Dear Messrs. C and S et al, I burn mine onto DVDs and have Office Max print and bind them for me. As a faithful Luddite I don¹t like using electronic...
Dear Rob, You¹ll have to define your terms a bit more tightly. For example John Montgomery flew a monoplane glider about 600 feet (~ 180 M) at Otay, ...
Hi Jim Yes, you are of course right. It should be manned, powered, controlled, sustained flight in a monoplane. Who would thus be the "first"? Regards Rob...
Hello Alain  I have just seen your post relating to the LeO H 6, which grabbed my attention as it is one of the aircraft to appear in my book on Trimotors. ...
The registration number indicates "Dayton Overmount X" serial number 101.Grover ... From: Claudio Luchina <claudio@...> Subject: [wingsofpeace] IDUNK...
Hi All, A good friend just sent this link; no OT aircraft but certainly civil in spirit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0G0HdF3w1Y (& associated videos on...
Kindle and Ipad are small steps in the right direction. I am anxious for a really practical device where I can put all my library to read anywhere I want. I...
Jim: If I might ask: How much does Office Max charge you for the printing service?? TIA, Steve From: razonjim Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 12:42 AM To: Wings...
Here from Aerofiles as it was pointed out to me: (I love this one, now, where was that Fokker wing...?) Chicago-Midwest 1929: Chicago-Midwest Aircraft Co,...
... Bummer - I guess that probably rules out better photos unless someone took a shot of the insides of their hangar, or it was photographed in its earlier...
I have Crane CF-BQZ (c/n 1424, ex-RCAF 7931) as belonging to Leavens Brothers Air Services of Toronto 27 Oct 1945 to 11 Apr 1949. Mike, could I get copies of...
I have Crane CF-BQZ (c/n 1424, ex-RCAF 7931) as belonging to Leavens Brothers Air Services of Toronto 27 Oct 1945 to 11 Apr 1949. Mike, could I get copies of...
Mike: Here's a red Bobcat for you. Not Canadian, though. NC51401 was a UC-78B (c/n 6658, USAAF 43-32720) from the last batch of 650 airplanes built. Nothing...
They are, but they still have a big problem: power. When it runs out, you are SOL. Electronic substitutes will really take-off when we devise a power source...
Dear Jim, Thanks for the link. It's kind of amazing to see the C-27J loop, a plane of that size. Cheers, Christos (another aviation enthusiast) ... ...
Form here: http://www.airmailpioneers.org/newsletters/summer99.html Jerry remembers Skoning as an aeronautical entrepreneur. In 1929, Skoning convinced the...
Hi Mike, Sure thing, off-list. I read ahead & might have to re-read the whole thing, unless you pick up a copy, to find all references to the Crane, as only...
Hi Mike, I looked up CF-BQZ in John Ellis' Canadian Civil Aircraft Register & found an RCAF T-50 Crane, sold to Leavens Bros. Air Services of Toronto in...
The C-27 is a development of the Fiat G-222 and I've seen it not only loop but also land in short unprepared grass landing strips in high mountain zones, were...
Dear all, Someone asked after Chris Hewitt the other day. Chirs is the guy scratchbuilding the 1:24the scale Ford Trimotor. So I sent him a note and here is...
Dear Chris and Fabrizio, At the 1958 Vancouver Centennial Air Show one of the demonstrations involved the RCAF looping three Catalinas in a vic formation. We...
There are areas where the digital form is king - ever try looking something up in a serials or registration list? Much easier with an electronic searchable...
