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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 22, 2022 20:05:44 GMT 12
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Naki.
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Post by Naki. on Aug 22, 2022 22:33:01 GMT 12
A Super Cub looks like a Cheyenne?!
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Post by pepe on Aug 23, 2022 11:09:38 GMT 12
or a Pawnee?
To be fair i think all Cessna's pretty much look the same...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 23, 2022 12:12:57 GMT 12
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Aug 23, 2022 14:16:54 GMT 12
Of course many types in the Piper family share parts from a common lineage. PA-28 series through PA-32, 34 as an example.
Consequently there are family resemblances. I think de Havilland of the 1920s and '30s showed a similar trait. Do you think all Moths look the same?
The same can be said of Cessna from the 150 through 170, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207 virtually. Likewise Beechcraft with Bonanza/Baron series.
To the trained eye (read anorak-wearing enthusiast) the differences are obvious, and like a mother that sees the uniqueness of each of her children, the trained observer will voraciously point them out...!
(I used to have that poster on my wall as a kid. Is there any hope for me...?)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 23, 2022 16:53:29 GMT 12
Apart from knowing what a Pawnee is, and also a brilliant flight in Bill and Neroli Henwood's Super Cub, and being very familiar with what a Cub and a Super Cub look like, I have never had anything to do with the other Piper types. They hold no affection for me as I have literally never had anything to do with them. I have never studied them, read about them, photographed them, etc, as they're outside of my area of interest, so to me they are simply planes in the background at the airfield. I could never tell you what model each is. They all look pretty much the same - a Piper is a Piper. Some have one engine, dunno what they are, some have two engines, again dunno.
Of course anyone who works with them or hangs around an airport where they are the main feature gets to recognise them. I have never had that experience. They mean nothing to my interests. Sorry of a few of you cannot see the humour, and took this post the wrong way...
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Aug 23, 2022 19:24:18 GMT 12
Look up the PA-48 Enforcer if you don't know what it is already - that's a Piper that will appeal I'm sure.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 23, 2022 19:49:43 GMT 12
Yep, how to ruin a perfectly good Mustang.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Aug 23, 2022 21:21:34 GMT 12
... I have never had anything to do with the other Piper types. They hold no affection for me as I have literally never had anything to do with them. I have never studied them, read about them, photographed them, etc, as they're outside of my area of interest, so to me they are simply planes in the background at the airfield. I could never tell you what model each is. They all look pretty much the same - a Piper is a Piper. Some have one engine, dunno what they are, some have two engines, again dunno. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps you don't know of what you're missing out Dave! Many of us here are for the historic, classic, antique, and unique types that occupy hallowed positions in our aviation tapestry. Others are passionate about flight; hang-gliders to helicopters, bombers to balloons, Pipers to P-40s, and anything in between. Others of us actually fly. I've never been able to adequately describe the sensations and satisfaction of being Pilot-in-command, even of a humble PA-28 140 or C-A152 just bashing around the circuit. Some of us are all of the above, and see beauty in all things that fly and acknowledge accordingly. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 23, 2022 21:28:44 GMT 12
I never said anything about beauty or lack there of. And I said nothing against Piper types apart from wasting a Mustang.
All those Pipers are pretty cool and classic designs... that all look alike. That is all.
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Post by Antonio on Aug 23, 2022 21:30:27 GMT 12
"I said nothing against Piper types apart from wasting a Mustang. "
Brilliant
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Post by Antonio on Aug 24, 2022 14:44:47 GMT 12
Thinking more about this subject I have to concede that all Cubs look the same too.... Gorgeous   |
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Post by madmac on Aug 24, 2022 19:05:37 GMT 12
Now just remember that not all Cubs are Pipers and you will be fine.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Aug 24, 2022 19:19:29 GMT 12
I know a lot of pilots that couldn't tell a Mustang and a Spitfire apart. Sad but true!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 24, 2022 19:39:01 GMT 12
Yes, I have struck that too. We all have our own areas of focus and knowledge.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 24, 2022 19:39:28 GMT 12
Now just remember that not all Cubs are Pipers and you will be fine. Some are Carbon. |
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Post by madmac on Aug 24, 2022 20:06:38 GMT 12
Also available from American Legend Backcountry Super Cub Custom Flight Ltd Dakota Cub Javron Inc Assuming someone didn't just build a homebuilt one out of Univair parts. Kitplanes article on the differances between the super cub kits www.kitplanes.com/super-cub-kit-comparison/Edit: Some how I missed the orginal certified clone by Aviat aircraft |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Aug 25, 2022 18:58:59 GMT 12
Actually what I'm personally impressed by is people who can readily identify the billion and one different Waco alphabet series biplanes out there!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 25, 2022 19:51:00 GMT 12
Amen to that Leo!
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