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Date:         Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:42:02 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: friday - airplane pics
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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Interesting difference between the landing gear operation of the Grumman Mallard, vs the Grumman Widgeon, the Grumman Goose, and the PBY. The mallard gear strut is attached to the wing, yet the gear strut breaks over and the wheels fold into the side of the fuselage. The Widgeon, the Goose and the PBY landing gear tucks into the fuselage, but no part of the gear strut is attached to the wing.

BTW, the Widgeon is one sweet little airplane. But you do have to pay attention. It's a tricky little beast to get onto and off of the water. It's short coupled and can begin to porpoise on you, eventually dunking the airplane nose first!

John

John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 3/25/2011 7:01 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Just back from a few days exploring the Gordon river watershed here on > Vancouver Island (pics with vanagon content to come), but I thought > I'd show another couple of plane pics taken earlier this week. > > Grumman Mallard and a T-28 in US Navy livery > > (the url shows my mistake for originally calling a Mallard a Goose) > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/t-28-and-grumman-goose/ > > > alistair > >


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