Your Very Own Miniature Fighter Plane

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  • @bradleybenson8356
    @bradleybenson8356 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    What a wonderful video. We’ve had ours since 1964. When my grandparents bought her. My grandfather flew B-24s and after owning an Ercoupe for many years he upgraded to a Swift. It was the thrill he was looking for after the war. After my grandfather’s passing in 1981 my dad became her caretaker. Him and I are still flying her regularly. She is the nicest flying airplane I have ever flown.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Wow! Thanks for sharing that, I'm happy to find out such a nice in place is in great hands. Speaking of Ercoupes, my old man had one back in the 50s and flew from from coast to coast with it.

    • @allanpolk2681
      @allanpolk2681 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bradleybenson8356 I posted about my first airplane ride having been in a Swift back in 1967 in Florida. The man that owned the plane was a retired Col. from the WWll Army Air Corp, and was a crackerjack pilot, and an all around great guy.
      I fell in love with that plane not just for it’s beauty, but also for it being my first ride in the air. My own dad bought a plane a couple of years later , and I nearly flew the wings off of that thing for a few years.
      I remember that first ride though, like it was yesterday. We lifted off the ground and he pulled up the gear and man did that thing take off. It was super fun.

    • @cookiedough5374
      @cookiedough5374 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome

  • @rodrigo_rodp
    @rodrigo_rodp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    In my opinion, the best looking 2-seater ever made in GA. Nothing beats the looks and sound of a polished Swift with straight exhaust pipes.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'm with you on that one

    • @Lurch-Bot
      @Lurch-Bot หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've never flown a Swift but I could see how it would be fun to fly if it had a decent amount of HP. 150HP would be awesome in this plane. I've flown complex aerobatic aircraft and I appreciate snappy handling. I own a RANS S-12 XL, which is a very nice handling aircraft. Handles like a small WWI fighter, if it could have the rotary engine torque assistance turning both directions.
      I don't really care how fast a plane goes as long as it is fun to fly. I mainly fly for fun, not to go places. I can enjoy flying a glorified kite at 85kt as much as I enjoyed flying a jet trainer at 400kt.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Lurch-Bot Those RANS ultralights look like a blast. I had a chance to briefly meet Randy Schlitter back in the 90s, not long after he crashed in the Pursuit.

    • @WalterJohnson-er7bt
      @WalterJohnson-er7bt หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Lurch-Bot I agree on must be fun first of all. I bought a Cessna 140A, a 2 seater 90 hp tail dragger. It is all metal and so sweet to fly. I bought to learn to fly and build some hours in the log book. I moved up airplane wise over the next 5 1/2 decades and got all the ratings short of astronaut. I regret every time I see a plane selling that little 140A. She would cruise at 98 knots with a little Continental C90 on 4.8 gallons per hour. These little birds were rated utility aircraft which allowed for light aerobics. In those days before middle age spread hit, she could carry full fuel my wife and I and 22 lbs of luggage.

    • @chippyjohn1
      @chippyjohn1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Looks like a smaller ME108

  • @WalterJohnson-er7bt
    @WalterJohnson-er7bt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    These are rare beautiful little planes. My flight instructor owned an absolutely immaculate example with the 125 hp six cylinder Continental up graded to 145 hp. Version. That airplane was so polished up you needed sunglasses when it was in the hanger. I rode in it a few times and after my log book and ratings looked like a catalog I got to fly it.
    I hope my dear old friend Virgil is still flying!

  • @ianbeeson5100
    @ianbeeson5100 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    The first time I saw a Globe Swift, I couldn’t take my eyes off it for quite some time.

  • @karljohanson4204
    @karljohanson4204 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Been loving mine for 23 years now 🥰

  • @lancerevell5979
    @lancerevell5979 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The Globe Swift has been my favorite private plane for decades. 😎👍

  • @allanpolk2681
    @allanpolk2681 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    My very first airplane ride was in a Swift. That was in 1967, and I still think it is one of the prettiest planes ever.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely! And wow, what a plane to have taken your first ride. Bet everything after that was a downgrade, lol

  • @timthomson7178
    @timthomson7178 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    My first pilot friend, a WW2 navy instructor, had one in the 60s. He claimed to have gotten it into an inverted flat spin while haveing some fun...and pulled it out. Claimed best of many planes he had over years. I flew with him in Commander 500 and Super H18.

