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<b>Movie (1957)</b>
 
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Susan Winter and a group of other people - pilot Lee Brand, bacteriologist Russ Bradford and wealthy businessman Martin Melville - go searching for Susan's missing fiance Bruce Barton in a desolate Mexican desert. They discover that Bruce has been mutated into a gigantic, one-eyed "cyclops" by the radiation from uranium deposits.
 
Susan Winter and a group of other people - pilot Lee Brand, bacteriologist Russ Bradford and wealthy businessman Martin Melville - go searching for Susan's missing fiance Bruce Barton in a desolate Mexican desert. They discover that Bruce has been mutated into a gigantic, one-eyed "cyclops" by the radiation from uranium deposits.
  
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== [[:Category: Cessna 170| Cessna 170]] ==
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On  July  5,  2001,  about  1100  eastern  daylight time, a Stinson 108-3, N6647M, was substantially  damaged  during  a  forced  landing,  after takeoff from Potomac Airfield (VKX), Friendly, Maryland.  The  certificated  private  pilot sustained minor injuries, and the passenger was seriously injured. Visual  meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal [flight] conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
 
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The  pilot  reported  that  he  purchased  fuel  at VKX, and intended to return to his home airport,  Washington  Executive  Airport  (W32),  Clinton,  Maryland,  located about 2 miles to the east.  The pilot  added  that  he  started  the engine, taxied to runway 24, and performed a magneto check.  No anomalies  were  observed, and the pilot initiated a takeoff roll.  However, the engine began to run rough,  and the pilot aborted the takeoff.  He then ran the engine at different RPM, and performed a second  satisfactory magneto check.  During the second takeoff roll, the engine ran rough again, and the  pilot  aborted  the takeoff.  The pilot then let the engine run for 5 minutes at different RPM, and  it  passed  a  third magneto check.  On the third takeoff attempt, the engine "had good power," but  as  the  airplane  climbed  above  the trees, the engine lost all power.  The pilot performed a forced landing into trees, and the airplane settled to the ground in a wooded area.
 
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A  Safety Board investigator and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the engine after  the  wreckage  was  recovered.  They observed that the right-side muffler baffling was mostly  disintegrated,  consistent  with  a  baffling failure and subsequent blockage of the engine exhaust.  The  FAA  inspector  stated  that the muffler was manufactured by Hanlon Wilson Muffler Systems, and the  baffling  was  required to be inspected for cracks and wear during the annual inspection of the airplane.
 
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The  last  annual  inspection  of the airplane was performed on March 22, 2001, and the airplane had accumulated approximately 28 hours of operation since that inspection.
 
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== [[:Category: Cessna 170| Cessna 170]]==
 
 
Seen at the airfield.
 
Seen at the airfield.
 
[[Image:cyclops1.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image:cyclops1.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
  
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==[[:Category:Stinson 108|Stinson 108-3 Voyager]]==
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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The primary airplane, bought by Susan and flown by Lee. Registration N6647M.
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Backgrounds.
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[[Image:The Cyclops_1005.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:The Cyclops_1047.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: Stinson 108|Stinson 108-3 Voyager]] ==
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Registration N6647M Stinson 108-3 Voyager c/n 108-4647 built in 1948; crashed on 5 July 2001.<br>
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After two failed takeoff attempts, on the third takeoff attempt, the engine was right but as the airplane climbed above the trees, the engine lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing into trees, and the airplane settled to the ground in a wooded area.  Safety enquiry found the right-side muffler baffling was mostly disintegrated, consistent with a baffling failure and subsequent blockage of the engine exhaust.<br>
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Civil registration, N6647M, was cancelled on 3 February 2010.
 
