Duane Cole

<p>Airshow performer and aviation author was<br /> considered a stalwart for aerobatics safety.</p>

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Lake Amphibian

The bad news is that, no matter how cleverly you design it, putting a boat hull on an airplane does not make for efficient aerodynamics. You also wind up with a complex airplane that has all the costs of maintaining a retractable landing gear and constant speed prop, plus the expenses of keeping a boat alive and well. There are those who assert that you should combine those costs and then square the sum to get an accurate number for owning an amphibian. Oh yes, and you get to own an airplane that can sink.

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Dick Cole, Last Doolittle Raider, Heads West

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