  • @rickquann1556
    @rickquann1556 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    My Dad owned one for many years. We flew often and I clearly remember spending many a weekend polishing the aluminum to a mirror finish. Great looking aircraft. N80808

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sad to say, but I looked up that tail number (couldn't resist) but that airframe was w/o a little while back. Glad you enjoyed it though!

  • @briansilcox5720
    @briansilcox5720 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Nice job. I’ve had mine for 30+ yrs, and you pretty well covered the Swift. Thanks.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!! And take good care of that Swift. I'd love to fly one some day.

  • @UncleJoeLITE
    @UncleJoeLITE หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The yt algorithm is a weird thing. This deserves more views. Thanks.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! It didn't get a lot of views, but I figure it's because it's not "strange", "weird" or "extreme" like some of my other content, and thus it doesn't get a lot of interest outside the core aviation group that enjoys it (like me!) Nonetheless, I'm happy with the video and it brought back some good memories for those who enjoyed the Swift. Mission accomplished.

    • @UncleJoeLITE
      @UncleJoeLITE หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aircraftadventures-vids 👍🇦🇺

  • @JillandKevin
    @JillandKevin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    My first airplane ride was in a Swift! My buddy's dad had a Globe Swift, and he took my brother, myself and our buddy for a ride one day when we were around 10 years old or so.
    Both my brother and I were so impressed that later we both went on tho fly and get our own planes. My brother retired two years ago from United Airlines as a captain.
    I'm in Port Townsend, WA where there is actually an airworthy Swift at the Port Townsend Aero Museum, where most of their over 20 antique and vintage planes are flown regularly!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for sharing the experiece!

    • @JillandKevin
      @JillandKevin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids I should qualify that. He took us up separately!

  • @pi.actual
    @pi.actual 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    I got a GC-1B last year. It's all in pieces and was last flown in 1964 but it appears to all be there including the C-145 upgraded engine. It was my dream to restore it but I'm not sure if I can pull it off. When I look at it I feel overwhelmed but this video inspired me a bit. Wish me luck.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Hey, have you contacted the Swift Museum folks? There's a lot of know-how and support in that group. Keep at it!! I'd love to see it fly again. Many Swift projects started out like yours, in a box.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fellow swift in a box owner here as well lol

    • @monkeywrench-garage
      @monkeywrench-garage หลายเดือนก่อน

      An airplane project is just a bunch of little projects put together. Break it down into small projects and do them to enjoy the complete result. I am a Swift owner as well and have restored and worked on many aircraft including ground up builds.

    • @cwr8618
      @cwr8618 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where do you live? Would love to help with the build

    • @FlipTheTables
      @FlipTheTables หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like anything else figure out the steps take them one at a time and give it a deadline you got this!

  • @TraderDan58
    @TraderDan58 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Dad had the 1948 model with an updated 125hp engine. That was back in the 50’s. He loved that plane and so do I.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      And to think that for most owners 125hp was underpowered! Thanks for sharing .

  • @lonzo61
    @lonzo61 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Very well done mini-doc on one of the greatest GA airplanes ever built. I owned N78274 for seven years. The maintenance can be challenging on these old birds, but they really do fly as well as they look.

  • @n3307v
    @n3307v 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great video. Every flight I took in our Swift was pure joy. Thanks for making this.

  • @RicoGrande-qv4ex
    @RicoGrande-qv4ex 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My first time to hear about this plane. The Globe Swift. I like the name. It's a beautiful plane. Thanks for the video. I will watch again soon.

  • @sganzerlag
    @sganzerlag 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    These are very special airplanes, imo. Not only do they look amazing, but they handle fantastically well, too.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for watching! Haven't flown one but in my bucket list now

  • @darbeau07
    @darbeau07 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Well done and spot on! You truly did your homework on Swift history.

