General Skyfarer?
 

Aircraft regularly pass over our club field and they are usually Cessnas or other planes of little interest. But a few days ago a distinctive engine caught my attention and I could see a small plane approaching which had twin vertical tails. Of course I thought that this must be an Ercoupe but then I saw clearly that it was a high wing plane. I had time to grab my binoculars to verify that it was a single engine, high wing cabin plane with twin tails and fixed tricycle landing gear. I can't believe that this is a pre-WW2 antique Skyfarer. Are there any later planes that look like this? Location- southeastern Pennsylvania.

RE: General Skyfarer?
 

I probably was a General Skyfarer.

Here's a nice plan for one.

http://www.theplanpage.com/esp/skyfarer.htm

There were a few kit's too.

RE: General Skyfarer?
 

Wierd you should mention this. I saw a plane that looked like a P-38 the other day, didn't have binoculars, but swore it was a P-38 or something like it. Where i play tennis there are ALOT of planes flying over.

RE: General Skyfarer?
 

With maybe 6 airworthy P-38's in the world, there is not much chance that you saw one. The closest one that I know of to you, that is flyable, is in Galveston ,TX. at the Lone Star Flight Museum. Of course it is possible you saw one, just unlikely. If so, you were very lucky.

RE: General Skyfarer?
 

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RE: General Skyfarer?
 

The P-38 is a twin and extremely distinctive.
http://www.acepilots.com/planes/p38_lightning.html
You would never confuse it with any other plane.