Cactus Fly-in
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The Cactus Fly-In kicks off the airshow season with a large collection of Antiques, Classics, Warbirds, Replicas, and Homebuilt aircraft
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Stearman A75N1 N56099 and Stearman B75N1 N47964.
Larry Perkins in the cockpit of Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Aero Commander 500U N67SS was built in 1967. Its construction number is 1727-30. It is powered by a pair of Lycoming IO-540 horizontally opposed, six-cylinder engines.
Commemorative Air Force North American SNJ-5 Texan N3246G was ordered by the Army Air Force as AT-6D 43-86092, but it was delivered to the US Navy as SNJ-5 BuNo 90725. Its construction number is 88-17873. E. L. Honeywell of Fort Worth, Texas registered it as N3246G in 1963. Aero Nutz Incorporated of Monroe, Lo8uisiana bought it in 1966 and sold it to Raymond K. Elias of Portland, Texas in 1969. Confederate Air Force Arizona Wing of Mesa, Arizona acquired it on January 11, 1973. It was damaged when it ran off a runway during landing at Mesa on October 23, 2001. It is powered by a of Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp nine-cylinder radial engine.
Vans RV-6A N916A was built in 2000. Its construction number is 001. It is powered by a Lycoming O-360 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Vans RV7A N71TX was built in 2008. Its construction number is 72453. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-360 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Beech YT-34C Turbo-Mentor NX190AC was delivered to the US Navy as BuNo 140784 in 1973. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25 turboprop engine
Spartan 7W Executive N17617 Precious Metal Race 38 was built in 1938. Its construction number is 16. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engine.
Spartan 7W Executive N17617 Precious Metal Race 38
Waco UPF-7 NC29926 carries construction number is 5423. It is powered by a Continental Motors W670 series seven-cylinder radial engine.
Stearman A75N1 N5045V was built in 1942. Its construction number is 75-5422. It is restored as US Navy N2S-5 610. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engine.
This Stearman is restored as a US Army Air Corps PT-17.
Stearman B75N1 N75052 was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7254. It is restored as US Navy N2S-3 254. It is powered by a Continental W670 seven-cylinder radial engine.
Stearman A75N1 N56099 was built in 1941. Its construction number is 75-873. It is restored as Army Air Corps PT-17 181. It is powered by a Continental W670-6N seven-cylinder radial engine.
Stearman B75N1 N47964 was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7540. It is powered by a Lycoming R-680-4P-B4 nine-cylinder radial engine. It is restored as US Navy N2S-3 964.
Five Stearmans in a row.
DeHavilland of Canada DHC-1B-2-S5 Chipmunk N58038 was built in 1956. Its construction number is 176-214. It is powered by a de Havilland Gipsy Major four-cylinder, inline engine.
Cessna 190 N1500D was built in 1951. Its construction number is 7722. It is powered by a Continental W670 seven-cylinder radial engine.
Stearman A75N1 N2S-3 N9923H was built in 1943. Its construction number is 75-7477. It is powered by a Continental W670 seven-cylinder radial engine. It is restored as a US Navy N2S-3.
Stearman A75N1 N2S-3 N9923H.
Aeronca 15AC Sedan N1387H was built in 1949. Its construction number is 15AC-438. It is powered by a Continental C-145 horizontally opposed, six-cylinder engines.
American Legend Aircraft AL-3 N1115 carries construction number AL-1042. It is powered by a four-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine.
American Legend Aircraft AL-3 N158DS was built in 2006. Its construction number is AL-1041. It is powered by a Mattituck TMX O-200 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine.
American Legend Aircraft AL-3 N712YP was built in 2010. Its construction number is AL-1158. It is powered by a Continental O-200 Series four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
SB1 Cub N204SB was built by Robert Bloehmer in 2008. Its construction number is SB-1. It is powered by a Jabiru 3300 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Classic Aircraft Corporation Waco YMF replica N1935B was built in 1985. Its construction number is F5-001. It is powered by a Jacobs R755-B series seven-cylinder radial engine.
