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The oldest aircraft flown in to Oshkosh 2023

提交時間：8個月之前

“It’s the oldest airplane on the airport that flew in.” Pilot Andrew King is justifiably proud of the claim he makes for the 1926 Waco 9 he stands beside in the Vintage area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. The biplane’s neatly-faired OX-5 engine clattered and chugged to get King and the Waco to AirVenture from Brodhead, Wisconsin, near the state’s southern border with Illinois, where the plane was restored. The Waco 9 is a classic link in American civil aviation, enjoying popularity in the… (generalaviationnews.com) 更多...

Sam Negrete

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bentwing60 7個月之前 13

what a beautiful resto. bird. Note the currently in fashion Scimitar prop ala Sensenich, McCauley, Hartzell et.al..

times change but the past seems to be the future.

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JOHN LEWIS 7個月之前 7

WOW! Just WOW!

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Diana Rose 7個月之前 7

I've seen him fly at Rhinebeck Aerodrome, a scintillating, wonderful aviation place. There is a museum too!

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Bob Carlson 7個月之前 6

Simply amazing that aviation was that far advanced 97 years ago!

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coinflyer 7個月之前 6

Beautiful!

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Ron Slater 7個月之前 4

Wow incredible! Congrats to everyone involved

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Carlyle Swofford 7個月之前 3

A beautiful restoration of a fine old aircraft.

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Dennis Stockton 7個月之前 3

Reminds me of a Pfalz D.III.

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silvano Cerboneschi 7個月之前 3

wanderfull machine still able to fly, congratulation to owner's pilot

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sparkie624 7個月之前 4

Wow, that plane looks nice... and noticed 5 Tiedown Ropes!

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hobart sanzo 7個月之前 3

can't believe they actualy that advanced in 1926, beautifull.

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Bandrunner 7個月之前 1

"New fuselage, new wings and landing gear."
What bits from 1923 are still there?

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Bandrunner 7個月之前 1

1926

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sparkie624 7個月之前 1

Just look at any plane flying... Many times not much, and there is only 1 part that would affect it that cannot be reproduced or replaced... That is the Data Plate with the Serial Number... If the data plate is destroyed, the plane is totaled!

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