| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N6497C |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Thorp/Paulic TB-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Thorp/Paulic TB-3 |
| Aircraft Version: | Thorp/Paulic TB-3-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOAK IATA: OAK Local: OAK Other: - |
| Collection: | Oakland Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 20 January 2020 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 226213 |
| Photo Comment |
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Designed by John Thorpe and Rudy Paulic in 1933 and built at the Boeing School of Aeronautics to test and teach advanced concepts, the T-3 first flew in 1939. Development stopped during World War 2 as Boeing concentrated on military projects. Rudy Paulic replaced the 125 hp Warner radial engine with a 180 hp Lycoming with a controllable pitch propeller and made the landing gear retractable in 1959. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 March 2020, and has since been viewed 341 times. |