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Title: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 12:47:36 PM
Just kinda fishin for something to call my rebuild. :!
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Shultzie on December 24, 2009, 02:20:13 PM
Uhhh?
The "SWALLOW?" Hummm...I had an old modified twin tailed Nobler that I named "The Guzzler" after I stuffed n' old K&B 45 green head into the front end. n~LL~ LL~

(Settle down Randy...just razzin n' jazzin...look the other way if this bothers you good bud! n1
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 03:55:36 PM
I think I'm gonna go with "Swallow" because of the tail feathers........all I need now is a 1.5 ounce plastic tank and some black dope.......and I'll be done, but it might hafta wait till January, the North Pole killed my budget. n~
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Tim Wescott on December 24, 2009, 04:36:03 PM
There were a bunch of planes called the "Swallow", although the only one I can specifically recall was a DeHaviland tailless jet experimental.

Go ahead; you'll be in good company.
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 04:51:09 PM
There were a bunch of planes called the "Swallow", although the only one I can specifically recall was a DeHaviland tailless jet experimental.

Go ahead; you'll be in good company.
Shoot........I searched for nearly an hour online and drew a blank D>K
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Howard Rush on December 24, 2009, 05:07:25 PM
Uhhh?
The "SWALLOW?" Hummm...I had an old modified twin tailed Nobler that I named "The Guzzler" after I stuffed n' old K&B 45 green head into the front end. n~LL~ LL~

(Settle down Randy...just razzin n' jazzin...look the other way if this bothers you good bud! n1

Don't forget the Snort.
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Miller on December 24, 2009, 05:11:52 PM
Swallow and the snort? sounds like a movie title.  LL~
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Elwyn Aud on December 24, 2009, 05:44:15 PM
There was an OX-5 powered biplane with that name.
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 06:15:12 PM
There was an OX-5 powered biplane with that name.
Cool..........where would I find a picture of that? H^^
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Dwayne on December 24, 2009, 06:31:01 PM
Could'nt find anything on internet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_Airplane_Company
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Elwyn Aud on December 24, 2009, 07:07:54 PM
This one was an award winner at Oshkosh several years ago.  The photo is from the EAA website.
http://www.airventure.org/awards/images/2006/NC979.JPG
Here's a shot I took of the same plane. I was thinking I had photos of one that was blue and white. Anyhow, here's a look under the cowling. EDIT- I believe this is a Curtiss OX-5. I've seen a few pictures of radial engined versions too.
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: skyshark58 on December 24, 2009, 07:09:01 PM
ME 262 SCHWALBE (swallow)
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Serge_Krauss on December 24, 2009, 07:34:17 PM
DH 108
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 08:23:20 PM
I don't know if this one has an OX-5 but it's a nice looking plane. I've got a shot of the OX-5 powered variant somewhere if I can find it. This photo is from the EAA website.
http://www.airventure.org/awards/images/2006/NC979.JPG
The picture I took was the same plane. I was thinking I had photos of one that was blue and white. Anyhow here's a look under the cowling.

Sheeewwww, that's a looker....reckon what engine that is...continental?
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 24, 2009, 08:26:46 PM
Could'nt find anything on internet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_Airplane_Company
From your link: (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c304/denarky/300px-Swallow_TP_at_Yanks_Chino_050.jpg)
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Tim Wescott on December 24, 2009, 11:24:59 PM
Shoot........I searched for nearly an hour online and drew a blank D>K
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=%2Bswallow+%2Bairplane+-paper&kgs=1&kls=0
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Trostle on December 25, 2009, 01:07:16 AM
Shoot........I searched for nearly an hour online and drew a blank D>K

Google Swallow Aircraft and you will find all sorts of info and photos of airplanes called the Swallow.

Search on De Havilland D.H.108 and you will find, among other things:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_DH_108

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/havilland_108.php

Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Neville Legg on December 25, 2009, 10:44:06 AM
Then there was the Kawasaki Ki 61 Hien (Allied code name, Tony) which roughly translates into "flying swallow" !!!!


Cheers       Neville
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: Joe Gilbert on December 25, 2009, 11:56:12 AM
Intersting side note Jake Moellendick had the Swallow Airplane Manufacturing Company,in Wichita. It seems like a lot of the early men in aviation were in Wichita at some point in their careers, Beech ,Cessna, Matty Laird and  Lloyd Sterman to name a few. Jake died in 1940 with nothing. Several anonymous aviation people  paid for the burial in the Wichita Park Cemetery just across the street from the Old Swallow Field 29Th and Hillside. Oh Matty designed the Swallow plane maybe in 1921 and Jake was part owner of that company before the  Swallow co.
Title: Re: Is/Was There A Plane Called "The Swallow"?
Post by: John Stiles on December 25, 2009, 02:59:01 PM
Man what a history lesson.....thanks y'all H^^