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Post subject: Re: One of two flying Howard 500s is up for adoption  Posted: 14 Nov 2015, 17:19 |
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I'm not sure how much money the "mid-millions" is  , but I'm pretty sure that i don't have it. Unless of course they will take Confederate money.  Jgreen
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Post subject: Re: One of two flying Howard 500s is up for adoption Posted: 14 Nov 2015, 23:43 |
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Quote: The maintenance is probably 15 to 20 hours for every hour of fligh Yeah, that seems reasonable.
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Post subject: Re: One of two flying Howard 500s is up for adoption Posted: 21 Nov 2015, 12:44 |
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Saw them at Oshkosh in 2014. Jaw dropping AWESOME!  Being able to afford and fly one..........priceless.
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Post subject: Re: One of two flying Howard 500s is up for adoption Posted: 18 Dec 2015, 23:13 |
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Username Protected wrote: They say that thing can do 300 knots. You think that's true? Yes. It has 5000 HP. That is a slightly better power to weight ratio than my MU2 and it can fly higher. Mike C.
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Post subject: Re: One of two flying Howard 500s is up for adoption Posted: 18 Dec 2015, 23:13 |
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Username Protected wrote: They say that thing can do 300 knots. You think that's true? Or is that in a dive right before the wings come off...? The word back in the day was 350K, 25,000', 2,500 nm. Always wanted to fly one, never did. <sigh>
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