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THE SINGLE SEAT SWIFT!

From: Chuck & Debbie <gallcd@erols.com>
Subject: Single Seat Swift
During a holiday social I ran into a gentleman, Bill Burner, who said he had owned a single seat Swift. I was really intrigued because I had never heard of such a beast. Bill and I have exchanged a couple emails and photos. I thought you might like to include a picture in one of your features. Bill would like to find out the current status of the airplane. Take care, Chuck Gallaway N2115

From Jim Montague... I have seen the single seat Swift many times, at Oshkosh, Kentucky Dam, etc. It has had several owners and was converted back to a "normal" looking Swift fuselage several years ago by Bill Walker in TX. I know a little story about the single seat Swift. At Kentucky Dam I believe in 1971 the airplane was there, owned by I believe, Gene Riemers of Prescott, AZ. Another Swifter was there and was offered the chance to fly it. Now if you didn't know that Swifter, he was good -- a damn good aerobatic pilot. And in 1971 we were all young and foolish. He had never flown this particular Swift before but on takeoff he did a roll! Not a perfect roll -- from about 50 feet he lost about 25 feet! It was pretty scary and after landing he was uncharacteristically quiet.

The single seat Swift after it was modified back to original configuration on the outside.
Still single seat inside.

Don Bartholomew of The Aeroplane Factory taking the Swift
to his shop in Nevada for conversion back to two seat
and eventual resale.

Say goodbye to the purple paint!