Looking for picture of an engineer hanging outside of a cub orsimilar in flight, old advertising I think.

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:28:44 -0800 (PST), James Sleeman
wrote:

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

the guy was topping up the oil duringr a week long endurance flight.
needed to do it every few days as I recall.

guys name was Ira Eaker, year was 1929.
http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-smb1.jpg
is the photo you probably remember.

it left an indelible image in my mind :-)

Stealth Pilot

On Feb 5, 1:06*am, Stealth Pilot
wrote:

guys name was Ira Eaker, year was 1929. http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-smb1..jpg

Damn, 404 error on that link Stealth :-(

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 04:54:44 -0800 (PST), James Sleeman
wrote:

On Feb 5, 1:06*am, Stealth Pilot
wrote:

guys name was Ira Eaker, year was 1929. http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-smb1.jpg

Damn, 404 error on that link Stealth :-(

Typo in the link. See:

http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-sm1b.jpg

Ron Wanttaja

James Sleeman wrote in news:f9aeed24-9918-41b5-
:

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?


Yeah. YYou're probably talking about Merle Larson. He was a barnstormer
that used to do it in a porterfield in the early days and later in a cub
for airshows. http://www.pipercubforum.com/handprop.htm

Bertie

Stealth Pilot wrote in
:

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:28:44 -0800 (PST), James Sleeman
wrote:

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

the guy was topping up the oil duringr a week long endurance flight.
needed to do it every few days as I recall.

guys name was Ira Eaker, year was 1929.
http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-smb1.jpg
is the photo you probably remember.

it left an indelible image in my mind :-)


Yeah, tha's another. There was a 172 sometime in the fifties where they had
a platform under the airplane for servicing. It was a big thing to do to
sell airplanes back then.. Luscombe tried it with a sedan and it came to
grief.

Bertie

On Feb 4, 12:28*am, James Sleeman wrote:
Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. *I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

I recall the only where the guy changed a spark plug in flight as part
of a sales promotion. Could that be what you were looking for? He
killed the engine, changed the plug, fired it back up, and was on his
way.

-robert

On Feb 4, 10:45*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
James Sleeman wrote in news:f9aeed24-9918-41b5-
:

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. *I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

Yeah. YYou're probably talking about Merle Larson. He was a barnstormer
that used to do it in a porterfield in the early days and later in a cub
for airshows.http://www.pipercubforum.com/handprop.htm

Bertie

I was impressed until I read that there was someone at the controls.
Thought he was the only one on board. Still kinda cool, I guess.

Wil

William Hung wrote in news:88b97cc5-0134-4a7a-a0de-
:

On Feb 4, 10:45*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
James Sleeman wrote in news:f9aeed24-9918-41b5-
:

Sorry for the long subject, but like it says, I'm looking for an image
I came across once, possibly through a link in r.a.* somewhere, from
memory it was of an engineer hanging outside of a cub or similar
changing a spark plug or something in flight. *I think it was an old
advertisement or something.

Anybody know the image I'm talking about and have a link to it?

Yeah. YYou're probably talking about Merle Larson. He was a barnstormer
that used to do it in a porterfield in the early days and later in a cub
for airshows.http://www.pipercubforum.com/handprop.htm

Bertie

I was impressed until I read that there was someone at the controls.
Thought he was the only one on board. Still kinda cool, I guess.


I think he did do this solo at airshows. He did it in the thirties in the
little baby Porterfield parasol. He also did it as an instructor in the
CPTP when an engine died while doing stalls with a student. Imagine the
student's surrpise when he got out.

Bertie

On Feb 5, 4:17*am, Ron Wanttaja wrote:

http://www.aerofiles.com/stin-sm1b.jpg

Thanks but, I don't think it was that one I was thinking of :-/