Biplane pics?

[stuntflyr]

Re: Biplane pics?

Yes, the crash claiming Tommy's life happened in 2002. Time flies.

The reason I brought it up was that the original poster used Tommy's name instead of David Rose's name when asking about the Biplanes. I was attempting to clear up any misunderstandings.

Chris...

[Apteryx]

Re: Biplane pics?

Walt-
A lot of pictures available are copyrighted, if you join up here, or give us a e-mail address, we can "share" photo's without infringing on any rights.
There was a great airborne shot of it on Trade-A-Plane's cover, a few years back. They might be able to help, if no one here has any. I'll do some rummaging...

Paul

[Apteryx]

Re: Biplane pics?

(I just KNEW I should have made it down to the Bipe hangar)

Don-
Biplane/Formula One hanger, lot's of interesting things going on in there, and it's in the shade, (or sheltered from the snow...whatever).
Drop in some time.

Paul

[Apteryx]

Re: Biplane pics?

Walt-
Check here , a number of Cobra models, and some history, and at least one available on e-bay.
FYI- fuselage started out as Midget Mustang project.
I've collected a few pictures I can share, if you want.

Paul

[Air Race Addict]

Re: Biplane pics?

I'm looking for color photos of Dave Forbes Cobra 22. I've located it in the Arkansas Air Museum, but they haven't replied. Of course, I'm willing to pay if necessary. I'm building a scale R/c model just 'cause it's so different.
Walt Thyng
Illinois

Here ya go Walt (and anyone else interested). Took this in Reno in 83.
Bill, (aka: Air Race Addict)

[jarrodeu]

Re: Biplane pics?

What's in the background?

Jarrod

[speeddemon]

Re: Biplane pics?

What's in the background?

Jarrod

Of Bill's picture? The Snowbirds? Is that what you are asking about?

[jarrodeu]

Re: Biplane pics?

Of Bill's picture? The Snowbirds? Is that what you are asking about?

Yes, that's what I was talking about, sorry I wasn't clear. When did the Snow birds first come to reno?

Jarrod

[speeddemon]

Re: Biplane pics?

Yes, that's what I was talking about, sorry I wasn't clear. When did the Snow birds first come to reno?

Jarrod

I think they first came in '77? Maybe '79? Again in '83, but they were very unhappy about how they were treated (as were the Blues that year) and didn't come back until the mid'90's one year.

[FlyinLo]

Re: Biplane pics?

I'm looking for color photos of Dave Forbes Cobra 22. I've located it in the Arkansas Air Museum, but they haven't replied. Of course, I'm willing to pay if necessary. I'm building a scale R/c model just 'cause it's so different.
Walt Thyng
Illinois

Are you sure it is in the Arkansas Air Museum? That's the one in Fayetteville, right? I was just there in July for the first flight of my biplane racer Miss Gianna and visited the museum. There was a lot of interesting stuff in there, but I didn't see Cobra. I would have remembered seeing an old biplane racer.

Here are a couple of photos from taxi testing and the first flight going by the museum building.

[Apteryx]

Re: Biplane pics?

Jeff & Walt-
This link shows it at
Arkansas Aerospace Education Center
3301 East Roosevelt Road
Little Rock, AR 72206
(Little Rock Airport)
(501)-376-IMAX (info number)
e-mail: aerospace@aerospaced.org

Sounds like a different place...
(looks different in orange)

Paul

[hondas57]

Re: Biplane pics?

Folks,
I am the son of Pat Hines who raced Sundacer back in the late 1970's and early 80's. If anyone has pics of Sundancer, could you please send them to me at john.a.hines@boeing.com.

I miss those days. Reno was always the high light to the end of my summer vacation as a kid. I loved to watch my father and Don Beck go at it.
Thanks,
John