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Do you know planes?

JohnnyR

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Rainy day (where I am...) trivia question. Are you a crack plane spotter and know what this is? Hint: featured in a Mad Max film.

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It's a Transavia PL-12 Airtruk. Here's the Wikipedia site....
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That's one of my "favorite" weird airplanes – the Transylvania PL-12 Airtruk. Ag plane designed in New Zealand, and manufactured in Australia.
 
Bud Davisson, in the EAA mag this month, suggested that the Airtruk is one of the few good looking trikes, compared to every taildragger looking cool. I think he was kidding, as he didn't mention the P-38.
 
Saw one several years ago when I was waiting for some pax on a charter in, I believe it was Woodland CA. Probably back in the mid 70's Pretty kewl looking airplane, definitely different looking.
 
Saw one several years ago when I was waiting for some pax on a charter in, I believe it was Woodland CA. Probably back in the mid 70's Pretty kewl looking airplane, definitely different looking.
There was one I saw a few times at Watts-Woodland in the early 80's. Had to be the same one.
 
I want one. Just imagine some stud pulls up to the ramp in a P51 mustang and is about to get out and receive the usual adulation and then I pull up in that thing right along side. Who do you think is gonna get more attention.
 
This is kinda special....
 

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That Airtruk is so goofy looking that I still have a hard time believing that it's a real airplane. :crazyeyes:
 
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I can see that I’m going to have to make this a bit tougher. Next drink’s on me for the wiz that gets this one!
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Tunison Scout - plywood 4-seater built in 1928, powered by a Hispano-Suiza H-3 engine. Gotta love those exhaust stacks, and the landing lights in the gear fairings... Looks like it should be a 6-seater (at least) with all that glass!
 
Good one Jim! In fact I'm on my way to my cave for a Guinness Extra Stout. I'll save the last one for you.

Gary
 
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