I'm back in Oregon for a few weeks to take a break from flight school and business in Provo. And to be honest, I think I could use a little vacation considering the circumstances I've had to deal with recently after a culmination of six months worth of frustrations while attending UVU. Regardless, it's good to be back home in Oregon with my family for a few days. This morning, I got up early to go flying with my uncle (more on that on another post) from Albany down to Cottage Grove for some breakfast; we took two of my sister's brothers-in-law with us as well. When we got down there, we noticed a bunch of vintage aircraft parked where we parked my uncle's Cessna 172. Long story short, the Oregon Aviation Historical Society was hosting their fourth annual Wings & Wheels fly-in and car show today and we just happened to arrive while they were setting up. After we finished breakfast, I got photos of the various aircraft displays, including some of the museum aircraft before we hopped back in my uncle's Cessna to fly back to Albany; we got out of there just in time as planes and vintage cars were starting to crowd up the ramp. I'm glad I got photos when I did because, the last time I was in Cottage Grove a year ago and I visted the Oregon Aviation Historical Society, it was hard hard to get decent photos of their aircraft in their crowded hangar. Here's the link:
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| Aeronca 15AC Sedan (N1264H). The Sedan was the last design that Aeronca put into production and was the largest aircraft produced by the company. |
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| Rearwin Sportster 8500 (NC17099). This thing first flew in 1937! |
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| Fleet Model 2 (N448K). Originally designated as the Consolidated Model 14 Husky Junior, the Model 2 is powered by the Kinner K-5 engine. Derivatives of the Fleet series all shared the same design, with different powerplants being the only difference. |
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| Stinson SR-5 Reliant (NC14585) from the Oregon Aviation Historical Society's collection. |
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| Great Lakes Model 2T-1A Sports Trainer (NC31GL). The Model 2T-1A is a revised model from the original 2T-1 with a larger tail surface. |
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| Rans S-7S (N8595Z) sporting floats. The S-7S is a kit version of the Rans S-7C and qualifies as a US Experimental light-sport aircraft (ELSA), powered by a Rotax 912ULS engine. |
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| Story Model 7 (N1269). As of right now, not much is known about this aircraft as there isn't much information available. But from what I found on the FAA website, this aircraft is the only one of it's kind, amateur-built, and powered by a Volkswagen engine! |
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| Express Series 90 (N264NS). I thought this was a Lancair! This is a homebuilt aircraft that was designed and produced by the Express Aircraft Company of Olympia, Washington, introduced in the late 1980s. It was supplied as a kit for amateur construction. |
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