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Trivia
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:12 pm
by tshort
Anyone know what type of airplane this is?
No cheating and googling the N number!
I saw it on the ramp this PM after flying ... thought it was a 150 with a Mooney tail!
Here is a description of the make / model / history.
Interesting airplane!!
Thomas
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:39 pm
by painless
That is an Aerocommander Darter. Guy in the hangar next to me just got one flying again. Not as good an example as this one tho.
One tough airplane I might add.
Ok, So what do I win???
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:19 pm
by cjensen
I say it's an Aerocommander LARK. I did not look it up, but that is my guess if it's not a Darter...
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:24 am
by captain_john
I have heard about the French made "Cessnas".
Is that what Aerocommander is?
CJ
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:17 am
by Thermos
I vote with Chad, it's a Lark. I recall looking it up after seeing one at the local airport in California.
CJ, the French company that license-built Cessnas is called Reims.
Dave
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:47 am
by cjensen
It would depend on what year it was, and what engine it has. The Darter and Lark look similar, but the Lark had a 360 Lyc in it, I believe, and a few improvement on looks (If possible).
I think they were built by Rockwell just like the Commander 112/114's were.
On the Reims thing, we had a Reims 406 Caravan II in here the other day. Pretty cool! I got a pic of it if anyone cares to see it. Looks like a Conquest I, but longer and bigger square windows.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:04 am
by tshort
It is cool. I initially thought it was experimental with the "X" tail number. I thought maybe someone took a 150 and somehow attached a mooney tail to it!
From the specs on Wikipedia it sounds like a neat bird - efficient with the O-320, but still pretty decent speed (for a spam can).
T.