Dewey Edred's Flying Dream- A Weird Plane
Rob Arndt
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Model:
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DEWEY ELDRED'S FLYER'S DREAM
Flyer's Dream 1946 = 2pClwMF; 125hp ?; span: 30'0" v: 120/100/50; ff:
6/4/46. D Eldred, Sol Fingerhut. A highly-original floatplane with a
automobile-like nacelle mounted on top of a W-shaped wing. Floats were
mounted under the lowest parts of the wing, with twin tail-booms
attached to the rear of the floats. POP: 1 [NX36282]
~ Aerofiles E
Dewey Eldred's highly-original floatplane with a automobile-like
nacelle mounted on top of a W-shaped wing. Floats were mounted under
the lowest parts of the wing, with twin tail-booms attached to the
rear of the floats. Very little information available on this
aircraft. From Model Airplane News 11/46: "A 125-hp Continental takes
it off water in 10-sec, and top speed is 125-mph. The plane was named
the Flyer's Dream and was 2-3-place. It had a span of 30-ft, top speed
of 120-mph, and a cruise of 100 with a landing speed of 50-mph"
DEWEY'S SEAPLANE
In response to your request on Dewey Eldred's airplane on p.71 of the
September issue of Air Classics, I can offer the following: The
information you published seems essentially correct except for the
date. The same photograph was published in Model Airplane News
November 1946 with the caption, "Designer Dewey Eldred with his light
seaplane. Ship has a large stowage space and roomy cabin; 125-hp
Continental takes it off water in 10-sec, and top speed is 125-mph."
The plane was named the Flyer's Dream and was 2-3-place. It had a span
of 30-ft, top speed of 120-mph, and a cruise of 100 with a landing
speed of 50-mph.
Bob Gordon
Rob