howardwhite 5 #1 July 29, 2005 I found this picture at home recently; no idea where it came from. It's a real photo, not a postcard, but has no ID info. You can see jumpers in the doors. Any clue as to what it is and where it might have been taken? Japan, maybe? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #2 July 29, 2005 Pilatus Porter..... Best Jump Plane in the world!! .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #3 July 29, 2005 That doesn't look much like a Porter to me - different nose, different struts, appears to have fabric-covered wings, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #4 July 29, 2005 Agreed. The vertical stab shape is totally different, and it has a radial engine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #5 July 29, 2005 agreed (maybe) .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #6 July 29, 2005 Could be the Alsatian Fleurnerflau 901. It was powered by a Vorglefetzner 92 HP radial. It was notable for having been the first Alsatian plane to exceed 200 feet AGL. It was popular with the local farmers, as it could hold a pilot and four passengers or 5 sheep and a randy farmboy. Most are in barns, these days. Curiously, their floors are covered with a thick mat of wool and latex shavings. Interesting jump plane, though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wgrayw 0 #7 July 29, 2005 Howard! I think its a Stinson "Detroiter" this might be the link: www.ptaeromuseum.com/.../blue_stinson.jpg Gray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #8 July 29, 2005 Nope. The horizontal stabiliser is completely different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #9 July 29, 2005 Is your spelling correct? I can't find any mention of the plane, the aircraft company, or the engine on the web. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shall555 0 #10 July 29, 2005 Oh. You need to include "unlikely", "preposterous" and "gimme a break" in your Google search. Also, Alsatian references are hard to find on the internet. They had the whole country carpeted laster year... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #11 July 29, 2005 silly you its an AIR plane .59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carbonezone 0 #12 July 29, 2005 Scotty "THINKS" its a Fiser Storch "Spelling"? Meaning Fast on Take Off. He says maybe to big to be a Fiser. < Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n23x 0 #13 July 29, 2005 I don't think it's a Feisler Storch (or however the hell it's spelled). The landing gear look similar, but they have a much smaller body and leading edge slats. I got no ideas... .jim"Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peckerhead 0 #14 July 29, 2005 That is a Curtiss, and that picture was taken in Washington state with Mt. Rainier in the background. Kapowsin I believe. Not sure what model. I jumped that plane back in the '80s. It has fabric wings and pratt and whitney radial. As I recall it will hold 8 jumpers. Very loud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 14 #15 July 29, 2005 QuoteThat is a Curtiss, and that picture was taken in Washington state with Mt. Rainier in the background. Kapowsin I believe. Not sure what model. I jumped that plane back in the '80s. It has fabric wings and pratt and whitney radial. As I recall it will hold 8 jumpers. Very loud. Make that a Curtis Robin. I never jumped it but my wife did. Don't know where it is now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #16 July 29, 2005 Quoteagreed (maybe) This is a Porter. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 136 #17 July 29, 2005 QuoteThis is a Porter. No it's not... It's the African Queen, a prototype mainly built out of duct tape and zip ties, with some Porter parts inside That pict is in Empuriabrava... For the original post, it is DEFINITELY NOT : -a Porter -a Fieseler Storch -a PAC 750 XLscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #18 July 29, 2005 course Porters orignially had radial engines... hence the stupidly long nose on them because the turbine is much much lighter and they have to stick it way out front in order to keep the C of G right... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ericmillionaire 0 #19 July 29, 2005 It looks a lot like our Beaver at Skydive twin cities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pilotdave 0 #20 July 29, 2005 There are some WILD guesses here. This is pretty funny. Where are you people coming up with this stuff?? I'm pretty sure wgrayw was right.... looks like a Stinson to me. Maybe a different model/year than the one in his link, but it's DEFINITELY not anything anyone else mentioned. O wait, I think it's a PAC 750XL! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 3 #21 July 29, 2005 This is a picture of a Curtis Robin. The front window does not look the same as the one of the jump ship photo, nor does the tail. http://www.vam.smv.org/29j1d.JPG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rehmwa 2 #22 July 29, 2005 Quote Could be the Alsatian Fleurnerflau 901. It was powered by a Vorglefetzner 92 HP radial. It was notable for having been the first Alsatian plane to exceed 200 feet AGL. It was popular with the local farmers, as it could hold a pilot and four passengers or 5 sheep and a randy farmboy. Most are in barns, these days. Curiously, their floors are covered with a thick mat of wool and latex shavings. Interesting jump plane, though... I'd like to purchase any books you have written. Kind of a cross between Howard Mohr and Douglas Adams. