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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: An Early Fun Airplane
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:33:37 -0600
My first thought was that it must be a homebuilt, but an on-line search told me that it was designed and manufactured in the 1930s, then revived a couple of times by new manufacturers because of its popularity. Several engines were used, increasing the horsepower. Manufacturing ceased in the 1970s.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 12/9/2015 3:20 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
I photographed this 1937 Rose Parrakeet A-1, with a Continental 40hp engine,
at Cornelia Fort Airport in Nashville in 1960.  When I ran the N-number, I
found that it is  currently registered and licensed, in Maryland.
My flush toilet has more horsepower than that.

What a cute airplane. Probably would almost be considered an
ultralight today or an LSA at minimum.

AG Schnozz

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