Fairchild M-62A-3 N52079 was built in 1943. Its construction number is FT-782. It is powered by a Fairchild 6-440 Ranger six-cylinder inline inverted engine. It is restored as a US Army Air Corps PT-19.
Commonwealth 185 Skyranger N90683
Beech C-45H Expeditor N6365T carries construction number AF-617. Aircraft Guaranty Corporation of Houston, Texas registered it as N6365T in 1996. It has been registered to Hans Lauridsen since August 24, 2006. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines.
New Standard D-25 N930V was built in 1930. Its construction number is 152.
Cessna 310 N196R was built in 1955. Its construction number is 35049. It is powered by a pair of Continental O-470 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Glasair SH 2F N163SR was built in 1989. Its construction number is 163. It is powered by a Lycoming O-320 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Beech C-45H Expeditor N6365T.
North American T-28C Trojan NX7160C served the US Naby as BuNo 146262. It is powered by a Wright R-1820 Cyclone nine-cylinder radial engine.
Cessna 182P N21490 was built in 1973. Its construction number is 18261666. It is powered by a Continental O-470 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Vans RV8 N737KD was built in 2007. Its construction number is 81504. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-360-B1F6 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion N4759K was built in 1979. Its construction number is P21000290. It is powered by a Continental TSIO-520 turbo-charged, six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Globe GC-1B Swift N3890K was built in 1946. Its construction number is 1283. It is powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
North American NA-50 replica Lone Eagle N202LD was converted from a Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mk IV that was built in 1952. It was modified sometime before 1990. Its construction number is 20470. It has been registered to R & L West Group LLC since March 11, 2009.
Grumman G-44A Widgeon N86627 was built in 1946. Its construction number is 1453. It is powered by a pair of Continental IO-470 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engines.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair BuNo 88458 was the fifth F2G-1. It carries Goodyear construction number 6167. It was tested at Port Columbus, Ohio and Naval Air Station Patuxent River from October 1945 to July 1946. The Navy retired it in January 1948. Cook Cleland bought it for spare parts, but then registered it as NX5588N. That was the same registration worn by Cleland's F2G-1 BuNo 88457, which crashed at the 1947 Thompson Trophy Race. NX5588N raced as Race #57 in the 1949 Thompson and Tinnerman Trophy Races at Cleveland, Ohio.
Ben McKillen Jr. piloted Race #57 to third place in the 1949 Thompson Trophy Race at a speed of 387.589 miles per hour, behind Cook Cleland in F2G-1 N5590N Race #94 (397.071 miles per hour) and Ron Puckett in F2G-1 N91092 Race #18 (393.527 miles per hour). McKillen won the 1949 Tinnerman Trophy Race in Race #57 at a speed of 386.069 miles per hour.
From 1950 to 1996, NX5588N passed through the hands of several owners, deteriorating progressively over years of outdoor storage. Robert J. Odegaard of Kindred, North Dakota acquired it on March 2, 1996. He performed a meticulous restoration of its appearance at the 1949 air races and returned it to airworthy condition in 1999.
Ron Pratte purchased Race 57 from the Odegaard Family in December, 2008, and has it based at Stellar Airpark in Chandler, Arizona. Larry Perkins is the chief pilot of Race 57 and the other aircraft in the Collectible Aircraft LLC collection.
Race 57 has undergone extensive restoration over a period of ten and a helf months. Bob Odegaard disassembled the airplane and removed the carburetor. Martin King overhauled the carburetor. Mechanic Julie White applied new fabric to the control surfaces. Don and Chris Copeland stripped and painted the components of the racer. Bob Odegaard rebuilt the landing gear, rebuilt the airframe, installed new hoses and reinstalled the carburetor.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57 at the Cactus Fly-in: You can buy this photo as prints as large as 16" x 24".
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Cessna S550 Citation II N550JT was built in 1984. Its construction number is S550-0020. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 turbofan engines.
