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| James Allen, e-mail, 24.01.2011 03:22 Need parts for a V, check out my website allensaero.com reply | | George Ardwin, e-mail, 20.01.2011 01:26 I was part owner of Culver "V" N3116K in the mid sixties while still a student pilot. It was based at Detroit City Airport for awhile, then we moved it to Mettetal airport in Plymouth, Michigan. It was a delight to fly.I had some very interesting flights with it. Lost an engine when it "swallowed" a valve one time.It is now located in a museum in Libral Kansas. reply | | george washburn, e-mail, 18.12.2010 18:06 After a combat tour in B-24"s Assigned to ferry command in Memphis and made 5 trips that summer ferrying PQ-14' from Mississippi to Cal. Great fun thought I was a fighter pilot!! 200+ /- mile rangeno radios!! reply | | Bill Rogers, e-mail, 17.12.2010 01:08 My N# was N8442B. Great airplane tried to convert to an O-200 but that engine was never certified for fuel injection as I remember. The nose gear was in the way of the carb. I think the carb may have been able to turn around and fit. I thought about derating an O-200 to a 90 HP version. several versions appeared later as a Superior version. At 80 yrs old my memory is fading some. reply | |
| | Bob Owens, e-mail, 03.12.2010 07:07 I owned a Culver V, S /N V13, N44516. Loved it but it just didn't have HP to climb well. If anyone wishing a copy of my personal story with photos contact me via email. I once did a formation flight with a friend in his Globe Swift GC-1B with a similar engine. The Swift was considerably slower than the "V". Actually the Culver had an uprated C-85FJ-12 rated at 87.5 HP thanks to the fuel injection. reply |
| Sparky Sparks, e-mail, 10.11.2010 02:13 I have an insturment panel that I just put on e-bay. I think it is from a Culver V. reply | | Richard Price, e-mail, 03.11.2010 20:04 In July 1949 I bought Culver Cadet N34866 while going to school L.A.. and it was a good little plane to fly, hot compared to flying J-3 Cubs and Cessna 140's. Fortunately I have a few pictures and it was named "Turbulent Twerp". Being a student I was unable to keep it very long Last one I saw was located in an aviation museum located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was in cherry condition when I was there in 2007. reply | | James Alexander, e-mail, 07.10.2010 08:58 Bud Owens left a comment about the Culver PQ14B. In Col. Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson's book To Fly and Fight he talks about a Culver Q-14 they used in tests connecting aircraft together at the wing tips (page 185) reply | | Bud Owens, e-mail, 23.09.2010 22:22 Any comments on a CulverPQ14B. It may have been a WWII drone. reply | | John Cilio, e-mail, 05.08.2010 16:56 Thanks for verifying the factory photo Culver cockpit Ken. It's now included in the book: Portals into the Sky along with 100 other vintage cockpits. Wished that I had your tail number in my collection. If anyone has these aircraft tail numbers happy to make copies of original photos for $15 including the postage. The tail numbers I have are: 120340, 120339, NC44514, NC44507, NC3151K, NC80117, 44503, 422520,139347, NX80128, NC209948, ??7838, NX44504, NC80144, NC44507. I also have many other factory photos of the Culver V. Does anyone have the original luggage made for the bird? reply |
| Eugene Balon, e-mail, 07.08.2010 07:15 I owned a Culver V, 3116K in late 50s and early 60s. It was the most beautiful handling aircraft I ever flew. I think a 0-200 with the adjustable Beech-Roby prop, would have given it the horse power it really needed. There are times when I have wished that I had never sold it. I wonder where it is today, anyone know. reply |
| John Cilio, e-mail, 15.05.2010 18:24 I have a cockpit photo that I 99.9% sure is a Culver V but have never seen one in person. I would like to ask someone who has seen it to verify before I post. reply | | Gary VandeVoorde, e-mail, 25.02.2010 15:56 My grandfather owned N80276 when it was new and he and a partner(N3030K) were Culver dealers after the war. If anyone has information on this airplane, location, condition or if for sale please contact me. The last I new of it the airplane was in California. I have a few photos of the airplane and even some video that was made from 8MM film too. Illinois reply | | Frank Grose, e-mail, 21.02.2010 15:29 I was fortunate enough to get a ride in the only Culver V I've ever seen. That was back in the early 60s. I've loved the looks of it ever since. Always wanted to build a scale model, and did so awhile back. For you Culver V lovers, take a look at a video of the model flying at: www.rcgroups.com /forums /showthread.php?t=1197422 That should bring back a few good memories for you. reply | |
| | Russ Chambers, e-mail, 14.02.2010 04:36 I have owned a V for about 36 years. It's a nice airplane but you can't leave then out in the weather, like so many people did. (What a shame). The plane is made of spruce covered with birch plywood, and it doesn't take much rain to ruin a good airplane. The fuel tanks were bladder cells and they get old and rot and need replacing. (I made aluminum tanks as replacement tanks and they worked well) I wish someone would get busy and increase the HP to 125 or more. reply | | Frank Walker, e-mail, 05.02.2010 02:27 On June 20th, 1959, I bought N80289, Culver V , (just happened to run across the original bill of sale), After many years , and many hours of flying, in many diferent types of planes, I look back, and that airplane was built ahead of its time. A cont.85hp, contl prop, fuel injection,retract gear,(up in 5 seconds, and down in 4 seconds), as Curtis Burns, points out, the trim wheel moves the flaps, and horizontal stabilizer, this was the Simply Fly System, Cruise at 130 mph, great airplane, reply | | Gene Whitehead, e-mail, 01.02.2010 07:19 A friend and I rebuilt a Culver Cadet in 1957. The power plant was a Continental C-75. It had no electrical system, hand operated retractable gear,a non stearable tail wheel,and a wood prop. It was a fine flying little airplane. reply | | Jack Radford, e-mail, 12.10.2009 00:03 I'd like to ask a question, as I was riding in a Culver V in the late 1940's and the pilot pulled a full 90 degree turn at the tightest possible turn and I always wondered how many G's we pulled. Anybody know? It was plenty, for sure. Thanks, Jack. reply | | Ken Kinsler, e-mail, 19.08.2009 21:17 I bought Culver V N80276 in 1977 as a basket case. My friend Jerry Drake and I fixed it up and put it back into service. We test flew it in the evening (aug 10 1978) the day before my first son Weslee was born. It flew very well with very responsive control inputs. Jerry and I flew it about 50 hours before it was sold. I now (aug 18 2009) have 4 Culver V projects N3057K, N1027L, N6211Q and N80273. I am hopeing to have N3057K flying in the near future. reply | | curtis culver, e-mail, 07.05.2009 03:05 I was surprised to find this web site of the culver
aircraft , my father was a pilot & his plane was`
mooney.A 4PLACE SMALL BUT EASY TO FLY.
now my my younger brother is F-16 pilotwith the AF. reply |
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John Cilio
I would very much like to read your story and see pictures of your Culver V. Thank you!
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