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I went to a SWEET fly in today in Kankakee, IL. Among the best, if not THE best, local fly in I've ever been to. I came across this hanging in the rafters...

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This place has been around for 80 years, and I'm told that this wing has been there a LOOONG time. Anyone that has been there, and knows, don't give it away...

No hints to start. It may be more obvious than I think, but I found it interesting.

So, care to take a guess?

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Mooney Mustang? :)
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My guess it is a Bellanca cruisemaster wing

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Heck of a nice airplane. We have one that is based at MNM.
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Oooohh...Cruisemaster...good guess, but Kelly is closer.

The Mustang was the first all-metal Mooney.

As you can see, the wings are wood.

Next guess should get it...
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Mooney Mite?

We have several around here and a Mooney Mite fly-in up at Columbia (O22) every year.
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Mooney M20?
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Ah, the Mite is a bit small for these wings, but Dave got the model line correct. While the M20 is still being produced today, they are now all metal.

These wings belong to an M20A. The FIRST four seat Mooney! Cool!

The reason the wings came off the airplane??? WARPED spar caused some delamination and cracking. Bad news, but they found it before anything happened a LONG time ago.

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For some reason, I was thinking the Mustang was the last wooden Mooney, but I also knew the M20A's were wood, while the B's, C's, etc. were metal. I guess I just wasn't thinking straight :smash:
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