In the 1990's, Bill Symmes, then owner of Monocoupe N2347, had the aircraft restored by JimKimball in Tangerine, FL. Here is a Sport Aviation Article about that restoration and some history of N2347.
Here are some pictures of Bill Symmes with N2347:
Uploaded a Sport Aviation article on the Golden Age of Air Racing including some information on racing Monocoupes.
NC38905 is a 1941 Monocoupe 90AL owned by Andy Heins of Dayton, OH.
Here is a Sportsman Pilot article written about NC38905.
Two photos from old Monocoupe Club Newsletters:
Kelly Mahon's 1934 Monocoupe 90A, converted to Lycoming power, seen flying recently over Texas.
Dave Hawro had a set of custom cutters made for fabricating the wood longeron formers. Here is a copy of his print. Click on picture to get a larger image.
Spring is almost here, but not quite. Yesterday we had a late winter rain storm and high winds. Surprisingly this morning was severe clear, calm and a cold 32 degrees. Fortunately I had the oil tank heater on in anticipation of a possible flight. And it was a great hour long flight!
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Had hoped to fly the Monocoupe this morning, but the winds were up. The airport is doing the annual hangar inspections this week, so time to clean things up. Inspection done on both hangars and good for another year. Next up will be the annual fire extinguisher inspections.
A 1932 Monocoupe 110 powered by a 7 cylinder Warner 145 hp radial engine.