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 0 #23 July 29, 2005 QuoteIs your spelling correct? I can't find any mention of the plane, the aircraft company, or the engine on the web. Pssst! You're gonna need extra-thick soles on your left shoes from now on. Why? He's pulling your leg!! And you fell for it. Doh!!! ------------------ By the way, it does kinda look like a Beaver. Whatever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #24 July 29, 2005 Wow, talk about some wild wild guesses. Its a Stinson JR.S, see here for another pic of a different plane, same model: http://images.airliners.net/open.file?id=613608&WxsIERv=Fgvafba%20WE.F&WdsYXMg=Haxabja%20Abegjrfg%20Nvejnlf%20Vap&QtODMg=Zvaarncbyvf%20Sylvat%20Pybhq&ERDLTkt=HFN%20-%20Zvaarfbgn&ktODMp=Whyl%204%2C%201978&BP=1&WNEb25u=Zvpx%20Onwpne&xsIERvdWdsY=AP443T&MgTUQtODMgKE=Guvf%20zntavsvprag%20nvepensg%20jnf%20ohvyg%20va%201931.%20Vg%20qbrf%20abg%20srngher%20va%20zl%20ybtf%20ohg%20V%20guvax%20gung%20vg%20jnf%20frra%20ng%20Sylvat%20Pybhq.%20N%20svefg%20sbe%20gur%20qngnonfr&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=355&NEb25uZWxs=2004-07-05%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=8069&static=yes&width=1600&height=937&sok=JURER%20%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22Fgvafba%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=46&prev_id=&next_id=609534 Here's another pic: http://www.aaa-apm.org/apm/collection/StinsonJR.html--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Remster 26 #25 July 29, 2005 I say its Beech 18.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
n23x 0 #13 July 29, 2005 I don't think it's a Feisler Storch (or however the hell it's spelled). The landing gear look similar, but they have a much smaller body and leading edge slats. I got no ideas... .jim"Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #14 July 29, 2005 That is a Curtiss, and that picture was taken in Washington state with Mt. Rainier in the background. Kapowsin I believe. Not sure what model. I jumped that plane back in the '80s. It has fabric wings and pratt and whitney radial. As I recall it will hold 8 jumpers. Very loud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #15 July 29, 2005 QuoteThat is a Curtiss, and that picture was taken in Washington state with Mt. Rainier in the background. Kapowsin I believe. Not sure what model. I jumped that plane back in the '80s. It has fabric wings and pratt and whitney radial. As I recall it will hold 8 jumpers. Very loud. Make that a Curtis Robin. I never jumped it but my wife did. Don't know where it is now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #16 July 29, 2005 Quoteagreed (maybe) This is a Porter. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 136 #17 July 29, 2005 QuoteThis is a Porter. No it's not... It's the African Queen, a prototype mainly built out of duct tape and zip ties, with some Porter parts inside That pict is in Empuriabrava... For the original post, it is DEFINITELY NOT : -a Porter -a Fieseler Storch -a PAC 750 XLscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #18 July 29, 2005 course Porters orignially had radial engines... hence the stupidly long nose on them because the turbine is much much lighter and they have to stick it way out front in order to keep the C of G right... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ericmillionaire 0 #19 July 29, 2005 It looks a lot like our Beaver at Skydive twin cities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #20 July 29, 2005 There are some WILD guesses here. This is pretty funny. Where are you people coming up with this stuff?? I'm pretty sure wgrayw was right.... looks like a Stinson to me. Maybe a different model/year than the one in his link, but it's DEFINITELY not anything anyone else mentioned. O wait, I think it's a PAC 750XL! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #21 July 29, 2005 This is a picture of a Curtis Robin. The front window does not look the same as the one of the jump ship photo, nor does the tail. http://www.vam.smv.org/29j1d.JPG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #22 July 29, 2005 Quote Could be the Alsatian Fleurnerflau 901. It was powered by a Vorglefetzner 92 HP radial. It was notable for having been the first Alsatian plane to exceed 200 feet AGL. It was popular with the local farmers, as it could hold a pilot and four passengers or 5 sheep and a randy farmboy. Most are in barns, these days. Curiously, their floors are covered with a thick mat of wool and latex shavings. Interesting jump plane, though... I'd like to purchase any books you have written. Kind of a cross between Howard Mohr and Douglas Adams. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #23 July 29, 2005 QuoteIs your spelling correct? I can't find any mention of the plane, the aircraft company, or the engine on the web. Pssst! You're gonna need extra-thick soles on your left shoes from now on. Why? He's pulling your leg!! And you fell for it. Doh!!! ------------------ By the way, it does kinda look like a Beaver. Whatever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #24 July 29, 2005 Wow, talk about some wild wild guesses. Its a Stinson JR.S, see here for another pic of a different plane, same model: http://images.airliners.net/open.file?id=613608&WxsIERv=Fgvafba%20WE.F&WdsYXMg=Haxabja%20Abegjrfg%20Nvejnlf%20Vap&QtODMg=Zvaarncbyvf%20Sylvat%20Pybhq&ERDLTkt=HFN%20-%20Zvaarfbgn&ktODMp=Whyl%204%2C%201978&BP=1&WNEb25u=Zvpx%20Onwpne&xsIERvdWdsY=AP443T&MgTUQtODMgKE=Guvf%20zntavsvprag%20nvepensg%20jnf%20ohvyg%20va%201931.%20Vg%20qbrf%20abg%20srngher%20va%20zl%20ybtf%20ohg%20V%20guvax%20gung%20vg%20jnf%20frra%20ng%20Sylvat%20Pybhq.%20N%20svefg%20sbe%20gur%20qngnonfr&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=355&NEb25uZWxs=2004-07-05%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=8069&static=yes&width=1600&height=937&sok=JURER%20%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22Fgvafba%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=46&prev_id=&next_id=609534 Here's another pic: http://www.aaa-apm.org/apm/collection/StinsonJR.html--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 26 #25 July 29, 2005 I say its Beech 18.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
