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I would love to see the Specifications section expanded into a table covering all models from A to G.

I have deliberately been vague about the early history of the Navion, particularly North American's motivation for building it, because I seem to get a different story from each source. If you have bona fide details to add, please do so, but I think it would be best to leave those details out unless you have a verifiable source that you're confident is right.

Alternatively, perhaps someone could add a section explaining the various different theories about the Navion's origin. Here are some I have heard.

• North American thought there would be a booming civilian market after the war
• North American wanted to cash in on the fame and reputation of the P-51
• North American intended the Navion to be primarily a military aircraft, with a potential civilian market
• North American simply wanted to give the P-51 design team something to do while they waited for the Sabre project to be approved

--Tedd 20:33, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

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I see that someone has jumped in with the "booming civilian market" explanation for the Navion. Could that person provide a reference? I have certainly heard that opinion expressed, but have never known it to be documented.

--Tedd 20:11, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Popular culture

I propose this text:

A Navion is a main character in the 1972 made-for-television film "Family Flight", starring Rod Taylor and Dina Merrill.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

A family flying a Navion is forced down in the desert. After a tough time there, they manage to fly back toward civilization, but now they find themselves low in fuel over the sea. The Navy comes to the rescue, but the only runway near is an aircraft carrier.

Aldo L 21:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

That is much more than is needed. A simple line of text saying that "The Navion played a key roll in the 1972 made-for-television film Family Flight" would suffice... --KPWM_Spotter 23:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)