Thorp Air Command - T18.net

Apparently Lee's chalk lines came out OK

Keep em coming! .. these are great Doug!

I'll see what I can dig up myself .. pretty sure I have a few sitting in your Dad's plane at Oshkosh throughout the years.

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

See Lee did wear pants when he was young!

Thanks for that photo of the early N12055.

Is that the same haircut ?

RB
Shazam

Early Thorp- my notes say Dick Walin builder

Originally open cockpit but a bit too 'breezy'

These are awesome, Doug.
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I sure like that tip down door. Would make getting into the bird a little easier. But I'm not sure I want to go through the work of engineering and making two of them.

Just lift your leg up a little higher !

RB

Actually looking at the picture a little closer. That is a high turtle deck version with only a very short plexiglass canopy.

those little doors only barely go below the base of the windshield. which is about where the modern Thorp canopy rails run. So definately NOT worth the work or any real benefit.

I can easily get into and out of the Thorp now. I'm just wondering God willing, what it will be like 20 years from now. At the rate of deterioration in my body over the previous 10 years, I'm not sure how the ol' knees will be working 20 years from now!

You can get new knees!

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John Evens
Arvada, Colorado
T-18 N71JE (sold)
Kitfox 7 SS N27JE

Today's post - notes show 1964 era

Looks like an open cockpit that has been converted to a canopy, side door and fastback.........

There is a fastback one around here I've been trying to get my hands on. It will probably never fly again.
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