What Cockpit ?
...or as it is known in the USA....the "Forked Tail Doctor Killer".
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. It is the Bell P-59B Airacomet You have control
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'tis indeed a glider
to make it easier, it is not German and although it is European, it has some connections with the cousins on the far side of the pond.
to make it easier, it is not German and although it is European, it has some connections with the cousins on the far side of the pond.
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Congrats, Ms Cringe, 'tis indeed a Breguet Br-901 (in German)
The link with the cousins on the far side of the pond is the excellent Paul McCready (see also here), one of the most successful fathers of the human powered and solar powered flight.
Glider pilots know him better for his theory of cross-country flight optimization, which lead to the McCready ring and hence to his victory in the 1956 world gliding championships, on a Br-901
The link with the cousins on the far side of the pond is the excellent Paul McCready (see also here), one of the most successful fathers of the human powered and solar powered flight.
Glider pilots know him better for his theory of cross-country flight optimization, which lead to the McCready ring and hence to his victory in the 1956 world gliding championships, on a Br-901
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Has this Thread Bacome a Valuable Research Resource?
Idly flicking through the 134 Pages of this thread, I have realised that as an unintentional 'spin off' by sorting through by date and country, the story of the development of the Cockpit has been illustrated. When this thread reaches the magic 90,000 it may be worth collating into an online resource for research.
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I think there are two surviving Hurel-Dubois HD-34s, so that's my complete guess...