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N3835

1927 Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing C/N 9

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  • N3835 @ KRIC - This beautiful mailwing, in its classic yellow and black, is in the colors of Eastern Air Transport, the same airline as the EAA Ford Tri-Motor.  This little musuem is well worth a visit if you like these wonderful Golden Age aircraft. - by Daniel L. Berek by Daniel L. Berek @ KRIC
  • N3835 @ KRIC - VA Aviation Museum - by Ronald Barker by Ronald Barker @ KRIC
  • N3835 @ KRIC - VA Aviation Museum - by Ronald Barker by Ronald Barker @ KRIC
  • N3835 @ KRIC - VA Aviation Museum - by Ronald Barker by Ronald Barker @ KRIC

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:Pitcairn
Model:PA-5 Mailwing    Search all Pitcairn PA-5
Year built:1927
Construction Number (C/N):9
Aircraft Type:Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:1
Number of Engines:1
Engine Type:Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:Wright WWJ SERIES

Aircraft

Registration Number:N3835
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:A46976
Certification Class:Standard
Certification Issued:1990-08-23
Air Worthiness Test:1962-04-16
Last Action Taken:2008-08-19
Current Status:Valid

Owner

Registration Type:Government
Owner:Science Museum Of Virginia
Address:Richmond, VA 23220
United States
Region:Eastern

User Comments

Merton Meade, 2005-12-04 00:00:00
 From 1977 to 1981 I worked for Sidney Shannon at the Shannon Air Museum in Fredericksburg, VA flying the museum's aeroplanes. Many years previously, having seen the Mailwing at the Smithsonian's Silver Hill restoration facility, I just "knew" I'd love to fly a PA-5. It just "looked right" to me. The first time I flew the Shannon machine, serial number 9, I changed my opinion. This PA-5 was not a pleasant aeroplane to fly being very heavy on the ailerons and the rudder pedals were as if welded to the floor. The flipper were very sensitive. Regardless of these shortcomings, the Mailwing was a favourite and probably the ship I flew most. I flew the Eastern Airlines 50th Anniversary flight from New York to Miami, retracing the original airmail route, in 1977, and returning from Florida the #8 inlet valve let go, dropped into the cylinder, and the resulting forced landing (my 11th) put me on Interstate Route 95 some miles south of Savannah, Georgia. The piston, with a big hole in it, still sits on my desk.