bdefen
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That photo certainly spins my propeller.
Girls and Aircraft - Volume II (2 Viewers)
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Looks like a hot rod version of a Globe Swift.
Cool..!
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Here is something everyone will like.
"Pop" Johnson built the first Swift and convinced Mr. Kennedy of Globe Medicine Co. that he should build an airport and aircraft factory on his horse farm. The relationship soured and Johnson left to build the Johnson Rocket. After losing control of that business to his investors, Johnson built the Texas Bullet and got things right. He also lost control of that and went on to build the Regent Rocket and Johnson 260. In case you haven't guessed, Johnson had a hard time getting along with his investors. Globe completely redesigned the Swift which went on the backburner during WWII when Globe built Beech AT-10's under license. Not well remembered today but a lot of pilots got their multi-engine training in AT-10's.
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There used to be an act on the airshow circuit that had four Swifts wearing Spit-style camo and uprated Lyc IO360 engines that did a Blue Angels style acro performance. Pretty impressive.
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