  • @WindsEternal
    @WindsEternal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Awesome video! What a great little plane.

  • @spadman82
    @spadman82 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    At one point someone converted a Buick 3.8L v6 and mounted it in a Swift. With the short exhaust stacks sticking out of the cowl he said it sounded like the warbird it was always meant to be!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Damn, never heard of that, would have loved to see that thing rip around! I read about the Buick on a Wittman.

    • @daszieher
      @daszieher 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@aircraftadventures-vidsthat was a V8 that Wittman himself had converted (inverted, direct-drive with dry-sump lubrication).

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@daszieher direct drive V8! Insanity…I love it!

  • @steveasher9239
    @steveasher9239 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What a beauty.

  • @boogerwood
    @boogerwood 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Glad I discovered this channel! Love learning about older general aviation! and thanks for adding the bit about the museum. My son and I are always looking for destinations.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching! And am hoping I can squeeze in some time next year to visit the museum myself.

  • @mothmagic1
    @mothmagic1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One beautiful looking machine.

  • @DorifutoRabbit
    @DorifutoRabbit หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I will likely never fly a plane, but I do love planes with the wings underneath, they just look cooler. The polished metal body is the icing on the cake

    • @prowlus
      @prowlus หลายเดือนก่อน

      considered getting into rc flying then ?

  • @imsurethisisnotme4736
    @imsurethisisnotme4736 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Grew up polishing one... absolutely beauty

  • @starprof
    @starprof 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    My first flight in a small airplane was in a Globe Swift when I was a teenage CAP cadet. What a machine!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow! Now all CAP cadets get is a Cessna 172, lol.

    • @starprof
      @starprof 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately, I never had the chance to fly in a Swift after that glorious experience. I learned to fly in a Piper Super Cub, got my PPL, flew many other aircraft. One was a Mooney Mite. That was quite a kick!

  • @rt.actual
    @rt.actual 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great video! I grew up around Swifts and have always loved them. That's me at 6:54 and 7:07 flying Dad's Buckaroo at an airshow a few years ago. One of my favorite aircraft to fly!!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sweet! I was thrilled to spot some Buckaroo vids, I had only seen pics till recently. Is it still flying?

    • @rt.actual
      @rt.actual 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids yep, still flying!

  • @officialbritishtaxpayer5609
    @officialbritishtaxpayer5609 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    What a lovely film! Gentle commentary, well written and entertaining. Subscribed!

  • @peterburi2727
    @peterburi2727 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful, just beautiful.

  • @ivandenisovich6005
    @ivandenisovich6005 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    🎉Another fab and interesting aircraft. So many to choose from, but I'm glad you did this one

  • @DougAngel-v6q
    @DougAngel-v6q 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I've always really liked Swifts, but had no idea they had so much lore. (Both of your Miata analogies were perfect too!)

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol, I hope that didn't come off as too cheesy. Thanks for watching!

  • @elosogonzalez8739
    @elosogonzalez8739 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    OUTSTANDING PRÉSENTATION!!

  • @Lucas-kg2fn
    @Lucas-kg2fn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This video made my day, thanks for the info!!!!

  • @southerncross4956
    @southerncross4956 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done video on a very interesting plane.

  • @edgarguinartlopez8341
    @edgarguinartlopez8341 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Like at sight! This is a very nice styling-kind aircraft! Almost 20 years ago I did replicate one of this for Flight Simulator 98, one of my first choices... Thank you :)

  • @drifter503
    @drifter503 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love Swifts, never flew in one but they look like great flying machines

  • @bradalgra8088
    @bradalgra8088 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Killer content, as usual, Richard! Thanks

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Brad! Ah, and Osh 25 might be on the horizon for me 🤞

  • @davidmcintosh7563
    @davidmcintosh7563 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video! I never knew about the later models with the huge engines. There used to be a formation aerobatic team in my area that used Swifts. They all painted their planes the same with big tail numbers, and they called themselves the Swift Birds.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, I read about one with 250 HP! Might be a bit too much for the tiny airframe though.

