| Image Comments |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 01-Feb-17 21:12 |
| The color scheme of my "PURPLE WACO", was Violet (upper wings, upper stabilser, and fin/rudder), Cream - a pale tint of Yellow (underside of wings, stab, and fuse), and Lilac - a pale tint of violet (fuselage). The nose cowl and spinner were sprayed gloss "grape". |
| John M Oshust | 01-Feb-17 21:21 |
| LASTWOODSMAN. Very attractive and well done aero plane. Your tissue covering skills are very apparent. If my memory us correct I have constructed a WACO but knew nothing of the company's history. Thanks very much for the history lesson. Kudos! |
| lukebozek1 | 02-Feb-17 07:21 |
| The framing and tissue are perfect. Very nice work.
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| Huey V77 | 02-Feb-17 07:26 |
| FYI, this type of Waco flys like a pick-up truck with 2 tons of gravel and a bad front end alignment. Un like it predecessors. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 02-Feb-17 09:23 |
| Huey V77 - thanks for the info - must have been the tail-draggers that were "graceful". Where did you fly the Wacos? and what were they really like to fly? |
| Huey V77 | 02-Feb-17 10:44 |
| A friend had access to one of these. I rode with him on a trip from Portclinton Ohio to Detroit (short trip) and back. He let fly it on the way. It wallowed around like a cabin cruiser on rough water. You had to cross control it to stop the yawing. Have flown Stermans home built biplanes ( Smith Mini-Plane, Skybolt, Starduster II, Pitts S2 ) my favorite is the Waco UPF7 |
| Huey V77 | 02-Feb-17 10:48 |
| The UPF was a joy. Maneuverable, fast (120) as compared to the Stearman, easy to land. The Stearman can creat grey hairs in a cross wind. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | 03-Feb-17 12:53 |
| Thanks Huey - it's entirely captivating to hear your "experienced pilot" stories. |
