Aircraft Photo of N6497C | Thorp/Paulic TB-3-1

Aircraft
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
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
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 400 times.

Photo Comment

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.

It was added on 20 March 2020, and has since been viewed 400 times.

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