  • @47colton
    @47colton 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I had one too N99B sold her because I was building an RV-4. Everytime Im near one I think to myself I should have another one. Sweet airplane that turned heads everytime the engine started up with those straight pipes on the 6cyl engine.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I bet the RV-4 is fun! You think it would get jealous if a Swift was in the same hangar?

    • @thomasaltruda
      @thomasaltruda 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The swift is sweet.. gets more looks for sure, but I’ve flown both and the RV-4 is by far the better plane.. faster, higher, more nimble, probably stronger and cheaper to maintain, easier to fly ect.. the Swift is fun to land and is more demanding to land well.. that’s pretty cool.

  • @AlanTheBeast100
    @AlanTheBeast100 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Swift's are beautiful - and the self regulating prop is pretty cool. One near here was nice and polished until desecrated in navy blue...

  • @Dan_Soundgar
    @Dan_Soundgar 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    You guys are so lucky to own one of these, I flew one when I was 12, (actually the pilot let me control the wheel/ ailerons/elevator) anyways it was the best time. I couldn't get my knees under the dash, untill I was told to cross my legs, and when I stepped onto the wing the tire lifted off the tarmac on the other side, then I placed my foot/CG closer to the fuselage. Anyways I never did learn to fly, whished I did, the Globe Swift would probably be the coolest plane I would love to own. Besides maybe a P51d or the uh1h with unlimited funds available.

  • @chrisbiggers4017
    @chrisbiggers4017 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! Thanks for posting it!

  • @2IDSGT
    @2IDSGT 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dad used to take me to a field called Aurora Airpark that had several of these on the ramp… beautiful planes.

  • @blueduck9409
    @blueduck9409 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thats a beauty!

  • @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus
    @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s a beautiful looking thing! 👍🏻

  • @scottfranco1962
    @scottfranco1962 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful airplane. I have both seen one crash and saw one being fitted for full glass. You gotta be a big fan to own one.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not exactly a daily driver, but damn is it nice to look at.

  • @marcusrussell8660
    @marcusrussell8660 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    This was a time before lawyers ruined general aviation

    • @calvinnickel9995
      @calvinnickel9995 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It wasn’t lawyers, it was fraudulent lawsuits and no statute of limitations.

    • @LordHolley
      @LordHolley หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Replace aviation with everything

    • @kyletindal
      @kyletindal หลายเดือนก่อน

      No doubt!

  • @dannyphantom1232
    @dannyphantom1232 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I feel like your just going down a list of aircraft my dad has owned and doing a video on every one 😂😂😂
    Great video as always 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
    Next up is a Bellanca Viking 🤣

  • @tomjoseph1444
    @tomjoseph1444 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The fighter it most looked like was the Spitfire. It was used in a couple of movies as one. I worked for Drown Aviation in the early 70's and we painted one like a Spit.. I thought it was the coolest plane ever.

  • @Spinnaker617
    @Spinnaker617 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for a great narrated video.

  • @xAEROPLANEx
    @xAEROPLANEx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That the Swift Fury was a victim of such unfortunate timing to the market is a sad tale indeed. What an amazing aircraft.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I know. I remember back in the early 90s a lot of magazine articles hyping up the plane. With the Lopresti name behind, couldn't go wrong.

  • @catsupchutney
    @catsupchutney 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That's a lot of engine to look over, but the aesthetic is there.

  • @av8r376
    @av8r376 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent video!

  • @dillonhopson4367
    @dillonhopson4367 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent time tested machines

  • @marcusrussell8660
    @marcusrussell8660 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This plane was decades before its time.

  • @FlightSimMuseum
    @FlightSimMuseum หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice history, well presented, thanks!

  • @wadesaleeby2172
    @wadesaleeby2172 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had the opportunity to go flying with a guy who owned a Swift... he did some barrel rolls and other aerobatics... It was a great day and memory!

  • @acomingextinction
    @acomingextinction 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It really is a handsome little bird.

  • @alanparkinson549
    @alanparkinson549 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Piper went bust in 1991."
    I had no idea! That explains why I've not heard the name much recently. (I learned to fly, up to first couple of solos at least, in PA28s.)

