Thorp Air Command - T18.net

Ok so i just noticed that some thorps have a flat belly aft of the flaps and some are sorda gupy looking like mine. Whats the differance?

Check the plans. The Thorp has a flat bottom on the fuselage. Need to see a picture. Don't know of any gupy lookin' Thorps out there.

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL

here is a pic of min without the wing when i just bought it.....



It looks like this one you can see how it doesnt go strait back it rounds out sorda late i guess...

Std T18 plans have the curve starting around the rear spar attach point.

Looks normal to me, The S18 is 5" longer than a T18 maybe this is what you are seeing or it could be an optical contusion!

Probably parallax ?

RB

The second photo is my airplane N18JF, what you can't see in the photo is there is a wing to body fairing that starts about where the stripes on the fuselage start and is probably causing the illusion by hiding the curve of the fuselage.

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Bruce Finney
N18JF T-18C #262
Yelm, WA USA

Bruce, you have a fine looking Thorp ....Dan

Could be me, but doesn't 587's windshield extend a little lower than I am use to ? Not that there is anything wrong with that ! In fact it looks like an increase in visibility ! I like more visibility from the inside out !

RB

Over the years the roll bar was raised 3/4". Early builders installed a block to raise the height.

Here is a side view of a pretty stock built T-18--N18GR, first flew in 1978. Bill Cordoza took this picture of it on my first flight in it last year. Not very much guppy looking...

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Dave M
Sacramento
ex-T-18 owner

Is that the "T18 Grin," Dave?

Like the RV Grin, only smilier?

T-18 Grin .....Tin Grin!
That's waht we used to call a smile with braces on the teeth.
I really like the picture. The Whole picture, including the hangar, where I see that things get done.
Hopefully I'll have that grin this weekend.