|
The F.25 "Promoter," first flown in 1946, was a single engined, twin boomed 4 passenger monoplane with a pusher engine mounted at the rear of a centeral nacelle. The engine was a Lycoming 0-435A producing 190 hp. The wingspan was 12.01 meters, the length 8.53 meters, and the height 2.84 meters. It had a cruising speed of 209 kp/hr, and a range of 950 km. One interesting feature of the design was that instead of a 2 + 2 seating, the pilot sat in front to the left, and all three passengers were on a bench seat to the rear of him. The F.25 was evocative of the pre-war G-1 design. The F.25 was the brain child of Frits Diepen, of Bergen op Zoom, Holland. He developed the basic design as a 'home built' airplane, powered by a Ford V-8, during WW II. Although 20 F.25 aircraft were constructed, sales were disappointing for the same reason that thwarted the sales prospects of so many American post-war designs. A newly built aircraft could not compete in cost with the thousands of surplus aircraft on the market in the years following WW II.
{{Infobox_Stadium |
stadium_name = Mackey Arena|
nickname = |
image = [[Image:Purdue_MackeyArena.jpg|300px|Mackey Arena]] |
___location = Northwestern Ave<br>West Lafayette, IN 47907|
broke_ground = |
opened = December 2, 1967|
closed = |
demolished = |
owner = Purdue University|
operator = Purdue University|
surface = |
construction_cost= $6 Million|
architect = |
former_names = Purdue Arena|
tenants = Purdue Boilermakers<br>(Basketball)|
seating_capacity = 14,123
}}
'''Mackey Arena''' is a 14,123-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] in [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]. The arena opened in [[1967]] as a replacement for [[Lambert Fieldhouse]]. It is home to the [[Purdue University]] Boilermakers [[basketball]] [[team]]. It is named after Purdue [[alumnus]] and long time athletic director Guy "Red" Mackey. On December 12, 1997, the floor was renamed Keady Court in honor of longtime men's coach [[Gene Keady]]. The circular arena, similar to many built in the 1960s, seats 14,123.
As of June 2006 planning is underway for a $70-80 million dollar renovation to be completed in 2011 or 2012.
==References==
Carmin, Mike. Mackey Makeover. Lafayette Journal and Courier, June 18, 2006.
There are no obstructed view seats in Mackey Arena, as there are on championship banners to obscure sight lines.
==External link==
* [http://purduesports.cstv.com/facilities/mackey-arena.html Mackey Arena at PurdueSports.com]
{{Purdue University campus}}
{{Big Ten Basketball Venues}}
{{Big Ten Basketball Student Sections}}
[[Category:Purdue Boilermakers basketball]]
[[Category:College basketball venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Indiana]]
[[Category:Tippecanoe County, Indiana]]
[[Category:West Lafayette, Indiana]]
{{Indiana-stadium-stub}}
| 