The plane was moved overnight from Centennial Airport to its temporary home at the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Lowry. There are no runways in the area, so the aircraft had to be moved by truck.
The bright, red biplane called the Oracle Challenger III belongs to master air show pilot, Sean Tucker. Tucker will be honored at the museum's Spreading Wings Gala later this month and his plane will be on display.
"You definitely gotta see that thing up close. I mean it's nuts," said Matthew Burchette, curator at the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum.
The biplane packs more than 400 horsepower and weighs in at just 1,200 pounds. Burchette said it was built specifically for Sean Tucker.
"If you're any sort of an airplane nut, you know that wings actually have ailerons and there are two on each wing," Burchette explained. "This is a biplane, so you would think it would have four. No, actually it has eight and that allows Sean to do some of the most amazing aerobatic stunts you've ever seen in your entire life."
The plane's journey to the museum started at midnight Tuesday and wrapped up about 1:00 a.m. The move required permits from Centennial, Aurora and Denver and patience from a crew that guided the flatbed through the streets. Burchette said the biplane will be on display at the museum for the next two weeks.
The 2014 Spreading Wings Gala is set for November 15th from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Tickets are still available.
- Source: http://www.9news.com
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