Delta Wing - Cranberry, PA
Posted by: 
bpratt
N 41° 21.284 W 079° 43.863
17T E 606147 N 4578913
Just hanging around for the rest of us to see.
Waymark Code: WMC436
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2011
Views: 13
The following is taken from a picture inside the restaurant: The Experimental aircraft which is mounted on the roof of the pavilion was designed and built in 1960 by the late Robert R. Eakin. This aircraft known as the "Delta Wing", never flew under it's own power. It did achieve lift off during towing test conducted at the Venango Regional Airport. Mr. Ekin was a businessman, engineer and commercial pilot with over 22,000 hours of flight time as pilot-in-command.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Delta Wing (experimental)
Tail Number: (S/N): Not visable (up to high)
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): The Landing (restaurant)
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
The craft is in need of some body work as the eliminants have been hard on it over the years.
Access restrictions: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.