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  1. Desert Dawg

    Stits Playboy SA3A

    I have a 1956 set of original blueprints for Playboy 3A, brochures, 8x10 B&W construction (naked as they say) photos, parts lists and (1956)prices and a type written letter to buyer signed by Ray with all the documentation, creased but no tears in the original 1956 post marked mailing envelope...
  2. Desert Dawg

    Getting old and depressed...

    When someone asks, 'How ya doing'... I say, "I'm still kicking"....'... and a short pause.. "You know when ya stop kicking they try to put dirt and stuff on ya."
  3. Desert Dawg

    Tandem Loving's Love

    Neal was a friend of dads and always had us chuckling... except when to flying... serious stuff. Photos from 1954
  4. Desert Dawg

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    rotate, pivot and fold back to carrier attached to fuselage.
  5. Desert Dawg

    Flying Outhouse anyone?

    It was static... funning around with dad's plane the Tuholer... Named after cockpit holes were cut out and first flew from Tulakes Airport in OK.
  6. Desert Dawg

    Flying Outhouse anyone?

    Rockford Illinois August 1967.. Lavish 'Two Holer'
  7. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer plans

    Sparkee... Contact me via message on this site
  8. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer plans

    Camden, I'm trying to keep track of Tuholers and checked my list and I have no projects in Iona MI in our files... Could you contact me IM with a little more info on this craft. My dad designed and built the first one and trying to put a spread sheet together of builders projects, finished...
  9. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer plans

    The early Days... 1962
  10. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer plans

    Bill, Did you sell the plans? I had a problem logging on this site last month, finally got it straightened out. Those are VERY early plans set.. One of the first sets to be sold. Are there any updates and photos with them? Plans came with 33 pages, full size wing rib drawing and B&W construction...
  11. Desert Dawg

    Knight Twister

    If you didn't grow up and know the smell of acetylene or thinner and dope seeping into the house from the garage, or learning to rib stitch, or trips out scrounging parts somewhere or other, or sanding and sanding and sanding... and sanding Nitrate or making sure that the battery was charged up...
  12. Desert Dawg

    VP turtledeck options

  13. Desert Dawg

    VP turtledeck options

    OK, I had that one in data base by photo and only one in Ireland. Original plans sold to a fellow in 1966 in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA... Notes say 'flown' so must have been transferred to Ireland.. I don't have original USA N#. Any more info you can PM me or Tony with it. Trying to locate...
  14. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer air to air photo request

    Thanks... Just wanted his article and to have correct info. Pop may have some old film air-to-air photos.
  15. Desert Dawg

    VP turtledeck options

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just FYI, The turtledeck is built on formers and stringers covered with .02 2040 T3 aluminum from headrest to tail over formers and stringers, and nailed to the first 5 formers, then fabric covered.... It is not removable, formers are each secured to top longeron with...
  16. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer air to air photo request

    It's a converted Ford engine
  17. Desert Dawg

    Spezio Tuholer air to air photo request

    I that Tuholer is the one with the Ford engine. Last we heard it belonged to a fellow by name of Pierce. Bruce :)
  18. Desert Dawg

    copy of Spezio Tuholer wing diagram

    Twodogs, Did you locate the info you needed for the wings? I have a set of plans. Father designed the Tuholer. Plans are no longer available but contact me via PM and we'll see if we can help you out. Mike
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