170 Landing Gear Attach Block

[pdb]

I found a better picture. Don't you think it's beautiful?

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

Yes. In it's own way it is very beautiful. The guy who owns this one is a really friendly fellow. I have spoken with him a couple of times. This one was down in New Mexico or Arizona for a while and was just brought up to Alaska a couple of years ago. Thanks.

[blueldr]

That was an ugly airplane when they built it. That 680 Lycoming and the old AT-10 cowling only made it worse. If you go to the trouble to make the comparison, there is a good bit of the old Stinson O-49/L-1 Vigilant in that design, and they both came from the same company at the start.

[GAHorn]

bluEldr,...I don't think I"ve ever seen you beat around the bush quite so much as you have in this thread....

The reason that thing is such a lousy airplane is clearly because it is GREEN!

I mean....LOOK at it! They had to paint a RED RING around the cowling just to get it to move FORWARD! when they weren't towing it!

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

Ok. I maybe I'll just give mine away to the Salvation Army. Mine is a nice yellow color. A lady friend who grew up in the military, where there are a lot of boring looking green things around all the time, dubbed my plane with the name "Happy Yellow".....there is actually room to take a nap in the back.

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

The Stinson L-1 was a great looking airplane.

[blueldr]

The L-1 was a lot better looking and flew a helluva lot better than the L-13.

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

Somebody has to win this discussion so you win.

[GAHorn]

Pieter, you've got to keep in mind that many of us here formed long-standing friendships based upon tall-tales, lies, and other good-natured threats and insults. It's almost always intended in good fun, and the best defense is usually to out-tale the teller.

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

that's what i'm doing here.

[Grasshopper.Kingdom]

so what makes the L-13 even uglier is when one flips one up on it's nose because of the big radial engine weight up front.