Originally Posted by
ericferret
When we took the blades off the Sycamore that used to be gate guardian at Middle Wallop we found that laying them "flat" resulted in an arc that was about 4 foot high.
At this time somebody suggested that it should be got back into the air. That would have been worth seeing with that set of blades.
It's ironic that since the dawn of aviation it has made use of wood's ability to bend and stay bent.
