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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 |
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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 |
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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? |
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![]() "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. |
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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.. ![]() slip |
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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.. ![]() slip The picture in the website is a Van's RV-10, but those didn't exist in 1993 or '94. -- Remove _'s from email address to talk to me. |
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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 |
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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...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-110c...QQcmdZViewItem google [trials bike] - light http://www.sherco.com/trials_2t.html 153lbs but somewhat specialised ![]() Both the above are road legal. |
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