Notes:

This is the prototype of the Lionheart, designed by Larry French and Griffon Aerospace and flown for the first time on July 27, 1997. It was a kit-build based on the Beech Staggerwing but with some pretty impressive performance numbers. Only 8 of these planes were built, however.

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Aircraft

N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Airshow

Agustin Anaya N985L
2,262 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart
N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

The impressive Lionheart staggerwing, on display at the 2014 Moontown Grass Strip Fly In

Kevin Porter N985L
2,609 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart
N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

The impressive Lionheart staggerwing, departing the 2014 Moontown Grass Strip Fly In

Kevin Porter N985L
2,241 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart

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N167SM - British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk.84 - Private

Built in 1969 crashed on 26 FEB 2011 into the Hudson River

James Winfree III N167SM
1,331 0 0 British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk.84
N424MW - Bombardier Learjet 60 - Private

On the ground in Lebanon, TN for the next few days

James Dingell N424MW
2,194 0 0 Bombardier Learjet 60
N511GL - Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 - Private

Built in 1975

Bruce Leibowitz N511GL
2,119 0 0 Great Lakes 2T-1A-1

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G-YMMR - Boeing 777-236(ER) - British Airways

Flight 289 from London

Bruce Leibowitz G-YMMR
241 3 0 Boeing 777-236(ER)
N700CT - Socata TBM-700 - Private

Built in 2002

Bruce Leibowitz N700CT
129 1 0 Socata TBM-700
N885DC - Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 - Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air)

Taxiing for takeoff to Cortez, Colorado (CEZ)

Bruce Leibowitz N885DC
132 0 0 Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23

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N985L

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Oct 24, 2009

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Notes

This is the prototype of the Lionheart, designed by Larry French and Griffon Aerospace and flown for the first time on July 27, 1997. It was a kit-build based on the Beech Staggerwing but with some pretty impressive performance numbers. Only 8 of these planes were built, however.

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N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

Tuscaloosa Regional Airport Airshow

Agustin Anaya N985L
2,262 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart
N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

The impressive Lionheart staggerwing, on display at the 2014 Moontown Grass Strip Fly In

Kevin Porter N985L
2,609 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart
N985L - Griffon Aerospace Lionheart - Private

The impressive Lionheart staggerwing, departing the 2014 Moontown Grass Strip Fly In

Kevin Porter N985L
2,241 0 0 Griffon Aerospace Lionheart
N167SM - British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk.84 - Private

Built in 1969 crashed on 26 FEB 2011 into the Hudson River

James Winfree III N167SM
1,331 0 0 British Aircraft Corporation BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk.84
N424MW - Bombardier Learjet 60 - Private

On the ground in Lebanon, TN for the next few days

James Dingell N424MW
2,194 0 0 Bombardier Learjet 60
N511GL - Great Lakes 2T-1A-1 - Private

Built in 1975

Bruce Leibowitz N511GL
2,119 0 0 Great Lakes 2T-1A-1
G-YMMR - Boeing 777-236(ER) - British Airways

Flight 289 from London

Bruce Leibowitz G-YMMR
241 3 0 Boeing 777-236(ER)
N700CT - Socata TBM-700 - Private

Built in 2002

Bruce Leibowitz N700CT
129 1 0 Socata TBM-700
N885DC - Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 - Denver Air Connection (Key Lime Air)

Taxiing for takeoff to Cortez, Colorado (CEZ)

Bruce Leibowitz N885DC
132 0 0 Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23
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