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Thorp T-18

Low Wing - Metal

Thorp T-18 & S-18-1Kit/Plans:
No longer available. Projects and parts may be available on the secondary market. Sources such as Barnstormers (www.barnstormers.com), Trade-A-Plane (www.trade-a-plane.com) or other internet outlets may be helpful in locating these aircraft.

Newsletter:
Thorp T-18 Mutual Aid Society
attn: Lee Walton
5000 Schuler Unit E
Houston, TX 77007
713-303-1043
Email: thorpforum@thorp18.com
Website: http://www.t18.net
Back issues are available.

Articles in EAA and related publications:

Year Month Page Magazine Article
2008 03 78 Sport Aviation Thorp Look-alikes: Not so ugly after all 2 pg by Gary Green – What our Members are Building
2008 01 76 Sport Aviation A Thorp Tale: A plans-built dream machine 2 pg By John Evens (What our members are building)
2004 02 34 Sport Aviation Continued Effort: The Pride and Pitfalls of Buying an Uncompleted T-18 Project (5 ½ pgs)
2004 01 74 Sport Aviation Going to Extremes: EAAer’s vocation and avocation offer aviation contrast (Jeff Cleghorn w/747-400F and his Thorp T-18) (3 pgs)
2002 11 28 Sport Aviation Step By Step: Bernie Fried improved the proven T-18—and then improved it some more (7 pgs)
97 04 12 Sport Aviation HOTLINE: T-18 Kits
96 02 94 Sport Aviation Thorp T-18 (10 page article with photos)
95 03 22 Sport Aviation Living Life To The Fullest (8 page article with photos)
94 12 108 Sport Aviation McKinty wide body, folding wing, ...
94 04 108 Sport Aviation Stuart stock T-18 w/0320
94 02 100 Sport Aviation Ody T-18 w/0360, CS prop
93 11 109 Sport Aviation Bertrand T-18 w/0320
93 06 67 Sport Aviation "The New Antique"
92 10 119 Sport Aviation Ranta T-18 w/0320
92 09 94 Sport Aviation Repeta T-18 painted like Spitfire
90 11 47 Sport Aviation Uncontrolled Spin Cause Fatalities
90 09 65 Sport Aviation Magnusson T-18 with 0320 - Swedish
89 12 94 Sport Aviation Ross 150hp T-18
89 11 09 Sport Aviation Lectro Prop (Electrically Controlled Adjustable Prop) Flown on T-18
89 06 95 Sport Aviation Pira T-18 on Skis in Sweden
89 05 94 Sport Aviation Redden T-18 with 150 Lycoming
89 04 94 Sport Aviation Swedish T-18 - 10 Year Project, 160hp
89 03 93 Sport Aviation Silver Anniversary of T-18
88 12 38 Experimenter 20mph Crosswind Causes Crash
88 07 38 Experimenter Gust Causes Hard Landing & A/C Damage
88 03 57 Sport Aviation Ed Poe's 11 Year Old T-18
88 02 92 Sport Aviation Eby T-18 with Lycoming 160, Electric Trim, Auto Pilot
88 01 97 Sport Aviation Christian T-18 Restored
87 10 105 Sport Aviation Eby Award-Winning T-18
87 06 07 Sport Aviation Lu Sunderland, T-18 Redesigner, Dies
87 03 11 Sport Aviation Early T-18 Newsletters Reprinted
87 03 05 Light Plane World Early T-18 Newsletters Reprinted
87 02 97 Sport Aviation Kasten T-18 with 180hp
86 10 39 Light Plane World Buzzing Causes Fatal Accident
86 09 97 Sport Aviation Bors' T-18 with Lycoming 150
86 09 19 Sport Aviation History of T-18
86 02 27 Sport Aviation Lipscombe T-18 with 180 Lycoming
85 12 24 Sport Aviation Hockenbrook 125hp T-18
85 06 06 Sport Aviation T-18 Forum & Activities at Oshkosh '85
84 06 05 Sport Aviation Annual T-18 Oshkosh Banquet announced
84 02 67 Sport Aviation Mutual Aid Society announcement
84 01 38 Sport Aviation To North Pole & Back (Don Taylor)
83 07 07 Sport Aviation T-18 Group has Banquet @ Oshkosh '83
83 06 09 Sport Aviation T-18 Group has Banquet @ Oshkosh '83
83 01 84 Sport Aviation John Kenton's folding wing, 150 hp
82 06 07 Sport Aviation T-18 Fly-In Banquet at Oshkosh
81 10 72 Sport Aviation Peter Hodgin's Reserve Grand Champion
81 05 43 Sport Aviation Don Taylor Reaches Australia and Comes Back
81 04 25 Sport Aviation Don Taylor Reaches Australia and Comes Back
80 11 06 Sport Aviation Don Taylor Continues Pacific Flight in T-18
80 07 07 Sport Aviation Don Taylor and T-18 - First to Fly Across U.S. Nonstop in Homebuilt
80 07 08 Sport Aviation T-18 Mutual Aid Society Holds Dinner at Oshkosh
79 03 08 Sport Aviation Dick Cavin, New T-18 Newsletter EditorNOTE ONLY: States newsletter is available from the T-18 Mutual Aid Society, 10529 Somerton Dr., Dallas, TX 75229
79 02 23 Sport Aviation Kong
78 07 49 Sport Aviation Latest T-18 Developments
77 07 65 Sport Aviation Save Energy with Cross-over Exhaust
77 03 17 Sport Aviation Study of Cruise Performance of T-18
77 02 13 Sport Aviation T-18 Around the World Flight Completed
76 10 09 Sport Aviation Notice on rudder attach bolts (Use safety wire on heads rather than relying on elastic stop nuts.)
76 09 44 Sport Aviation New Cowling for More Efficiency
76 08 43 Sport Aviation Solo to Private License in T-18
75 12 30 Sport Aviation T-18 Fuel Injection
75 09 29 Sport Aviation First Flight Procedure
75 02 24 Sport Aviation IFR Flight and the Homebuilt
74 12 37 Sport Aviation George Leider's Family Airplane, T-18
74 11 73 Sport Aviation Take Home T-18, folding wings - plans available from Mr. Lu Sunderland, 5 Griffin Dr., Apalachian, NY 13732
74 08 27 Sport Aviation Around the World in a T-18 - Almost PART 3
74 07 19 Sport Aviation Around the World in a T-18 - Almost PART 2
74 06 18 Sport Aviation Retractable Gear T-18
74 06 29 Sport Aviation Around the World in a T-18 - Almost PART 1
74 02 42 Sport Aviation T-18 100 Flies
73 04 19 Sport Aviation T-18 Around Australia
73 03 24 Sport Aviation Around World T-18
73 01 07 Sport Aviation Thorp T-18 (note - supplier organization)
73 01 07 Sport Aviation Thorp Aircraft, fabricate parts
71 11 29 Sport Aviation Fast T-18
71 11 29 Sport Aviation Mexico T-18 Crash, First Flight
71 02 20 Sport Aviation T-18 Sly Tiger
71 01 04 Sport Aviation John Wallace T-18
71 01 05 Sport Aviation Milwaukee High School T-18
69 08 11 Sport Aviation New Look in All Flying Tails - T-18
68 04 44 Sport Aviation Lloyd Toll T-18
68 03 31 Sport Aviation "Komet"
67 08 19 Sport Aviation T-18 Hatchery, Part 2
67 06 08 Sport Aviation T-18 Hatchery, Part 1
62 02 34 Sport Aviation Thorp T-18

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