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      They came back, not sure what year. Still around.

    • @alanparkinson549
      @alanparkinson549 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aircraftadventures-vids That's good to know, thanks.

  • @albertschultz7151
    @albertschultz7151 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a kid in Zambia during the 50/60’s there was a pilot who had a dark blue Globe Swift. “Mac” Mackenzie.

  • @thatairplaneguy
    @thatairplaneguy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’ve been utterly in love with the swift since Dave “Flea” Carpenter took me for an aerobatic ride in his super.

  • @thewatcher5271
    @thewatcher5271 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good Video. I Enjoy Learning About Aviation History. Thank You. (Like #701)

  • @aldohattonduran5227
    @aldohattonduran5227 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always has been one of my favorite planes 🛩️🛩️🛩️ty 🇺🇸✌🏼

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think I've added it as one of mine too (though nothing beats the Royal Gull for me, no matter what, lol)

  • @scoot77777
    @scoot77777 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! Incredible video! Would love a chance to fly one ☝️ Very nicely done ✅

  • @Quantum0388
    @Quantum0388 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:27 i literally got an add for a ww2 mobile game right here that started with an animated bit of Pearl Harbor this was way to perfect 😂😂

  • @splitsandpens
    @splitsandpens หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I knew Captain Chuck McBath who flew a two toned, blue P-47D. He owned a Globe Swift painted to match it in the 70's.

  • @massmike11
    @massmike11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Keeping that thing shiny must be a royal pain,but it sure is pretty

  • @mustang51hy
    @mustang51hy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great video!

  • @vickystella-thesisters6545
    @vickystella-thesisters6545 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love it!!!

  • @ericneiman5556
    @ericneiman5556 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I wanna fly so bad. Bucket list for sure

  • @morelanmn
    @morelanmn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They are a Swift Museum in Athens Tennessee. Great People.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I hope to make it there one day.

    • @morelanmn
      @morelanmn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids They did have some fly ins in the past. There airplanes are just works of art. I also believe a Moony flew in the last time I was there. Today the airport is HUGE and very well maintained. Here is a Triva question about the Mcminn County airport. " What movie has a part filmed at the Mcminn county Airport? The end of "Two Lane Blacktop" The drag race scene.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@morelanmn they have a Johnson Rocket too!

    • @morelanmn
      @morelanmn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@aircraftadventures-vids Field trip time. I just live about 8 miles from the airport, so a visit is easy. We also have a nice place to fly gliders about 25miles away near Benton Tn. That is wild!!!!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@morelanmn love gliders, I got quite a bit of sailplane time under my belt

  • @BrittaProducts
    @BrittaProducts 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice job.

  • @joshmyers-nt9dr
    @joshmyers-nt9dr หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a close friend who taught me to fly told me never to fly a Globe Swift. He said it was one of the most dangerous plane built. He flew the Globe Swift many years ago. He also had 8000 hours as pilot and also was a pilot in WW2.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a bit odd, unless this friend was really concerned for your well-being! I mean, it doesn't fly like a Cessna for sure but far from dangerous in any way.

  • @MishMashMoto
    @MishMashMoto หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have flown the Culver Cadet with a C-90-14F engine and a Swift with a 180HP engine. Both wonderful airplanes IMO. Personally, I prefer the Cadet for a local/leisure type flight.

  • @ZebulonAirRacing
    @ZebulonAirRacing 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great instructive video!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Now, gotta get to work on the Epsilon vid! (I'm thinking of bundling it with a piston-trainer series, not quite sure yet. Maybe the Epsilon alone could warrant its own video)

    • @ZebulonAirRacing
      @ZebulonAirRacing 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have some Reno raw footage if you want

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ZebulonAirRacing oooh hell yeah

  • @richardrap1818
    @richardrap1818 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I miss my Swift sooo much. A friend for life. N2328B

  • @gyrovibo
    @gyrovibo หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Quite a bit of footage from the video I produced for Goodyear Aviation about “Bud’s Swift” though I see no mention of it anywhere. Please provide a link to the video so people can see his story.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi! Yes it's included in the description along with other videos I sourced for this video. That being said, I will gladly make it more prominent in the description, and will also add a "video card" that pops up when the footage appears. Working on those edits...

