Neil wrote:
economically it would be cheaper to have the wings removed and freight it in a container by sea
Very much so. It’s far cheaper than you think, and with an N-reg you can have it built back up and inspected by an IA over a few days. Those guys in France, Air Projet are constantly importing vintage aircraft I see on social media and can get 2 in each container.
Bienvenue Bsamba
I’ve only flown a C140, which was very agreeable in flight and highly recommended
You might have already seen it but here’s an article on a French C170 imported from Kansas
Hi everyone !
I want to thanks all of you for your help and your experience ! That help me a lot !
Thanks Cap’tain for your article is very interesting !!!
Now I have a great opportunitie in France and i will write a new post for this, i will close this post.
Friendly
The more I look into airplanes, the more I like the 170.
In a recent interview, Van himself was asked about designing a high wing plane and he didn’t confirm or deny 
The community VP said they are asked this question a lot
