With the approach of Civil Air Patrol's 80th anniversary Dec.1, Maj. Ronald C. Finger of the Minnesota Wing's Crow Wing Composite Squadron worked with Col. Frank Blazich of the Col. Louisa S. Morse Center for Civil Air Patrol History, CAP national historian, on a special project — to create “Timeline Flight” paintings showcasing some of the wide variety of CAP aircraft flown over the years.
The 21 aircraft selected span the Coastal Patrol days of World War II, the postwar years and finally the aircraft Civil Air Patrol aircrews fly today. This is the ninth. Others will be posted every four days.
Culver Cadet LCA NC41701
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 22 ft 5 in
- Maximum speed: 87 mph
- Cruise speed: 75 mph
- Range: 220 mi
- Service ceiling: 11,500 ft
The Culver Cadet is a two-seat light monoplane aircraft produced by the Culver Aircraft Company from 1939 to 1942. Al Mooney’s design featured retractable landing gear and an elliptical wing similar to the RAF Spitfire. This small aircraft became popular with sportsman pilots, its smooth rivet-less surface squeezing almost 90MPH out of the 75HP Continental A75-8 flat-four engine.
Civil Air Patrol includes more than 2-dozen Culver Cadets in its historical roster.
NC41701 was owned and flown by Mrs. W.B. Matthews for CAP, Texas Wing.
Sikorsky S-39B
Stinson 105-10A Voyager
Beechcraft Staggerwing B-17L
Waco YKS-6
Fairchild 24-C8F