Alaska Bush Plane, The Piper PA-12
par Tom Sadowski
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Tom Sadowski
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The Piper PA-12 is a common bush plane in Alaska because of its relatively roomy cabin and low speed capabilities. Originally equipped with a 108 hp Lycoming Reciprocating engine, many PA-12’s in Canada and Alaska have been re-engined with 150 hp. Although this plane was manufactured in 1947, it is certified airworthy and may see many more years of use.
This plane is parked between Anchorage International Airport and Lake Hood aerodrome which has a standard runway in addition to a massive float plane base on Lake Hood. There are about 4,100 registered aircraft in the Anchorage area. Since Alaska is so vast, small private aircraft are used extensively for transportation to and from the bush.
Arriving at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, a visitor steps outside and is greeted t...
Serving over 5 million passengers a year, The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the larg...
Stepping up to the edge at the top of the bluff some 45 meters (148 feet) above sea level is just par...
Where the city of Anchorage abuts the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet, a multi-layered set of observation deck...
Downtown Anchorage seems to be awash with murals appearing on both grandiose and humble buildings. In...
Anchorage is one of the furthest north sites for regular industrial and commercial activity. Thousand...
Spring in Alaska comes late and by the middle of May, Alaskans are out looking for flowers in their l...
With occasional patches of snow still clinging to the shaded areas, the herb garden beds show little ...
Anchorage resident Bret Sweeney (on left) practices with a .44 magnum while Keith Thomas, also of Anc...
Sunny spring day at Potter Marsh just south of Anchorage off of the Seward Highway.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 710,231 residents (as per the 2010 United States Census) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska is the least densely populated state of the U.S.
