| Harry Spencer, e-mail, 31.08.2010 08:37 In 1967, I took a 47 Funk B to Spokane WA because it had an old Berlonix LF radio installed. I and another pilot spent an entire weekend flying that plane up and down the last A-N airway to learn how it worked, just because the FAA was shutting the last LF airway down in a week. Learned a lot about the old airways that weekend. reply |
| David M Lockhart, e-mail, 04.02.2010 16:59 Sorry for those of you that might want to know its a 1940 Funk Model-B had the original engine and was replace with a continental 85hp N24115 reply |
| David M Lockhart, e-mail, 04.02.2010 16:53 My father ownes Funk model-b N24115 we are almost done restoring it since it means so much to my dad because he brought it from Cole Palen in 1973 who was the creator of (Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome)Cole was not only a friend to my father he was like a second dad to him.The 2 of them flew many hours in the plane back and forth from NY to Fl if i had to guess my dad prob. has over a thousand hours in his Funk and hopefully soon it will have many more he says its such a fun and forgiving plane to fly since hes flown so many differant planes growing up at the areodrome i believe him and hope to find out for myself very soon!! reply |
| Carl Felty, e-mail, 01.02.2010 00:39 In 1967, in Phoenix, I had a student that owned N77705. He was also a USAF student pilot at Williams AFB. I flew with him about 3 hours. The Funk flew well, but the large T yoke got in the way of my legs (or vise versa). The Funk brothers also converted Ford tractors to V8's. They were located in Coffeyville, Kansas. reply |
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| Jack Thompson, e-mail, 28.01.2010 15:52 First aircraft I ever owned 1n 1947. 85 HP engine with electrical system. It was "b" MODEL. While others had to hand prop their aircraft I had a starter. Also a Airboy low freq receiver. The tower would call "aircraft on down-wind if you read the tower rock your wings". It was a grand little aircraft. N77744. Paid $800.00. Mike Harr of South ATL has one now. Cheers, Jack reply |
| Myron W. Collier, e-mail, 03.01.2010 19:43 If I recall correctly the Funk was initially built in Akron, Ohio. reply |
| Emmett Landrun, e-mail, 31.01.2009 16:01 Funk Model B2 is in Oakland Aviation Museum Located at Oakland, CA. It is powered by a 4 cyl. Ford water cooled inverted engine. Last flew to museum about 10 years ago. Is owned by Fred Patterson of American Canyon, CA. reply |
| Jim Tuttle, e-mail, 26.12.2008 04:41 This aircraft was built by the Funk brothers 'Howard and Joe' who later founded and ran Funk brothers Mfg in Coffeyville Kansas. Each year there is a gathering of these planes in Coffeyville by the current owners and pilots.
The first plane or Funk model 'A' was powered by and inverted and converted flathead four cylinder ingine. The plane shown is a model 'B' which had a flat four air cooled Engine.
Both of these types can be seen at the Coffeyville Aviation Museum along with the homebuilt 'Breezy' constructed and flown by Mr. Funk. reply |
