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Davis DA-2 at Airventure 2008. Davis DA-2A. The Davis DA-2 is a light aircraft designed in the United States in the 1960s and was marketed for homebuilding. [1] While it is a low-wing monoplane of largely conventional design with fixed tricycle undercarriage, the DA-2 is given a distinctive appearance by its slab-like fuselage construction and its V-tail. [2]
Leeon D. Davis (March 9, 1930 – April 7, 2007) was an American aircraft designer, noted for his homebuilt aircraft. Davis started building aircraft models at the age of six. Davis graduated with a high school education and a correspondence course in drafting and engineering from the Ryan Aeronautical Institute.
The Davis DA-5, a.k.a. DA-5A, is a single-seat sport aircraft designed in the United States in the 1970s and marketed for homebuilding. Like designer Leeon D. Davis 's successful DA-2 , it is a low-wing monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage and a V-tail , but with a much narrower fuselage accommodating only the pilot, and a lengthened nose.
Data from Leeon Davis Aircraft General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 3 Wingspan: 22 ft (6.7 m) Airfoil: USA 35B Empty weight: 850 lb (386 kg) Gross weight: 1,580 lb (717 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 four cylinder piston aircraft engine Performance Notes ^ Norm Peterson (October 1981). Sport Aviation: 69. {{ cite journal }}: Missing or empty |title= (help) ^ Dick Cavin (February 1982 ...
"Snooker Loopy" is a novelty song released as a single in May 1986, and entered the UK Singles Chart, reaching #6. [1] It was written and performed by Chas & Dave and featured snooker players Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Willie Thorne, Terry Griffiths and Tony Meo, as backing vocalists under the name 'The Matchroom Mob' [2] – Matchroom Sport being the company owned by promoter Barry Hearn ...
Miles Davis' tombstone showing the first two measures of "Solar" "Solar" (/ ˈ s oʊ l ər / or / s oʊ ˈ l ɑːr / [citation needed]) is a composition written by Chuck Wayne and later recorded and copyrighted with small alterations by Miles Davis. It first appeared on Davis's 1954 album Miles Davis Quintet and is considered a modern jazz ...
It compiles five songs recorded between 1956 and 1960 and seven songs recorded in two sessions from August 3 to November 12, 1960. The sessions took place at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago, where Bland and his backing band moved after a series of successful singles and albums. The backing band was composed of Joe Scott and Melvin ...
Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s.