----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Greg, We're talking an aircraft a little larger than a DC-3 here. The paint job alone on this bird was to kill for.
Larry Greg Bullough wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > At 03:17 PM 8/7/00 -0700, Larry wrote: > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > >advice in this forum.]---- > > Folks there called her the Grumman Goose. Don't know if the > >Goose was an actual model, or just the nick name for that one. Anyway, > >I checked her out really close. This is a large twin engine aircraft > >with the wing tip floats. Between the wing floats and the engines, I > >could see a pod hanging there on each side. On careful examination, I > >finally realized that these were personal water craft (wave runners). > > Hmm. Yes, there was a Grumman Goose, along with a Widgeon, Mallard, > etc. However, given the wave-runner pods and what you're suggesting > in terms of size, I suspect what you encountered was not a Goose, but > rather an Albatross. That's what Jimmy Buffet's 'Hemisphere Dancer' is. > Used mainly for S&R by the USCG, now retired. > > If you look in the online version of Trade-a-Plane (highly recommend a > subscription, as it's loaded with useful info) you'll find a couple of > really nice Albatrosses for a lot less money than you'd expect. They > fit things like galleys and bunk-beds nicely. > > Greg > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________ > Start an Email List For Free at Topica. http://www.topica.com/register __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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