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Old 01-11-2011, 08:01 PM
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Talking Two seat RV 7 N24JT Reserved

So.....
2 4 (for) JT mine and my wife's initials
short easy to say

also the 24th day happens to be her birthday and our anniversary

Hope it works out to a pleasant surprise!
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Old 01-11-2011, 08:34 PM
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Default our N Number...

my partner built a Pitts years ago with N Number 61RM...rm being his initials. that number is taken, so his (our) second product is the second 61RM, hence, 261RM.
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Old 01-12-2011, 06:57 PM
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Default 155ED

155 are the first numbers of the Cherokee I flew for 600 hrs, and ED are the 1st letters of last names of us co-owners. We put the partner first so we could say "Erectile Dysfunction."
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Old 03-23-2011, 10:10 PM
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I grew up as a total airplane geek and a huge fan of the USAF Test Pilot School, X-planes, Edwards AFB, NASA Dryden, Mojave, etc. After spending some time around there while flying in the Air Force, plus many other visits over the years, I was delighted to recently reserve a distinct N-number with a historic past.

I was able to get the exact N-number of NASA's M2-F1 unpowered lifting body aircraft, which paved the way for follow-on lifting-bodies such as the M2-F2, M2-F3, HL-10, X-24A, and X-24B, each of which provided valuable research data in the development of the Space Shuttle. The M2-F1 was, I believe, the only one of them to be assigned an N-number, so I feel very lucky to "own" the number N86652.

Here's the Flying Bathtub, in all her glory:


(Photo courtesy NASA Image Archive.)

I have not decided whether to use this N-number on my present RV-8 project, or my inevitable follow-on one. Maybe a sailplane would be a more suitable vehicle... Hmmm. Any ideas?
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Old 03-23-2011, 10:45 PM
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Year we got married (1976) and our last initial "W"
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Old 03-23-2011, 11:32 PM
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I have not decided whether to use this N-number on my present RV-8 project, or my inevitable follow-on one. Maybe a sailplane would be a more suitable vehicle... Hmmm. Any ideas?
A sailplane may actually be more applicable since the M2-F1 was constructed by Gus Briegleb at El Mirage, CA.
Gus was the designer of the BG-12 homebuilt sailplane.
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Old 03-24-2011, 06:03 AM
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Default 91st BG B-17G 42-102504 Times A-Wastin'

My grandfather's crew was shot down on B-17 #504 named Times A-Wastin'. Figured N504TW would be a good tribute to the crew and the plane.
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Old 03-24-2011, 06:15 AM
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Well those low numbers are hard to find. I finally settled on N461DG, 461 is my RV12 serial number and of course the DG for my wife and my names. Rolls easily off your tongue as well, works for me. I am contemplating an Air Force One paint job, so "One Delta Golf" will be cool for that purpose as well (or if I know the tower or locals on the CTAF, "One Don Geneda".
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This has been very helpful to me, looking at N124DG, as in RV12 for Don and Geneda(my wife).
I had not realized how hard it was to find one you want that was not already used. Maybe this re registration will free up a batch of them.
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Old 03-24-2011, 09:08 AM
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Default N100NT

Finished in 2005, the 100th anniversary of flight.Builder- Norm Taylor
When we bought the plane I wanted to honor Norm and not change the number so the acronym now reads N 100 New Toys. And still adding.
Woodman
http://i51.tinypic.com/1z2g41l.jpg

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Old 03-24-2011, 10:03 AM
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Default N468RV

I was first introduced to RVs back in the 80s when a flaming Red RV-4 showed up at our local airfield. It was love at first sight.

I built an RV-6 empennage in the early 90s and mothballed the project after the empennage was completed.

The passion for RVs and building never faded. After flying tandem aircraft for 10 years, I started building an RV-8.

As a tribute to Vans amazing aircraft I thought it only appropriate to use N468RV.

Mike
Getting ready to move the 8 to the airport....
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