OSH '92 or '93: Help me identify this aircraft

[Guppy Pilot]

I'm trying to figure out what type of aircraft I saw at Oshkosh '92..
or possibly '93. Here it is: High wing bird, parked in one of the
certified fly-in areas. The kicker: It had a motorcycle in it. Yep,
honest-to-goodness full-size bike. I *think* it was a BMW R90, but
it's been many years, I could be misremembering. Anyway, I would have
taken pictures, but by the time I got around to certified birds, I was
out of film (Remember film? You never had enough.). Anyway, I would
absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. From what I currently
know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough
for a motorcycle might be a Partenavia, but oddly enough, I don't
actually remember it being a twin. But hey, 17 years is more than
enough to fog anyone's recollection..

slip

[Don Lewis]

Noorduyn-Norseman ????
http://www.bush-planes.com/Noorduyn-Norseman.html


"Guppy Pilot" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to figure out what type of aircraft I saw at Oshkosh '92..
> or possibly '93. Here it is: High wing bird, parked in one of the
> certified fly-in areas. The kicker: It had a motorcycle in it. Yep,
> honest-to-goodness full-size bike. I *think* it was a BMW R90, but
> it's been many years, I could be misremembering. Anyway, I would have
> taken pictures, but by the time I got around to certified birds, I was
> out of film (Remember film? You never had enough.). Anyway, I would
> absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
> so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. From what I currently
> know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough
> for a motorcycle might be a Partenavia, but oddly enough, I don't
> actually remember it being a twin. But hey, 17 years is more than
> enough to fog anyone's recollection..
>
> slip

[Dana M. Hague[_2_]]

On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:37 -0700, Guppy Pilot
> wrote:

>...I would
>absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
>so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. From what I currently
>know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough...

Or check out http://www.motorcyclepilot.com/
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Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check?

[Peter Dohm]

"Dana M. Hague" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:37 -0700, Guppy Pilot
> > wrote:
>
>>...I would
>>absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
>>so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. From what I currently
>>know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough...
>
> Or check out http://www.motorcyclepilot.com/
> --
> Okay, who put a "stop payment" on my reality check?

Not exactly what the OP had in mind, but looks like a much more practical
solution that eany of the recent "flying car" concepts.

[Guppy Pilot]

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:12:30 -0400, "Peter Dohm"
> wrote:


>> Or check out http://www.motorcyclepilot.com/
>> --
>
>Not exactly what the OP had in mind..

No, but I sure like it.. :) Very cool idea.

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>

[rich[_2_]]

the only thing I can think of that's big enough to do what you
describe is one of Dean Wilson's designs. Either the twin engined
Explorer or the single engined Private Explorer. As far as I know,
only one of each was ever made. But the timeline I'm not sure about.
They may have come out after the '92 '93 time period you mentioned.
Dean also designed the Avid flyer, which was copied to produce the
Kitfox.

On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:37 -0700, Guppy Pilot
> wrote:

>I'm trying to figure out what type of aircraft I saw at Oshkosh '92..
>or possibly '93. Here it is: High wing bird, parked in one of the
>certified fly-in areas. The kicker: It had a motorcycle in it. Yep,
>honest-to-goodness full-size bike. I *think* it was a BMW R90, but
>it's been many years, I could be misremembering. Anyway, I would have
>taken pictures, but by the time I got around to certified birds, I was
>out of film (Remember film? You never had enough.). Anyway, I would
>absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
>so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. From what I currently
>know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough
>for a motorcycle might be a Partenavia, but oddly enough, I don't
>actually remember it being a twin. But hey, 17 years is more than
>enough to fog anyone's recollection..
>
>slip

[Orval Fairbairn[_2_]]

In article >,
Guppy Pilot > wrote:

> On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:12:30 -0400, "Peter Dohm"
> > wrote:
>
>
> >> Or check out http://www.motorcyclepilot.com/
> >> --
> >
> >Not exactly what the OP had in mind..
>
> No, but I sure like it.. :) Very cool idea.
>
> slip
> >

The picture in the website is a Van's RV-10, but those didn't exist in
1993 or '94.

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[bod43]

On 20 Apr, 15:15, rich > wrote:
> the only thing I can think of that's big enough to do what you
> describe is one of Dean Wilson's designs. Either the twin engined
> Explorer or the single engined Private Explorer. As far as I know,
> only one of each was ever made. But the timeline I'm not sure about.
> They may have come out after the '92 '93 time period you mentioned.
> Dean also designed the Avid flyer, which was copied to produce the
> Kitfox.
>
> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:37 -0700, Guppy Pilot
>
> > wrote:
> >I'm trying to figure out what type of aircraft I saw at Oshkosh '92..
> >or possibly '93. *Here it is: *High wing bird, parked in one of the
> >certified fly-in areas. *The kicker: *It had a motorcycle in it. *Yep,
> >honest-to-goodness full-size bike. *I *think* it was a BMW R90, but
> >it's been many years, I could be misremembering. *Anyway, I would have
> >taken pictures, but by the time I got around to certified birds, I was
> >out of film (Remember film? *You never had enough.). *Anyway, I would
> >absolutely love to be able to bring a bike with me on various trips,
> >so I'm interested in figuring this puzzle out. *From what I currently
> >know about airplanes, a high wing bird with a cargo door large enough
> >for a motorcycle might be a Partenavia, but oddly enough, I don't
> >actually remember it being a twin. *But hey, 17 years is more than
> >enough to fog anyone's recollection..
>
> >slip

Have a google for [motorcycle airplane pod].
e.g.
http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/airplane-and-motorcycle-how-to-combine.htm

Also consider that ther do exist some quite small and light
motorbikes.
Depends what you want.

google [monkey bike] - small and lightish
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-110cc-Monkey-Bike-ROAD-LEGAL_W0QQitemZ310054249226QQcmdZViewItem

google [trials bike] - light
http://www.sherco.com/trials_2t.html
153lbs but somewhat specialised:)

Both the above are road legal.