Name that Flying Machine
It certainly seems a crazy way to overcomplicate the matter but there were a number of them beforeWW2.
Here's a British one, incorrectly labelled "world's first" which it manifestly was not.
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/f...r-in-the-world
btw, Asturias, in what way was the Cid a "first"?
This one was the first though, an Archdeacon-Voisin of 1905 I think. Or is it just an elaborate pedalo?
Here's a British one, incorrectly labelled "world's first" which it manifestly was not.
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/f...r-in-the-world
btw, Asturias, in what way was the Cid a "first"?
This one was the first though, an Archdeacon-Voisin of 1905 I think. Or is it just an elaborate pedalo?
Last edited by meleagertoo; 22nd Oct 2022 at 13:33.
For the record meleagertoo is correct - I had a bad moment when I realised I'd left in the Portuguese flag but it was so small.......
It was, I believe, the First Portuguese designed and constructed aircraft. They'd built a lot of stuff under Licence before but nothing indigenous
First Portuguese Airplane: A Flying-Boat Glider―1934
On February 1st 1934 Joe Walter presented a gliding section creation proposal where it was included the flight report study and the flight graph of the flying-boat glider of Eng. Artur Varela Cid, the first designed and constructed in Portugal (construction finished in 29 September 1932) with its first maiden flight on January 4th 1934. This flying-boat glider was named “Portugal” and presently can be found at the Air Museum of OGMA, Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico (The General Aeronautical Material Workshops) at Alverca, Portugal. Few months later still in 1934, in a lecture at Society of Geography at Lisbon, Professor Varela Cid advocates the creation of Non-Pow- ered Flight Schools, where gliders construction would be included and where rigorous theoretical training would be given.
It was, I believe, the First Portuguese designed and constructed aircraft. They'd built a lot of stuff under Licence before but nothing indigenous
First Portuguese Airplane: A Flying-Boat Glider―1934
On February 1st 1934 Joe Walter presented a gliding section creation proposal where it was included the flight report study and the flight graph of the flying-boat glider of Eng. Artur Varela Cid, the first designed and constructed in Portugal (construction finished in 29 September 1932) with its first maiden flight on January 4th 1934. This flying-boat glider was named “Portugal” and presently can be found at the Air Museum of OGMA, Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico (The General Aeronautical Material Workshops) at Alverca, Portugal. Few months later still in 1934, in a lecture at Society of Geography at Lisbon, Professor Varela Cid advocates the creation of Non-Pow- ered Flight Schools, where gliders construction would be included and where rigorous theoretical training would be given.
OK.
Here comes the next one.
No doubt Asturias will recognise it as if it were one of his grandkids!
This one really is an oddity though. As far as I can tell a genuine global one off, not a mere local "first".
Here comes the next one.
No doubt Asturias will recognise it as if it were one of his grandkids!
This one really is an oddity though. As far as I can tell a genuine global one off, not a mere local "first".
I do recognise it - now that REALLY is a one off (thank god). You wonder what drives some people to build something like that - most of us might have the idea and then laugh but he had to go and build one.
I'll leave it for others.
I'll leave it for others.
Avro Short ‘Back ‘n sides’.
That prop must have folded in some way for the alternative use of the rest of the plane. There are pictures of it flying but not doing the other task - or I haven't seen them
"yet futher depths of Asturias's and Noyade's encyclopaedic minds."
If only - I can't speak for Noyade but my mind resembles a colander - a vast amount of info passes through but what is caught are the lumpy, unpleasant bits you really want to ditch...............
If only - I can't speak for Noyade but my mind resembles a colander - a vast amount of info passes through but what is caught are the lumpy, unpleasant bits you really want to ditch...............
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How things have changed! These days he'd be all over the media claiming he had the backing of major"investors", was going to build at 100 a month at (insert name of gullible local government) and it would be fully certified in 12 months
