[Hallicrafters] ebay SX-88 and old caps

Bruce bsugarberg at core.com
Thu Oct 29 01:06:23 EDT 2009


A photo of DEB.  Look at those nice round engines:

http://www.airplane-pictures.net/image42781.html

73, Bruce WA8TNC

Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> 
> I almost bought a Howard 500...Now there's the round engines AND tail 
> wheel. Uses a bit more gas though (bout 50-60 gallons per side). I 
> almost did get a Stearman before the Deb, but Michigan weather and 
> all...plus they are a bit drafty. Then common sense prevailed and I 
> ended up with the Deb which turned 50 last month.  This was back in "the 
> old days" when I was still working for a good wage AND the market was 
> near the peak of the dot com bubble, not on a pension plus SS <:-))
> 
> 73
> 
> Roger (K8RI)


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