John Wright and his "Georgia's Special" classic 1930's aircraft.

April 30, 2005:  I visited an EAA Chapter 150 member John Wright at his home here in the Chattanooga area.  John has this classic old airplane for sale.  The design was featured in the EAA Light Plane Manual and in Mechanix Illustrated magazine.  The design is from 1931 and is a classic high-wing monoplane with an open cockpit and a large wing, braced with wing struts and wires.   This sale is for the complete airframe without the engine.  The tires on it for these pictures are for moving the airplane while under construction.  The actual tires John had on it for taxi testing are the same type as used on his Taylorcraft. 

John made some changes from the way the airplane was when he first bought it from the original builder.  The landing gear has been improved, and he is considering some changes to the instrument panel as you can tell by looking at the old panel in this photo.  The large air-foil shaped wing braces are also shown stacked atop the fuselage in this picture.  That seat accepts a cushion that can be up to 17 & 3/4 inches wide.  The leg room from the seat back to the rudder pedals is 46 inches.

The fuel tank is metal with a fiberglass covering and holds 12 gallons.

This photo shows some detail of the welded-steel tube construction of the airframe.

Here are the rudder and vertical stabilizer.  The tail wheel is not included since it also compatible with John's Taylorcraft.

The wing measures from tip to center joint a whopping 201 inches!  The wing chord is 54 inches.  The ailerons measure 84 inches by 16.5 inches.  That guy on the right side of this photo is our current EAA chapter President, Steve Balding.

This photo shows the top side of the wing and landing gear springs details.

And of course, the last photo has Steve bringing up the rear with the horizontal stabilizer and the elevator.

This airplane is going to be offered for sale on eBay soon, but if you are interested in classic airplanes, you may want to give John Wright a call now at 423-622-7030.  It is being sold as is, and must be picked up here in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Several interstate highways converge on Chattanooga.  If you live anywhere in the Eastern USA, we are usually a day's drive from just about anywhere from Dallas, Texas eastward.  But then, my day's drive may be a bit different from yours.

Jerry K. Thorne
April 30, 2005