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Tag Archives: 1959 Cessna 150
Trim Tabs
Friday was a terrible day for aviation and for air racing in particular. When the elevator trim tab separated from the airframe, Jimmy Leeward lost control of his modified P-51 air racer, The Galloping Ghost, crashing into air race spectators. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying
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Tagged 1959 Cessna 150, aerodynamic flutter, air race spectators, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, Bruce Raymond, elevator trim tab, excessive g-loading, flight training, flying, football player “Red” Grange, hardware, humanware, Jimmy Leeward, judgment, Leeward Air Ranch, modified P-51 air racer, National Aeronautics Association, Ocala FL, Reno Air Races, Steve Beville, the Army Air Forces, The Galloping Ghost, Thompson Trophy Race, Trim Tabs, Walnut Ridge AR
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More Treasures of The Garage
First it was the Dzus key, then the old high school yearbooks. Then we hit the mother lode. We found some very important old photos for which I had been searching for a long time. I shot these photos as … Continue reading →
Posted in Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged 1959 Cessna 150, aerodynamics, airplanes, Charlie’s Airport, Continental engine, how to fly, N6269H, old high school yearbooks, old photographs, Piper J-3 Cubs, private pilot checkride, rebuilding a Cub, Treasures of The Garage
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