Early 1950's all-metal Meyers 145... a poor man's P-51? (photo: edcoatescollection)
Way back in the day, a two seat taildragger with retractable landing gear was not too hard to find. While only 22 of the Meyers 125/145 were built, a whopping 1,521 Globe/Tempco Swifts were built and several hundred of the pre-war Culver Cadet were built. These affordable, fairly fast and economical little beasts were pretty popular thru the 50's 60's and 70's. They're not so common today, but they're still around putting smiles on the folks who fly them.
I thought it might be fun to see which one of the three trips your trigger the most. It might be all about looks... or maybe you like the performance or the efficiency of one over the others... or maybe you've experienced one of the three at some point in your life and you just can't stop thinking it's awesome. Whatever the case, vote in the poll at the bottom of the post to let your opinion be known.
The all-metal Globe/Tempco Swift introduced right after World War II (photo: wiki)
The dashing all-wood prototype Culver Cadet from the late 1930's (photo: culvercadet)
It's easy for me to pick my winner - if you've been paying attention in the last year, you probably already know which one I voted for... now it's your turn : )