overseas would need a place to live. So it was that the Spartan Aircraft Company evolved into a manufacturer of “mobile” homes, incorporating all of the lessons learned in producing one of the greatest airplanes ever made. Trailer operations continued until roughly 1960.

    Getty sold his interests in Spartan in 1968. Some years later, the Spartan School was sold, becoming a stand alone private educational concern. It continues to thrive and has a loyal cadre of alumni throughout the world.

    With the introduction of the Spartan Executive, the Spartan Aircraft Company created a lifestyle which was known to only a very few of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful. Of the 34 produced, today only a dozen examples remain.
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    very cool, so where was the Evolution? ;) I talked to Randy this last week at Crescent.
     
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    He said they just got the interior done...so should be soon. I know that last year he was showing 402 mph when he flew to EAA. Here is part of that flight path on flightaware. Showing 352 mph. That is fast even if it is a tuboprop.

    Was Alain De Cadenet at Cresent? I think Randy said he was going to be or was there last year perhaps.

    Flight Track Log ? N844X ? 30-Jul-2012 ? KRAP - KRDM ? FlightAware
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