this is one that i learned to love on microsoft flight simulator...
the Dehavilland D88 Comet, with a top speed of 224 knots and a range of 2500 nautical miles... and built primarily of wood... only 5 ever built... only one flyable today....
Oh my - see what I mean about the Maule and the Waco? Given unlimited funds, time and youth, who wouldn't want to have at least one of each? Groan...! Wish I had a dog, so I could go home and kick it!!!
You've got MY respect! How's your hearing, these days? Better than mine, I hope, but that ain't sayin' much! Do you still jump a little when you hear hard objects slappin' tin?