McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) F-15C Eagle s/n 80-014

Aircraft Displays
of the
Chico Air Museum
2012
Chico, CA
www.chicoairmuseum.org
The mighty F-15C Eagle was the U.S. Air
Forces and NATO air superiority aircraft for
over three decades This particular aircraft was
flown in Europe in support of NATO in the
1970’s out of Bitzberg, Germany. It was
acquired by CAM from the Air Force from
Langley AFB in November 2011.
The Neptune was designed as a maritime patrol and
anti-submarine warfare aircraft. It was first flown on May
17, 1945. This particular aircraft remains in the original
Navy configuration as it served with VP-67 in the Pacific.
It began service in August 1960 at Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island in the state of Washington.
The Taylor Titch was a 1960s British fixed wing
wooden aircraft design by J.F. Taylor. It is a high
performance aircraft used for racing and
aerobatics. The museum’s “Titch” was built for and
raced at the Reno Air Races flown by Rick Todd. It
raced from 1988 to 1990 achieving 180.61mph. It
was bought for a permanent display in 2007
The Colt is a fabric covered biplane
with over 20,000 being built since
1947. The museum’s Colt was built
in Poland and once served as a
civilian airliner for the Soviet Airline,
Aeroflot. These aircraft are still in
production today. This aircraft was
donated to CAM in 2006 by Joel
Mann of Willows, CA
The T-33A is one of the world’s best known aircraft
having served with air forces of more than 20
different nations over several decades. It is a two
place training jet designed for training pilots
already qualified to fly propeller driven aircraft.
The Hummel Bird is a homebuilt experimental
aircraft. It is an all metal design. Construction is
very rugged and is stressed for six G’s without
wing tips. The first Hummel Bird was built in 1979
and has a top speed of 145 mph.
This sailplane was designed by Richard Schrader in
1963. There were a total of 78 HP-11’s built with the
Chico Air Museum’s glider being number 46. The
glider is constructed almost entirely of aluminum
alloy and weights approximately 400 pounds.
The L-29 Delphin (“Dolphin”) is a
Czechoslovakian aircraft. Over 3500
were built between 1963 and 1984.
They were used as a jet trainer
among Soviet bloc countries. The L29 has trained more jet pilots than
any other aircraft in history. Today,
there are approximately 50 still
airworthy.
The Luscombe 8A was one of the first all metal airplanes
designed for general aviation. It is a side by side two place
and was the first light aircraft to use monocoupe
construction. It is an efficient small airplane able to cruise
at 100 mph. Due to its good performance; it acquired a
reputation back in the 1940’s as a “hot ship.”
The Dragonfly is an interesting low
cost homebuilt sport plane. It is
powered by a Volkswagen based
engine and accommodates two
people. In 1980 the Dragonfly was
named “Best New Design” at the
Experimental Aircraft Association’s
Oshkosh convention. It was built,
flown and donated by Bob Kennedy
of Chico.