Pope Thunderbird P-2
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The Pope Thunderbird is an American homebuilt biplane designed by Leon Pope.
Design and development
The Pope Thunderbird P-2 is a single engine, conventional landing gear-equipped, open cockpit biplane.{{cite magazine|magazine=Flying|date=November 1960|title=Experimental Aircraft Fly-In |pages=36–37|volume=67|issue=5}}{{cite magazine|last=Kohn|first=Leo J|magazine=Flying|date=December 1961|pages=34–35|title=EAA Fly-in|volume=69|issue=6}} The aircraft was designed by Leon Pope of Plymouth, Michigan and made its maiden flight on June 18, 1959.
Specifications
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References
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- {{cite book|last=Taylor |first=John W. R. |authorlink= John W. R. Taylor |title=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1961–62 |year=1961 |publisher= Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. |location=London}}