My Current Project
 This is the Bugatti 100 hanging in the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wi.
I am building a 1:4 scale R/C version of this plane as well. Including the contra-rotating props, opposed split flaps, and functional cooling vents in the leading edges of the stabilizers.
Check the "Model Gallery" to see construction photos.
 Caudron C460This is my 1:4 scale R/C replica of the French racer that dominated the 1936 National Air Races in Los Angeles. As one of the first racers to use a variable pitch prop, split flaps, and retractable landing gear, it easily outflew the competition in both the Thompson Trophy and Greve races. The pilot, Michel Detroyat (a.k.a. "The Falcon of France") , a French aerobatic pilot, became the first and only foreign pilot to ever win the Thompson Trophy. |
Today in Aviation History :
July 30, 1935... Lieutenant Frank Akers of the U.S. Navy becomes the first person to make a "blind" landing at sea. His biplane has a hooded cockpit allowing him to see only his controls and instruments. He lands on the USS Langley.
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Free paper planes for the kids
www.funpaperairplanes.com www.paperairplanes.co.uk/ www.bestpaperairplanes.com/
www.amazingpaperairplanes.com/
www.10paperairplanes.com/
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Aviation Weather Links
www.nws.noaa.gov/
www.noaa.gov/wx.html
http://maps.avnwx.com/
www.usairnet.com/weather/
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