xsbank wrote:Kinney radial engine. My first flight ever was in a PT22 at Delta Airpark when Jesus was a carpenter. My 12th birthday party. Nothing like doing a loop and falling off your seat until your shoulder harnesses caught you because you were too small and the belts didn't have any more holes to put the pins in to make it small enough! Thinking back, I don't have a clue why I wanted to fly after that. Maybe my father really was trying to get rid of me... Hmmm.
Kinner not Kinney
The aircraft is a Ryan Pt 22 powered by a Kinner R55 5 CYLINDER RADIAL (160 HP)
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xsbank wrote:Another story, I think it was in California (?) during the war, a service flying school launched nearly a hundred Ryans with students and instructors. The fog rolled in. They found the aircraft in trees, barns, woods, everywhere. None of them made it back to the field and nobody was killed.
I have no idea why, but I found this story hilarious!
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xsbank wrote:Kinner radial engine. My first flight ever was in a PT22 at Delta Airpark when Jesus was a carpenter. My 12th birthday party. Nothing like doing a loop and falling off your seat until your shoulder harnesses caught you because you were too small and the belts didn't have any more holes to put the pins in to make it small enough! Thinking back, I don't have a clue why I wanted to fly after that. Maybe my father really was trying to get rid of me... Hmmm.
Apparently now it has come out that there was an instructor on board and video has been released of the final moments before the accident...the reason for the accident is now obvious.
floydfrank wrote:Has anyone heard reports on Ford's condition? The worse sound like a broken pelvis, but I suppose the guy is tough, hopefully he recovers.