Ercoupe 415C N87114 was built in 1946. Its construction number is 287. It is powered by a Continental Motors C85 series horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N2379M was built in 1946. Its construction number is 12-1624. It is powered by a Lycomin O-235 Series four-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Bob Odegaard recently restored another of Cook Cleland's former racing mounts, F2G-2 BuNo 88463 N5577N Race #74 to airworthy condition for Tom Ungurean of Ohio. Cook Cleland won the 1947 Thompson Trophy in it at 396.131 miles per hour. In 1949 Dick Becker qualified it for the Thompson Trophy Race at 414 miles per hour, but stripped the propeller reduction gear and did not race. In 1950 it was acquired by Walter Soplata and stored with his aircraft collection in Newberry, Ohio. Bob Odegaard began its restoration for static display at the Crawford Auto Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio in 2000, but funding dried up and it was purchased by Tom Ungurean. It has been restored in the blue and white colors that it wore at the 1949 Thompson Trophy Race. It was displayed at the EAA show in Oshkosh in July and at the Reno Air Races in September. This is its first public appearance together with Race 57.
Cubcrafters CC11-160 N289CC was built in 2012. Its construction number is CC11-00197. It is powered by a Cubcrafters CC340 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Cessna T-50 N59188 was built in 1942. Its construction number is 3084. It is powered by a pair of Jacobs L4/R755-7 seven cylinder radial engines.
Cubcrafters CC11-160 N38LW was built in 2011. Its construction number is CC11-00185. It is powered by a Cubcrafters CC340 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Goodyear F2G-1 Corsair NX5588N Race 57.
Beech model D18S N145AZ is owned by the Commemorative Air Force. Its construction number is A235. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines. It is rstored as a C-45 Expediter.
Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair N5577N Race 74.
Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair N5577N Race 74.
Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair N5577N Race 74.
Goodyear F2G-2 Corsair N5577N Race 74.
Vans RV-7A N742JT was built in 2010. Its construction number is 70614.
Rotary Air Force 2000 GTX-SE-FI autogyro N5584L was built in 2005. Its construction number is H2-03-14-598. It is powered by a Subaru horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Scottish Aviation Series 100 MDL 101 Bulldog N68TL was built in 1971. Its construction number is 121. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Cessna 195A N450RE was built in 1953. Its construction number is 7586. It is powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engines.
Beech P35 Bonanza N1765G was built in 1962. Its construction number is D-6964. It is powered by a Continental IO-470 Series six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Piper J4A Cub NC26891 was built in 1940. Its construction number is 4-942. It is powered by a Continental Motors C85 series horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
North American T-28B Trojan N68803 served the US Navy as BuNo 137803. It is powered by a Wright R-1820 Cyclone nine-cylinder radial engine.
Commemorative Air Force North American SNJ-5 Texan N3246G
Cessna A185F N185ST was built in 1978. Its construction number is 18503571. It is powered by a Continental IO-520 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
ZODIAC 601XL N601GE was built by Andrew Elliot in 2008. Its construction number is 6-6753.
Extra EA 300 LT N169TM was built in 2011. Its construction number is LT007. It is powered by a Continental IO-520 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
New Standard D-25 N930V.
New Standard D-25 N930V.
Cessna P210N Pressurized Centurion N4759K
Beech YT-34C Turbo-Mentor NX190AC.
Commemorative Air Force North American SNJ-5 Texan N3246G.
Cessna A185F N859DL was built in 1976. Its construction number is 18503134. It is powered by a Continental IO-520 six-cylinder, horizontally-opposed engine.
Cessna A185F N859DL Casa Grande March 3, 2012: You can buy this photo as prints as large as 16" x 24".
Howard DGA-15P N999WT was built in 1943. Its construction number is 29462. It is powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial engine.
Howard DGA-15P N999WT.
Mooney M20C N9211M was built in 1966. Its construction number is 3435. It is powered by a Lycoming O&VO-360 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
American Legend Aircraft AL-3 N1115.
Ercoupe 415-C N93405 was built in 1946. Its construction number is 728. It is powered by a Continental Motors A&C75 series horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
Vans RV-7A N374RS was built in 2010. Its construction number is 70503. It is powered by a Lycoming IO-360 horizontally opposed, four-cylinder engine.
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