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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Luscombe 8
Date: 31 Oct 2017 22:37:42 -0700
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In article <rukivcp7s31bskn9e4i3eno5cnopd8adin@4ax.com>, not my real pseudonym
says...
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>On 31 Oct 2017 18:20:06 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>wrote:
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>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luscombe_8
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>>>The Luscombe 8 is a series of high-wing, side-by-side-seating monoplanes with
>>> conventional landing gear, designed in 1937 and built by Luscombe Aircraft.
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>>>Here is a 1946 Luscombe 8A Silvaire visiting Paso Robles, CA in 2010.
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>>The tail numbers are sure small...not as small as those in pic
>>luscombe_8a_landed_by_shelbs2.jpg but still, small.
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>>What's the FAA rule on size of aircraft numbers?...anyone know?
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>12" in most cases; 2" for some classic aircraft.
>https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/pic-archive/aircraft-ownership/airplane-n-number-markings
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>General N number rules:
>https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/forming_nnumber/
Thanks...guess that explains it...two inches is a bit hard to read at my age
unless I'm right on top of it.
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