ORIGINAL: Free Bird
I thought he worked for General Motors (GM)? Either way, Tom was a talented aircraft designer.
Duane, got any more detail shots of the Apogee? They would be very helpful on my Perigee restoration. I'm in the primer stage and jusy about ready to start on the colors.
FB
FB....No more detailed pictures of the Apogee. I DO have pictures of the Perigee (taken at the AMA Museum), from different angles. Any painting detail is the same on both planes. I have more pictures of the Apogee and TBX-1 together which I will be posting soon that may show more of the rest of the plane.
Tom DID work for GM. Some of his coworkers thought GM was in the business of designing airplanes.
The Perigee/Apogee was the sleekest, dare I say sexiest pattern design for the time period IMHO. The styling still looks very good today, and the color scheme can't be beat.
Duane