V-173 Flying Pancake: The Amazing STOL “Flying Saucer”
Learn all about Charles Zimmerman’s ’Zimmer Skimmer.’
Learn all about Charles Zimmerman’s ’Zimmer Skimmer.’
Learn all about the plane that looks like a Mooney on steroids.
Take a look at the history and evolution of This Incredible Plane!
This speedy little couple still gets a lot of love today.
As with so many outstanding aircraft, the Extra 400/500 were significantly ahead of their times and financially challenged.
It was fast, roomy and rangy. It coulda been a contenduh, but you’ve never even heard of it.
Learn the story about how Piper adapted a civilian aircraft into a military trainer and created an Incredible Plane.
Two intrepid pilots, a modified Cessna 172 and a 64-day endurance record that has stood for 63 years.
This was the plane that put the ’M’ in ’TBM.’
Boasting the biggest engine in light GA, Piper’s hot-rodded PA-24 didn’t get much love in the day. Today, they are prized by their owners.