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This 'Piper PA-22-135 Colt' airplane was captured by me in the air near Zeeland airport, The Netherlands.

It's the trainer version of the PA-22 Tri-Pacer. The Colt was available 1961-1964. The Colt is essentially a PA22 Tri-Pacer with the rear seats and windows removed, only one fuel tank in the left wing, no flaps and other detail changes that were implemented to reduce cost and complexity. An auxiliary fuel tank was available, of the same 18 US gallon capacity as the main tank, that could be installed in the right wing. Like the earlier Vagabond, the Colt features side-by-side seating for two, however the Vagabond has stick controls and the Colt has control wheels.