The Goose Returns!

[the_gneech]

You may recall that I am a fanboy of The Grumman Goose. Well I was blown away this morning by the news that a company in North Carolina is manufacturing new ones -- for the first time since the 1930s!

Check out the video!

I'm neither an aviator nor a plane nerd generally, but this one really resonates with me. Somebody making new ones just makes the world a much, much cooler place!

-The Gneech

Comments

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Yup; lighter than the old Pratt and Whitneys, yet with stronger thrust.

I wonder if they've put in a motor for the landing gear, or if it still has that silly little hand-crank... :)

Seriously tho, the classic Goose design with modern materials and manufacturing -- this should rock!

-The Gneech

[kamau-d-lyon.livejournal.com]

I agree with both of you. It looks like a good mix of the old and the new. I'd love to see it be successful. Of course I'm also one of those who'd love to see some air ships make a comeback. Either that or a hybred of airship/lifting body/flying wing. Ah, to dream.