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| Chuck Blaker, e-mail, 13.05.2011 00:36 Back in the late 50's I bought a neat little airplane called the Culver Cadet for 600 dollars. As I remember, it was powered by a 90 HP Franklin and would cruise at about 145 @ 5000 ft. burning around 6.5GPH. I loved the little bird and would to have another. reply | | Howard Chapman, e-mail, 18.02.2011 04:36 On the V's predecessors - The Cadet was inducted into service with the USAAF as a radio control target drone at the start of WW II - PQ 8. The tail dragger was a problem for ground control. Modified with three legs it became the
PQ 8A. If my mammary is still intact it had a larger fin & rudder also. The 8 was replaced with the PQ 14, a severe redesign. Narrow single place fuselage, redone wings. A bunch faster - both to produce and in the air.
My brother served his WW II time in the Hawaiian islands repairing the Culvers. He rebuilt, from scrap parts, a custom 14 for his Leut. with a bigger engine, big spinner, clipped wings, that the Leut. chased around the sky with the other pilots training for combat. It was fast. Unfortunately all photos & stuff was lost in a fire. reply | | 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 |
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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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