tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post6094440804803723993..comments2024-03-29T07:19:11.970-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Big Muddy; Aerial EditionComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-26899438973850915442015-05-06T09:20:52.185-04:002015-05-06T09:20:52.185-04:00That isn't a lashup, it's a "tow"...That isn't a lashup, it's a "tow", even though it's pushed. On the Ohio and Missasip they push tows, on the Hudson, they tow tows (usually just one barge). Less efficient, 'cuz your barge catches your propwash and "pulls back"Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-21982673605495426262015-05-05T15:31:07.272-04:002015-05-05T15:31:07.272-04:00So you're saying that it's probably not go...So you're saying that it's probably not going to make a good aerobat?Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-78761026877728951092015-05-05T11:14:25.718-04:002015-05-05T11:14:25.718-04:00SP, a Stinson Voyager.
That particular Fly Baby w...SP, a Stinson Voyager.<br /><br />That particular Fly Baby was built in 1975 (likely over several years prior to that). Any wood and fabric airplane that old should be the subject of a rather good pre-purchase inspection by somebody who knows that they are about.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-69842093495239114712015-05-05T09:13:48.722-04:002015-05-05T09:13:48.722-04:00Good pictures, what were you flying?
Re: Fly Baby...Good pictures, what were you flying?<br /><br />Re: Fly Baby A/C. Murphy do your due diligence as it's a wood & fabric design intended to be flown with a C-85 engine. They're affordable but a bit of a tight fit.Sport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-10672654740633692942015-05-04T19:26:45.935-04:002015-05-04T19:26:45.935-04:00BTW, that Flybaby is a cool little plane Never hea...BTW, that Flybaby is a cool little plane Never heard of it before this, but now I want one, flood-up wings and all.<br /><br />So tell us more about the flight. How'd you happen to be flying down there?Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-53447384638610526092015-05-04T19:21:59.974-04:002015-05-04T19:21:59.974-04:00Excellent shots of my favorite river. Someday I ho...Excellent shots of my favorite river. Someday I hope to canoe it all the way from Lake Itsaca down to the Gulf of Mexico.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.com