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Re: Three seat Wildcat

Posted by Tim Savage on Fri Jan 10, 2003 10:08:10 AM

In reply top Three seat Wildcat posted by PeterA on Fri Jan 10, 2003 09:01:56 AM

: Reading the current posts on the 2 seat Corsair took me ba
: ck to a ride I had back in the 1970's in a three seat Wild
: cat. Well there were seats for at least two passengers but
: there may have been more. I dread to think what this did
: to the C of G! The passengers sat facing rearwards, their
: backs up a against a diaphragm bulkhead behind the pilot.
: Once airborne, I recall unstrapping and standing talking t
: o the pilot through a hatch at head level. You could just
: reach through and jiggle the stick - p.u/t.
: The controls were obviously re-routed under the rear cabin
: floor and there were a couple of mini windows through whi
: ch I got some reasonable photos of the Champlin Hellcat an
: d Rudy Frasca's Wildcat in formation. From my log I see it
: was N11FE of owner pilot Fred Edison. Is this machine sti
: ll about I wonder.

Still around, last I heard owned by Dick Foote out of Florida, and still configured for passengers.

I have to say, you are a brave sole to ride around in that beast :)

Follow Ups:

Re: Three seat Wildcat - Ron Henry Fri Jan 10, 2003 10:57:39 AM
- Executive Transport P-47D - Tim Savage Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:16:34 AM
  - Executive Transport BT-13 - Dan Fri Jan 10, 2003 01:19:05 PM
    - Re: Executive Transport BT-13 - Tim Savage Fri Jan 10, 2003 02:00:43 PM
      - Re: Executive Transport BT-13 - Eric Stevens Mon Jan 13, 2003 08:53:02 AM
    - There is a 4-place STC for the BT-13...(ntx) - bdk Fri Jan 10, 2003 04:46:36 PM
    - Re: Executive Transport BT-13 - Scott WRG Editor Sat Jan 11, 2003 02:39:49 AM