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Uploaded: November 17, 2010
Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS
Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
The grandfather of all these aircraft was designed to specs the United States government issued for a new trainer in 1934. Lee Atwood at GENERAL AVIATION in Dundalk, Maryland rose to the challenge with an aircraft known as the NA-16. (The Company's named changed from General Aviation to NORTH AMERICAN at this time, so it was "NA rather than "GA") First flown in 1935, it was a cantilever, low-wing monoplane, with an all-metal structure. The fuselage was fabric covered, the dual cockpits were still open to the elements and the landing gear were fixed, but the design did have an all metal, stressed-skin wing with flush riveting. The powerplant was a Wright R-975 WHIRLWIND RADIAL with 400 horsepower.The USAAF liked it, but requested a few changes. The cockpits were to be enclosed, the landing gear was to be faired and the engine became a PRATT & WHITNEY R-1340 WASP with 600 horsepower. This became the NA-18. The prototype was eventually sold to Argentina.
In late 1935, the design was officially adopted by the USAAF as the BT-9. They placed an order for 42 units. Most of these aircraft were delivered with the Wright Whirlwind engine, and were fitted with flaps - a first on a trainer.
The company then moved to Inglewood, California, to a site now covered by Los Angeles International Airport.
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John Connolly November 17, 2010
Love your image Laura! Your Darkroom prowess is remarkable! Thanks for all the history associated with this superb presentation! #9045957Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
:))) Thank you VERY much, John! And you are very welcome!!! :)))-Laura #9045979
Douglas Pignet November 17, 2010
Beautiful post work here Laura #9045991Monnie Ryan November 17, 2010
Fantastic work, Laura! #9046069Jack R. Perry November 17, 2010
HB Bill! #9046313Alex T. Mizuno November 17, 2010
You're such a sweet person to encourage BPers to greet our old BP member's birthday!Happy Birthday Bayou Bill Knaps!! Long live the great airman!!!
And long live your imagination Laura! It never seems to die. Love your creation!!! #9046333
Nancy (Peaches) Harker November 17, 2010
Fantastic shots for Bill Laura,Happy Bill, we MISS YOU and Happy Birthday!!! #9046346
Kathleen K. Parker November 17, 2010
Wonderful work, Laura, and Happy Birthday, Bill!Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 17, 2010
Awesome Ms Laura!Melissa Olsen November 17, 2010
hAPPy bIRTHdAy, bILL!!!! #9046399Carolyn M. Fletcher November 17, 2010
Happy Birthday Mr. Bill..Miss your bayou shots! #9046402Ellen Hodges November 17, 2010
Happy Birthday Bill! God bless and keep you!!!! Glad that you are feeling better! #9046405Sherran Andersen November 17, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL!!!!!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful day... miss talking to you and seeing your bayou shots too. #9046420Daniella Puente November 17, 2010
Happy BDay Bill! hope you're still having a great day :)) #9046444Nancyj E. Hovey November 17, 2010
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear friend...Bayou Bill!...What a wonderful card and dedication to our BP friend, Laura! 8o) #9046524
Tammy Espino November 17, 2010
Happy birthday, Bill :)Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 17, 2010
A fabulous image and dedication Laura!
Happy Birthday Bill!!!!!! #9046619
Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
Hi Everyone! Thank you For Signing this card for Bayou Bill. Hope he likes it and I bet he will be happy to see you all here. #9046665
Patti Coblentz November 17, 2010
You sure are missed, Bill!!! I hope you have had a wonderful birthday!!! :))))Great birthday image LaLa! #9046686
Randy D. Dinkins November 17, 2010
Great dd work, well done! #9046702Karen Kessler November 17, 2010
Happy Birthday, Bill! I hope you are enjoying your special day!(Lala, Great job on the rework!) #9046735
Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
Thank You Everyone :)#9046802
Stephen Zacker November 17, 2010
Fantastic and Thoughful image Laura. Happy Birthday to Bill. Hope all his Bithday Wishes come true #9046871Gord MacEachern November 17, 2010
Outstanding image, and info Laura, great Birthday tribute also!Laura E. Swan November 17, 2010
Thank you everyone. I just got this message from Bill via FACEBOOK.It reads:
Bill Knaps: Laura Please Tell All My BP Friends I read their well wishes on my BP Card you made me. Beautiful with that Airplane. Told you that Trainer was still used when I went in the Air Force. 30 years after it was put in service.
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Carol Teal November 17, 2010
Beautiful indeed Laura! I would love to be in it flying thru those beautiful clouds! And a big happy birthday to you Bill! I hope your day was wonderful! #9047168isabel C. Zepeda November 17, 2010
Hello BillYsa... #9047346
Wm Nosal November 17, 2010
Cool Image, Laura!Usman M. Bajwa November 17, 2010
A very Happy and Healthy Birthday to you, Bill!UB. #9047522
Dick W. Wyatt November 18, 2010
Good work, Laura ! #9047557Laura E. Swan November 18, 2010
Hello Carol, Ysa, Wm, Usman and Dick!Thank you so much for coming by to sign Bayou Bills card and for all that you have said!
