Here is my list of the 10 most significant:

1. The Wright flyer
2. Blériot XI- first to cross the channel
3. Fokker E1 Eindecker – The first practical fighter
4. Caparoni Ca 1 – The first practical ‘heavy’ bomber
5. Bristol F.2 fighter – The first practical fighter-bomber
6. Douglas DC2/3 – First practical commercial aircraft (pax)
7. Bristol Beaufighter – First effective night fighter
8. Bell X1 – First through the sound barrier (Miles M52 running close second, it had everything needed, but did not fly!)

9. Boeing 737 – transportation to the masses
10. Concorde – First (and only) supersonic transport

Well, yes it was, apparently. I did fly the J3 for approx. 250 hours (not as a glider tug though) and it is a remarkable aircraft. Mine was a little bit modified in that, it had the nose fuel tank replaced with wing tanks. Two up and with full fuel it was……..well how do I put this?……..Heavy! But it always flew just beautifully.

Back to the original question. I’ve seen an old 8mm film showing a J3 Cub towing a two seat Ka8 into the air. I’ve also seen a still picture of a J3 cub towing two gliders at an airshow in Reykjavik in 1946. One of them looks like a Pratt-Reed two seater and the other looks very much like Graunau Baby, but it is hard to tell exactly as the picture is small/far away (don’t know what it is called in professional terms:D ) So, yes the Cub can do it! On the other hand the climate here in Iceland tends to be rather cold and the density altitude very low, how a Cub would do in 30° Centigrate and at an altitude of 3000feet, I don´t know!

Hope this helps.

Here is a picture of TF TUK at Reykjavik Airport

Coanda,
What kind of drawings do you need? Construction drawings from the factory, or would general overview drawings (without measurements) ala the Maintainance Manual do??

Hi guys,

I need to clean up my act regarding the Proctors in Iceland. Went to the airport today Proctor hunting, and here is what I found!

There are actually almost two here! Ae 57 ex G-AHGS exists only in data-plate form on a part of a (fuselage?) frame! There are however battered remains of another Proctor, consisting of a wing, most of the tailgroup and assorted smaller items, in the Icelandic Historical Aviation Society’s hangar at Reykjavik airport. This has been identified as a Mk.II, C/N K242, ex-P6183, exG-AHVH, TF-VIB. The general condition of the parts can only be descriped as ‘poor’, but repairable. Members of the IHAS have plans to restore the remains to airworthy condition but are still waiting to get the last batch of drawings before commencing on the huge task of building the aircraft.

Unfortunately I didn´t have camera with me today, so, sorry no photos for now:( Will try to get some though!

Probably because ‘someone’ is sitting in the backseat:D 😉

Exactly:D
Now you can rant on about Mustangs in general and one in particular for the next two days:D 😀 😀 😉