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Evening RR,
A project? Two turbojet engines or four? A freight door, so is it not that early?
Edited to say, finishing my evening meal and just fishing to keep Martin awake, before I have a good look!
Good call Ken
, nothing up sleeve and bed soon too: Graeme, Brian ???
A project? Two turbojet engines or four? A freight door, so is it not that early?
Edited to say, finishing my evening meal and just fishing to keep Martin awake, before I have a good look!
Good call Ken
, nothing up sleeve and bed soon too: Graeme, Brian ???
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Oh well, new day and a quick bit of sleeving!
After all those jets, something not so speedy and almost a silhouette
Off to work, will monitor from 0800 UT(GMT)
After all those jets, something not so speedy and almost a silhouette
Off to work, will monitor from 0800 UT(GMT)
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Good morning gentlemen,
I've just been getting "Database Error" messages, hopefully they've been sorted now!
I'ts not British Martin!
Oddly enough Reg, that sort of ties in nicely with the clue I've already given!!
Edited to say the clue was the word "speedy"
I've just been getting "Database Error" messages, hopefully they've been sorted now!
I'ts not British Martin!
Nice mousetrap you've got there
Edited to say the clue was the word "speedy"
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Arriba! Arriba!
A Bleriot?
A Bleriot?
After accompanying the American aviator, James Ward, on several flights, Gonzalez Crocier y Crocier left for France to study at Bleriot's school in Chateaufort. In December, 1913 the International Aeronautical Federation granted him pilot's certificate Number 1566.
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G'evening Graeme,
You're on the right path mate, as was Reg with Arriba, arriba!
Not a Bleriot Reg!
It was rather like the Wright's efforts but nearly a decade later and on the West Coast. Two brothers, experimenting with a glider on the local sand dunes, then onto this powered machine
You're on the right path mate, as was Reg with Arriba, arriba!
Not a Bleriot Reg!
It was rather like the Wright's efforts but nearly a decade later and on the West Coast. Two brothers, experimenting with a glider on the local sand dunes, then onto this powered machine
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From the land of Tacos and Tortillas
The wing support wires were attached with bicycle spokes and spoke adjusters. I'm not sure if this occured to the Wright Brothers!
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Not Cuban mate, you may have missed that I said it was on the West Coast, implying USA.
Graeme was hot on the trail, but there's no mention of aeroplanes in his link.
Pat Boone tried for part of this one's title in '62 but didn't quite make it
Graeme was hot on the trail, but there's no mention of aeroplanes in his link.
Pat Boone tried for part of this one's title in '62 but didn't quite make it
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Gonzales 1912
1910: Arthur and Willie Gonzales, 435 16th Ave, San Francisco CA. 1915: (Flying School) Los Angeles CA. 1920: Ended operations.
1912 = 1pOB; 35hp Kemp I-4; span: 38'9" length: 35'0". Flown for a few years around Woodland CA, to where the brothers boxed and shipped the airplane by rail since San Francisco had an ordinance at the time prohibiting flying machines within city limits. Ultimately stored in a shed until 1974, when it was rebuilt as a static display at Travis (AFB) Air Museum.
The Gonzales No 1 Biplane
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1910: Arthur and Willie Gonzales, 435 16th Ave, San Francisco CA. 1915: (Flying School) Los Angeles CA. 1920: Ended operations.
1912 = 1pOB; 35hp Kemp I-4; span: 38'9" length: 35'0". Flown for a few years around Woodland CA, to where the brothers boxed and shipped the airplane by rail since San Francisco had an ordinance at the time prohibiting flying machines within city limits. Ultimately stored in a shed until 1974, when it was rebuilt as a static display at Travis (AFB) Air Museum.
The Gonzales No 1 Biplane
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That's near enough for me Reg!
It's full title was the Gonzales No1 Tractor Biplane
Edited to say, I see you've found that now and the link, so I'll delete my link to avoid duplication.
RegDep has control
It's full title was the Gonzales No1 Tractor Biplane
Edited to say, I see you've found that now and the link, so I'll delete my link to avoid duplication.
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Thanks TC!
Found it and the link before seeing your's last.
Basically this should go to Graeme with his Gonzales Biplane
Edit to say that I just found my next challenge on Mel's list but a bit different name
, so need some time...
Found it and the link before seeing your's last.
Basically this should go to Graeme with his Gonzales Biplane
Edit to say that I just found my next challenge on Mel's list but a bit different name
, so need some time...
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Basically this should go to Graeme with his Gonzales Biplane
in the post, and no Speedy in its name, so I took it as a jokey comment, as it's obviously a biplane!