n the 2022 F1 topic, I had mentioned that I had the honor of visiting the All American Racers facility on a couple of occasions. The second occasion was to see the restoration of the the very famous 1967 Belgium GP winning Eagle (more on the car name later). The car was being readied for a run at Spa to commemorate the 35th anniversary of that historic victory. Needless to say, it is an exquisite machine, in detail and as a whole.
You may be wondering how a pedestrian like myself was given this rare opportunity, well it happened by chance through my work. I was with Boeing in Long Beach CA in an advanced design division. One of the projects was the Blended Wing Body (BWB), a concept for a highly efficient aircraft. The leader of that effort was Dr. Bob Liebeck a renowned aerodynamicist. It was at a design review, where I was taking notes that I recognized Mr. Gurney. I was stunned and did not have the gumption to approach him. Forward to a BWB flying scale model test at El Mirage that I went to with my dad. Mr. Gurney was there again. That time I did approach him and had a discussion that lead to the opportunity to visit AAR. He also signed the pamphlet for the flight test.
Enough blathering, here is the good stuff. The pictures should be self-explanatory. Enjoy.
At AAR
