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A must to see....

Postby Flying Trucker » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:34 pm

Goodly evening all... :)

Visiting Toronto, Ontario, Canada this year, then this World War One Flying Museum is a must to see... ;)

http://www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com/index.html

Some great shots of aircraft on the above Link as well.

These aircraft would fly over our old homestead several times a year... ;)

I try to visit the museum twice a year...well worth it...call ahead to see if all aircraft are there as many do airshows.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
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Re: A must to see....

Postby DaveSims » Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:42 pm

I once saw a WWI plane fly at Rockland, ME.  It was one of those that the crankshaft was connected to the aircraft, instead of the propeller, meaning the entire engine would spin.  For a throttle it basically had an on/off switch, and had just enough power to get airborne.  Pretty cool to see, but not quite my idea of a fun flight.
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Re: A must to see....

Postby patchz » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:45 am

Very cool Doug. Glad to see they are not charging vets. :)

Alas, I will never get to see it unless they create a virtual one on the internet.
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Re: A must to see....

Postby Hagar » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:28 am

Very interesting Doug. I see that all the museum aircraft are replicas with modern engines. Nicely done but not quite like the real thing.

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Re: A must to see....

Postby Flying Trucker » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:15 am

Good morning all... ;)

Thanks Dave and just think about this...many old radials used Castor Oil for lubrication...kept the aviator regular... ;D

Thanks Larry... ;)

Hi Doug:

Thanks for those two Links...much appreciated... ;)

The doctor will not let me travel right now, as a matter of fact I think they buggered me up back in
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