Sitting outside on a farm in Indiana.
What is it?
Tim
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Sitting outside on a farm in Indiana.
What is it?
Tim
Looks kinda like an old Pitcairn autogyro?
No, tail is all wrong as is the cockpit for the Pitcairn. This looks like a conventional airplane of some sort (minus the wings).
Parasol winged single-seater. Baby Ace?
Ron Wanttaja
Or a biplane, can't tell if there's a lower wing attachment behind the sawhorse.
Sitting outside for how long? I'd venture a guess... I don't know what it once was, but now it looks suspiciously like ex-airplane scrap.
Looks like the wheels are 8 feet apart...:eek:
Wheels? What wheels? There is no gear or wheels in the pic. There is a tail wheel though.
It does have wide wheels.
Wife is visiting her parents in Indiana, and sent me another pic.
Im new to the EAA forums. I think I'm posting pics properly, but it's fighting me.
I had a "Preview" button on original post, but now I don't see one.
I'll hit the "Post Quick Reply" button and hopefully the pic gets added.
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I think RonW has a pretty good guess. I think it's an Ace D, from the tail (some of the other models have a round tail).
I vote for a one-off.
Based on the flat sides and square corners, it looks metal skinned. Might can find out what it is through the FAA registry.
Some resemblance to a Baby Ace but more differences than similarities.
Fuselage looks Baby Aceish, but gear looks spring steel on the farm pic vs this Ace.
FAA search for the blurry number on the tail (N6379?) says 1974 Bowling X-Wind.
No hits in the inter-web on that.
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Could it be a Citabria Pro?
TGunn: Nailed it.
Paint matches, shape matches, same muffler on the left side of the boot cowl.
https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contr...lborg/8185.htm
All ya need is a pair of Luscombe "8" ragwings and she be good to go! Was flying in 2008 apparently.
Photographed by Walter van Tilborg
Good job, Marty.Quote:
Originally Posted by martymayes
How'd you find that pic?
Tim Gunnoe
Very Cool! Now.....someone needs to champion getting it back together!