My dad running up his airplane engine on the front lawn of his house. St. Louis, 1930. He built and flew this airplane powered by a modified Model T Ford engine. The name on the nose was his girlfriends name (later, my mom)8mo ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My daughter standing by the airplane I made for my three children in August, 1975.2yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Me sitting in my nearly completed soap box derby in 1951. I raced for three years in this car.2yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
Me in my soap box derby in 1951 when I was 13 years old. I'm 81 and I recently found this site. If I find some other old interesting photos I'll post them for you folks.4yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The little triplane I built for my kids in 1976. It was the same size as the biplane I had built a year earlier.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/modelmakers
Me and my completed Soap Box Derby in 1951 when I was 13 years old. At that time we had to build our cars from scratch - no kits! St. Louis closed down about a mile of the Express Highway for the day of the races, and we went down the divided lanes three at a time.4yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
The half size biplane I built for my kids. After many years of building models, this is the biggest one I ever made.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/modelmakers
A Curtiss P-40 shown as recovered from the bottom of a swamp. The eyeball was added for display purpose.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The McDonnell XP-67. The founder, Mr. James McDonnell, his employees and the media, called it The Bat. Photo courtesy of McDonnell Aircraft Corp.7mo ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/aviation
This is the biplane I had designed and was building. I ran out of space to make the wings, so I donated it to the E.A.A. museum in Lakeland, FL. The engine was a 70 hp 3-cylinder radial that my dad made in 1930.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/homebuilt
The soap box derby I built (with a little help from my dad). I ran this racer for three years and won 2 bicycles and an electric hand drill. St. Louis, 19518mo ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
My class at a mechanic A&P school. The students were so proud of their projects that they wanted a photo of them. The number on the wing section represents Charles Lindburgh's Spirit of St. Louis.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/StLouis
My dad running up the engine on the airplane he built in 1927. The engine was at full power on the front lawn of his home in St. Louis. The engine came from a Model T Ford and it did not have a muffler. Loud!1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
More on my Soap Box Derby. This car won me 2 bicycles and an electric hand drill from 1951 to 19534yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Piper PA-48 Enforcer. Photo courtesy of NASM. A descriptive link is in the comments.2yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/WeirdWings
The early days of homebuilding. This is my dad building his homebuilt monoplane in the back yard of his St. Louis home around 1928. The engine came from a Model T Ford.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/homebuilt
St. Louis riverfront on the 4th of July highlighting the Gateway Arch - 1992. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/StLouis
Does St. Louis still have a Soap Box Derby race every year? Here's a photo of my Soap Box Derby in 1951 when I was 13 years old in St. Louis.4yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/StLouis
My daughter with her airplane 1975. The airplane is made of plywood with a 10 foot wingspan.4yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My dad testing the engine on the airplane he was building in 1927.The engine was at full power on the front lawn of his home in St. Louis. The engine came from a Model T Ford and it did not have a muffler Loud! The wings were built, but not installed on the airplane yet.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
My Soap Box Derby in 1951. I raced in St. Louis in 51, 52 & 53. Won 8 races and got 2 Schwinn bicycles and an electric hand drill. Never won the final races and a trip to Akron.1yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
When I was building my biplane, the day I welded the tailpost on was when everything came together. It started to look like an airplane.9mo ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/homebuilt
Me sitting in my Soap Box Derby when I was 13 years old in 1951 (colorized by a friendly Redditor)4yr ⋅ 55pilot ⋅ r/TheWayWeWere
