SubmittedJuly 30, 2014
Davis DA-2 Homebuilt Aircraft Visits Cape's Airport
This cute little Davis DA-2 visited Cape's airport this past weekend, its pilot stopping for lunch at Sandy's Place on his way home. The DA-2 is a classic homebuilt 2-seater, designed in the early 1960s. It carries its pilot and a passenger at 110 mph, with a range of 450 miles...
Kim Stricker
This cute little Davis DA-2 visited Cape's airport this past weekend, its pilot stopping for lunch at Sandy's Place on his way home.
The DA-2 is a classic homebuilt 2-seater, designed in the early 1960s. It carries it's pilot and a passenger at 110 mph, with a range of 450 miles.
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This example is Serial #1, completed by Leon Davis in May of 1966.
When I was a kid, we called them "Baby Bonanzas" for their resemblance to Beechcraft's famous "V"-Tailed private aircraft.
This one is based east of St.Louis, and was not "Oshkosh Traffic" as I first suspected.
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