Wrongway John
Well-Known Member
Wikipedia has a bit of history of this WW1 training plane. Curtiss JN-4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After the war, they sold as surplus for as little as $50.00 a piece. Our city bought this one a few years back for$350,000.00. Probably one of the best restorations of this plane. Only about 50 Jenny’s are still in existence, and only a very, very small number of that are still flying.
Our city flies this one the first Saturday of every month if weather permits. If you’re ever in the north TX area, come on out, it’s free, and I think you’ll like the little museum exhibit that’s dedicated to this plane. The pilots used to train here for the Jenny’s which is why our city made an effort to get this one.
Here’s a video that my brother captured of it last Saturday that I hope you’ll like. I thought he did a great job. Notice how short the landing is and how slow it comes in. Amazing what bi-wings can do when they have this kind of span.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU5_4ZOY3Dg
Our city flies this one the first Saturday of every month if weather permits. If you’re ever in the north TX area, come on out, it’s free, and I think you’ll like the little museum exhibit that’s dedicated to this plane. The pilots used to train here for the Jenny’s which is why our city made an effort to get this one.
Here’s a video that my brother captured of it last Saturday that I hope you’ll like. I thought he did a great job. Notice how short the landing is and how slow it comes in. Amazing what bi-wings can do when they have this kind of span.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU5_4ZOY3Dg