  • @theantichrist4267
    @theantichrist4267 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked at HEIL Trailer international , back in 2015-2016 , and hadn’t heard of the Swift Museum . I live in Colorado Springs Now .

  • @itsthelittlethings100
    @itsthelittlethings100 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    5:18 - The checkered bg. Lol.

  • @TrainedUnprofessionals
    @TrainedUnprofessionals 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I own 2. Best airplane I ever ever flown

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Swift hoarder! How are they set up? Both factory originals?

  • @WolfKenneth
    @WolfKenneth หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This and Falco F.8L are one of best looking two seaters if only there was 3-4 seater this good :)

  • @neilpatton7174
    @neilpatton7174 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i learned to fly in a swift with the continental 210.good times.

  • @T25de
    @T25de หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing

  • @LittleManFlying
    @LittleManFlying หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    THAT'S the Johnson Rocket backstory! 🤓

  • @stug77
    @stug77 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don't know if country of origin matters, but if you're looking for a sleek, inexpensive light sport aircraft in the 1930's the Bf 108 Taifun is another option and predates the Cadet.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed, the Taifun is really cool. Though I think it was geared toward strictly military purposes, no?

    • @stug77
      @stug77 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@aircraftadventures-vids It was marketed and produced solely for the civilian market. They built quite a few of them too.

  • @Coops777
    @Coops777 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice!

  • @jerrynorton1080
    @jerrynorton1080 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    6:09, that half of an engine case has four cylinders. Its either an inline four, or an opposed 8; the swifts got neither of these...

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol good catch, yeah that was generic footage, not Swift.

  • @AncientApparatus
    @AncientApparatus หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very VERY Cool!!! Dang I wish I had never given up my flight training & no now I'm too old & too poor. :'(

  • @drenk7
    @drenk7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always wanted a Swift. But I had a Cessna 140 and two Luscombes.

  • @scottwatrous
    @scottwatrous หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's a real shame the Fury was never put into production. Looked like a mean machine.

  • @wickertwm
    @wickertwm หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My late father owned one of these.

  • @noonedude101
    @noonedude101 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Honestly, I'm in the market for an airplane, and this is high on my list.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reach out to the Swift Museum and they'll point you in the right direction!

    • @noonedude101
      @noonedude101 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @aircraftadventures-vids I will when the time comes! But I'm interested to see how insurance will react to 6000 hours and 0 tailwheel time 😅

  • @wiskunst
    @wiskunst 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Interested: what would you call a modern day equivalent of this plane?

  • @charlesmarquardt3755
    @charlesmarquardt3755 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's been said "It's easy to make a small fortune in aviation . Just start with a large one 😂

  • @GTPower-rm5nc
    @GTPower-rm5nc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Очень гармоничный и красивый самолёт.

  • @MrFg1980
    @MrFg1980 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'd love to own and fly that polished out one...

  • @hondaxl250k0
    @hondaxl250k0 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Taylor craft was the best. That kite just won’t quit flying. And way faster than a cub. With a stall speed of 43 ish. Lol. Cold day loaded light. Even slower. Grew up flying a 46. She’s still airworthy

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Tcraft was one of the "coziest" of all cockpits, no? Good performance but pretty cramped.

    • @hondaxl250k0
      @hondaxl250k0 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @ yes it was elbow to elbow. But yes a wonderful cockpit setup. Trim crank above your head. Just a wonderful bird.

  • @KutWrite
    @KutWrite หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    First AI production I actually like!

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Guess what...NO Ai. Yes, I sound like a robot in real life. See my very first video on my channel, you'll see..

  • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
    @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonder if you could slap a fuel injected super charged big block in one? Bet it would fly nice with a 750 HP LS. Only thing better would be a turbo prop.

    • @aircraftadventures-vids
      @aircraftadventures-vids  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Likely too heavy for the platform. It would be like grafting bat wings to a fly.