[[Image:cyclops2.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image:cyclops2.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
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[[Image:cyclops5.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
 
[[Image:cyclops7.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image:cyclops7.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image:cyclops8.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
 
[[Image:cyclops8.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
  
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== [[:Category: Stinson 108|Stinson 108-1 Voyager]] ==
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Reg. N8229K Universal Stinson 108-1 c/n 108-1229 seen during the final takeoff and flight and landing with propeller stopped (action already seen in theaters in 1953).<br>
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Note the missing passenger, the lack of white arrow and cartouche (including 'Stinson Voyager').<br>
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Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)|Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing)]].
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[[Image:The Cyclops_N8229K.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:cyclops5.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]]
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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Finding the first part of an unidentified aircraft, later Bruce's supposed plane.
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[[Image:The Cyclops_wing.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:The Cyclops_wing2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[:Category: North American P-51 Mustang|North American P-51D Mustang]] ==
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[[Image:The Cyclops_canopy.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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== [[Category:Unidentified Aircraft]] [[:Category:Unidentified Aircraft|Unidentified Aircraft]] ==
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The team is puzzled: how can such an engine end up in such a place, isolated from any other part of an aircraft and with no tools?
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This radial engine (maybe a Wright R-1300 Cyclone 7?) couldn't possibly power a North American P-51D Mustang whose canopy we'd just seen.
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[[Image:The Cyclops_engineW.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
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[[Image:The Cyclops_engine.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]]
  
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050281/ The Cyclops at IMDb]
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* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050281/ The Cyclops at IMDb]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cyclops The Cyclops at Wikipedia]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cyclops The Cyclops at Wikipedia]
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* [http://imcdb.org/movie_50281-The-Cyclops.html The Cyclops at IMCDb]
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* [https://imcdb.org/movie_50281-The-Cyclops.html The Cyclops at IMCDb]
  
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[[Category: Stinson 108]]

Latest revision as of 13:44, 15 December 2023

The Cyclops theatrical movie poster.

Movie (1957)

Starring:
James Craig (Russ Bradford)
Gloria Talbott (Susan Winter)
Lon Chaney Jr. (Martin Melville)
Tom Drake (Lee Brand)
Duncan "Dean" Parkin (Bruce Barton)
Vicente Padula (Governor)

Susan Winter and a group of other people - pilot Lee Brand, bacteriologist Russ Bradford and wealthy businessman Martin Melville - go searching for Susan's missing fiance Bruce Barton in a desolate Mexican desert. They discover that Bruce has been mutated into a gigantic, one-eyed "cyclops" by the radiation from uranium deposits.

Cessna 170

Seen at the airfield.

Cyclops1.jpg

Unidentified Aircraft

Backgrounds.

The Cyclops 1005.jpg
The Cyclops 1047.jpg

Stinson 108-3 Voyager

Registration N6647M Stinson 108-3 Voyager c/n 108-4647 built in 1948; crashed on 5 July 2001.
After two failed takeoff attempts, on the third takeoff attempt, the engine was right but as the airplane climbed above the trees, the engine lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing into trees, and the airplane settled to the ground in a wooded area. Safety enquiry found the right-side muffler baffling was mostly disintegrated, consistent with a baffling failure and subsequent blockage of the engine exhaust.
Civil registration, N6647M, was cancelled on 3 February 2010.

Cyclops2.jpg
Cyclops3.jpg
Cyclops7.jpg
Cyclops8.jpg

Stinson 108-1 Voyager

Reg. N8229K Universal Stinson 108-1 c/n 108-1229 seen during the final takeoff and flight and landing with propeller stopped (action already seen in theaters in 1953).
Note the missing passenger, the lack of white arrow and cartouche (including 'Stinson Voyager').
Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).

The Cyclops N8229K.jpg
Cyclops5.jpg

Unidentified Aircraft

Finding the first part of an unidentified aircraft, later Bruce's supposed plane.

The Cyclops wing.jpg
The Cyclops wing2.jpg

North American P-51D Mustang

The Cyclops canopy.jpg

Unidentified Aircraft

The team is puzzled: how can such an engine end up in such a place, isolated from any other part of an aircraft and with no tools? This radial engine (maybe a Wright R-1300 Cyclone 7?) couldn't possibly power a North American P-51D Mustang whose canopy we'd just seen.

The Cyclops engineW.jpg
The Cyclops engine.jpg

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