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Type Certificate A-720 now owned by Brad Rankin
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Looking in the FAA database, I see that as of 03/08/2017, Bradley Rankin now owns the type certificate. He inherited it from his Dad, Joe, who passed away last fall. He hasn't transferred ownership…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andy Gelston Aug 22.
John Bentley's Collegiate project is posted on Barnstormers.com
PORTERFIELD 1941 • $13,000 • AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE • 1941 CP65 Porterfield project for sale, Fuselage…Continue
Started May 17
LP-65 for sale on Barnstormers
1940 PORTERFIELD LP-65 • $17,500 • FOR SALE BY OWNER • 1940 Porterfield LP-65. Newly restored. TT: Unknown.…Continue
Started Mar 20
Joe Rankin, Owner of Porterfield Type Certificate, Flown West
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Donald Joe Rankin, 83, of Maryville, MO, passed from this life on Monday, October 31, 2016, at his home near Maryville.Joe was born in Bedford, IA, on November 26, 1932, to Carl Ordell and Frances…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andy Gelston Feb 28.
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- NC41VT, 1941 FP-65, S/N 875 Has a Franklin 90 installed by Angelo Forte, under a one-time STC, in the mid-50's, and has had the seaplane conversion done to it (would that make it a FS-90?). I just need a cheap set of Edo 1320's now!
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NC41VT and I are now back home in Vermont! How we got here...
I'm sitting in KMHT, writing this while waiting for my flight which should be wheels up in about 10 hours. I fly to Newark, then to Seattle, then to Great Falls, and should be wheels down at KHLN about midnight (about 31 hours from now). Hey, I live in New England! We can't get anywhere from here! 41VT is at Boulder (K3U9) Airport, about 25 miles south of Helena, MT. I'll buy a used bike Wednesday morning (I hope), and pedal on down to Boulder to start prepping myself and 41VT for our…
ContinuePosted on October 14, 2013 at 6:30am — 2 Comments
Ad for NC41VT, a FP-65 converted to a FS-90
DESCRIPTION: NC41VT is a 1941 FP-65, S/N 875, with an STC’d Franklin 90 installation, completed by Angelo Forte in the mid-50’s, turning a Flottorp wood prop. She has fresh Polyfiber covering and finish with the factory red and silver color scheme (ball with 2 stripes on each side). Medium weight fabric was used throughout, with heavy weight fabric used on the belly and lower surfaces of the horizontal stabilizers and elevators. The instrument panel is the deluxe version, made to…
ContinuePosted on July 23, 2013 at 9:30pm
Update on my '41 FP-65 project
After tinkering for over three years on my Collegiate, the novelty finally wore off for Pokey Gordon and he asked me to remove the old girl from his shop in Helena, MT. Club member Tim Talen, who has a hangar in Boulder, MT, about 30 miles south of Helena, came to the rescue and arranged for a Boulder friend of his to rent a truck and haul the project to his hangar.
Tim's is a master restorer who specializes in Interstate Aircraft. I restored an Interstate Cadet back in the 80's…
ContinuePosted on April 12, 2013 at 1:00pm — 5 Comments
Seen on Barnstormers: 1940 PORTERFIELD CP-65 for $25K
FOR SALE • 1940 PORTERFIELD CP-65 Collegiate $25,000 LSA Qualified. First Collegiate 499.9 SMOH. 5519.1 TT. Hangered since restoration in 1967. Flying Airplane. All logs Books available on PDF. Current annual good to 01/31/2014. Located at AJO. Corona municipal airport, CA USA. Telephone: Contact Eric 951-247-9541 • Contact…
ContinuePosted on March 3, 2013 at 1:10pm — 1 Comment
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Hey Andy! Say, is there any place I can get a complete plan or drawing set, while I keep an eye out for the right project and save $?? Thanks!
Thanks Andy! I'm still snooping through the site art this point. Where are folks finding drawings, etc? And are most parts needing to be fabricated more so that finding spares?
Hi Andy - a pleasure to meet you! That local Porterfield sold a week after it was posted. That's OK - I'm in no hurry at all, with other projects to finish first, but I'll save my pennies and keep an eye out. As far as being a tight fit, I'm a short guy at 5' 4ish but pushing 200. Does that make me too heavy? Also I was wondering about the scope of a Porterfield restoration, as opposed to other planes: comparable in time and skill and $ as, say Piper's? Much harder, and really for seasoned restorers and not beginning ones? etc. Sorry - lots and lots of questions!
Im interested in the historic role of the Porterfeld as chase plane and filming platform for the 1st manned rocket flight (Ercoupe) at March Air Field in September 1941.
The pilot who made the flight was a good friend, Captain Homer Boushey who at the time worked at Wright Field. Would value any information from anyone as to exact model of Porterfield, engine type, manuals for the type, prop, markings et al.
I would like to find a Porterfield with the exact specs. as the one used (there is footage showing it) to purchase and re-enact this historic event. If your club owner/operators could educate me on that exact model that would be fantastic.
Thank you all for keeping aviation history alive.
All the best-
Bradley
The encoder is actually remote from the radio panel, I made a "trap door" in the right side cabin wall just below the upper longeron and just behind the instrument panel. The encoder is mounted on the back side of the trapdoor. The altimeter, airspeed and encoder static ports a r connected together and vented behind the instrument panel through a .032 dia. orifice to reduce "gauge flutter" The wiring connections between the encoder and TXPDR are routed up the right side rear edge of the windshield just ahead of the door frame.
FYI, I recall recently seeing an ad by Microair for a low power consumption TXPDR, that would be worth investigating if you a re planning to use total loss battery power system.
Let me know if there's anything more I can help out with
My craft is registered in Mexico, since they absolutely require comm. and XPDR I simply added them with out saying anything to anybody. I chose Microair 720 ch comm. and XPDR / King encoder as they were the lightest smallest lowest powered combination I could find as of 3yrs ago. Power is supplied via 7 amp hr sealed lead acid battery mounted on the cabin side of fus station #1. Everything works well with good TX/RX and virtually no engine ignition noise. Ingntion system is shielded type.
The installation required modification to the right wing root to pass the equipment through from the cabin. In the U.S. this of course would require an STC or onetime field approval, the Mexican DGAC (equiv to FAA) never thought to ask so I didn't tell, if they had it would have been impossible as they would have required Porterfield factory engineering approval, so you see where that would have gone! If your interested I can send you some photos of the istallation and a wiring diagram. Before retiring I was an electronics engineer for 32 years.
My email is: marklstorey@hotmail.com
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