The Navion has long had the reputation of being an overbuilt flying brick.
Huge cabin for a four seater too. Chances are that the foot steps ahead of
the wing saved a lot of damage.
As much as I love the Bonanza, I'd rather have the Navion. I've ridden in
both and the Navion just seems more indestructable.
AG
On Saturday, July 26, 2014, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's a lucky guy, It's a Navion, a slightly postwar USA product despite
> what seemed to be German WWII markings. The postiion of the engine seems to
> have kept the prop from striking the ground, saving him getting a new prop
> and saving the engine from sudden stoppage damage. It was meant to be a
> Bonanza competitor, but we all know how that turned out.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Lazzari
> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 8:48 PM
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> Subject: [OM] rough landing at the airshow today
>
> Friday Harbor Fly-In Belly Landing
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DeKOX3lyBqU>
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