Short Wing Piper Club
The Short Wing Piper Club is a group of aviation enthusiasts who own,
fly, or simply admire five of Mr. Piper's best aircraft, the Clipper,
Vagabond, Pacer, Tri-Pacer, and Colt, built between 1948 and 1963. We
number nearly 3000 members in 20 countries.
Danger Brothers Restoration
Fallbrook RC Flyers
A remote control flying club located near Fallbrook Ca.
Airplane's and Parts Classified Ads
Hollywood's treatment of Howard Hughes in The Aviator movie has sparked new interest in the eccentric man's life. TV documentaries have been broadcast, books have reappeared on the shelves at bookstores, and people are again watching Hughes' Hell's Angels, the most expensive movie of its time. Pilots, in particular, have turned to the Web and are dissecting the spectacular crash of the twin-engine XF-11 in Beverly Hills in 1946. To the music of Bach, the movie recounts how Hughes piloted the airplane himself on its maiden flight and decided to do a tour of the Los Angeles Basin. But when the right propeller control ran out of oil because of a leak, the rear portion of the counterrotating prop kicked into reverse pitch, causing a severe yawing moment. Hughes damaged three homes in the flaming crash. There are photos and more details on the crash at this site.
The Web site of a fellow short winger member of the northern california chapter.
Aviation Service Company