Glad you like the layered airplane, too!
Good night to you. :)
-Laura #9047593
Christine Lobsinger November 18, 2010
Awesome card you made for Bill Laura..Michelle Alton November 18, 2010
Beautiful work, Laura. And Bill, a very special happy Birthday to you...and many, MANY more! #9047932Lorna Shutter November 18, 2010
Wow, Sis! You did an amazing job on this one! It really looks like that cool plane is going somewhere! Fantastic DD work!!! Love that sky! Glad Bill liked this card! We all miss him so much! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, BAYOU BILL!!!!! :) #9048170Stan Kwasniowski November 18, 2010
Laura, beautiful, when I was growing up during the war, you could always tell which was a Harvard and which was the Anson #9048611John Connolly November 18, 2010
In all the excitment yesterday I forgot it was Bill's Birthday!Julianne Bradford November 18, 2010
Awesome b-day card Laura!! Happy birthday Bill :-) #9049018Nancy J. Locke November 18, 2010
AWESOME layering, talented friend!!!Hugs, Nancy
Happy Birthday, Bill. :D
Hugs, Nancy #9049260
Patrick Rouzes November 19, 2010
Magnificent DD work in creating this beautiful dedication to our kind & talented friend Bill!Kirsten Kiki Kjaer November 19, 2010
FanTASTIC, MSSSLala. Awesome work. Happy BD Bill! #9051510Joseph M. Muench November 19, 2010
Stunning image, Laura!Laura E. Swan November 20, 2010
Hi Chrissy , Michelle, Dooners, Stan, John, Julianne, Nancy J, Paddy, SSSKiki and Joe! :DSo great to see you all here celebrating Bayou's birthday week with him! (and enjoying the image, too!)
Stan that is so neat You could really tell the difference? I wonder if was by SIGHT or by SOUND? Humm...
I agree with others that Bayou is and always will be missed on BP. Maybe someday he will come back. That is a nice thought. :)
Thanks everyone for all you said and for your visit.
-Laura
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Nancyj E. Hovey November 20, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SChris Ebben November 20, 2010
A very fitting birthday card. Happy Belated Bill. Good walk on this one & congratulations on the EFP=^..^= #9054066Laura L. Gonzales November 20, 2010
HI Emmy, and Happy Birthday Bill!!! You are missed VERY VERY MUCH!! We all love ya!! Hope things are well with you!!! I am sure he will love this Emmy, I know I would! Great dedication for someone who dedicated their service to us! WTG! Lots of love, Laura :)) #9054186Laura E. Swan November 20, 2010
Thank Ladies! :))) So great to have you all here and thank you so much for signing this card for, Bayou Bill Knaps!-Laura #9054221
Robert K. Bemus November 28, 2010
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AWESOME, Laura!! #9068641
Laura E. Swan November 28, 2010
Hey, Thanks Robert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DSurf's up! #9068649
Renata Gusciora December 11, 2010
Wonderful work,Laura!Beautiful sky and great framing! #9092857Laura E. Swan December 14, 2010
Thank you Renata! :) #9103863Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 25, 2011
Sweety, please resubmit this one. It is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! It should have won Grand Prize. I'm sure the judges made a mistake and that they deserve a second chance. What do you think? #9368148Laura E. Swan April 26, 2011
You are my biggest fan! :) Oh PLEASE become a BP Judge! Lol!!! SSSKiki, THANK YOU. I will resubmit it TODAY! How about that??? You know I think the judges whip through the photos giving each one only a second or two??? They have thousands to look at...They might not even know there really was no airplane there??? Maybe I will change the title so they can know this, too? What do you think?Thank you so much! Your support means more to me than I can ever explain.
-SSSLala #9370312
Emile Abbott April 26, 2011
Your digital dark room work is alway outstanding and amazing Laura. #9370575John Connolly April 26, 2011
It is good to see this one make another apperance Laura! I am still impressed with your darkroom technique here! #9370789Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 26, 2011
FABULOUS work, NL! Awesome colors and composition! :-) k #9370935Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 28, 2011
I AM your biggest fan, Sister. I'm so glad that you resubmitted it! #9376029Mary K. Robison May 30, 2011
Wow! Just discovered this in your gallery, Pom! You became the Queen of Composite Images before 2011 ever arrived!Thomas E. Hinds May 30, 2011
Very creative work, Laura, and a wonderful tribute! Hope you are well on this Memorial Day! Great info, and again, terrific creative photography!Tom #9436401
Laura E. Swan May 30, 2011
Hi Emile, John, NN Kitty, SSSKiki, Mare and Tom! :)So sorry to be late in thanking some of you. I really value your praise and encouragement. More than you know.
This was originally a birthday card I made for a former BPer who served in the Airforce. I really like it and re-entered it a third time. Maybe that will be the CHARM it needs???
Great hearing from all of you!
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! Hope you are all doing well, too. I am okay. A few sadnesses happening around me at the moment but all is well. Thanks for asking, Tom. :)
-Laura #9436450
Nancyj E. Hovey June 08, 2011
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