Scudrunners

This is one of my favourite airplanes, I used to work for a guy in Toronto in 1954 who owned a Globe Swift and I just loved flying with him in the thing.

That was the airplane that I learned how to do good wheel landings on.

Any of you people flown one, and did you like it?

I admired one at AirVenture when we went. It was one of my favorites too, and there was a lot of great stuff there.

If anyone is looking for a bone-stock example, I think I know
where there might be one.

IIRC it has a C-85 and a weird constant-speed prop that holds
one RPM.  Flown by a little old man on Sundays who had it for
decades and told me to only wheel land it.

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I remember Roy LoPresti went to town with it.  Gorgeous.

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What a guy.  Left his mark on the Mooney M20J and the Grumman AA5A.

He knew that while power helped your climb rate, drag reduction is what made you go fast,
like Ricky Bobby.

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Shiny Side Up told me I should tell you about the poor neglected L-29 somewhat near Highriver but I failed that mission. I don't think it's much interest, you seem a bit busy to be taking that one on. You would probably rather have one ready to fly and I can't blame you.

All I need is two clapped-out L29's and a Hawker 125 and a shitload of time
and I could make a really nice airshow team.

Say "hi" to Shiny, tell him all is forgiven, and show him the pictures of the
Smith & Wesson revolvers.  He eats that single-action shit with a spoon.

I’ve never flown a Swift but I bet I would really like it.  Some day...

There are a gazillion different engine choices.

Last one I saw had a 210hp TCM-IO360 6 cylinder.  Heard of
a 220hp Franklin, never saw it in person.

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All I need is two clapped-out L29's and a Hawker 125 and a shitload of time
and I could make a really nice airshow team.

Say "hi" to Shiny, tell him all is forgiven, and show him the pictures of the
Smith & Wesson revolvers.  He eats that single-action shit with a spoon.
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Will do, I think that L-29 he mentioned will need to just stay where it is since this one has an annual.

https://www.controller.com/listings/air ... -aero-l-29

... and the Globe is gone.

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I flew one inh the summer of 1952...it was an 85 hp dog and then flew a C145 hp Swift in 1980 at YPK It was a nice aircraft

Barney