COA Museum Part 2

[beaky]

Here we have an original 1911 Bleriot, part of a charming little "Early air meet" tableau. One can push a button to hear some nice ambient tracks that really create an authentic atmosphere...
Betcha didn't know that Prince's gramma was an aviator, didja?







I'm offering a coconut to whoever can ID this very special airplane...not only is it not a replica, it is the sole surviving example of the type.






Most will recognize this as a Curtiss Jenny; it's set up here in a very well-done workshop setting. The light was very tricky (for me); let's just say it really works in person... the pictures don't do it justice.





"Oh, darn it- not again! I hate it when I have a piece left over..."








There's something very sinister about this replica Curtiss-Sperry Flying Torpedo, the world's first cruise missile. I'm not sure what if any guidance system it had... looks like a toy, only packed with explosives.




Watch this space for more from the COAM!

[Jakemaster]

one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything.  When I went last year, they just put in a p-47, and I didn't realize how big they were until I was standing next to it.

[beaky]

one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything.  When I went last year, they just put in a p-47, and I didn't realize how big they were until I was standing next to it.

Yes indeedy, very friendly museum. They even had an A6 training cockpit you can sit in as well as a Convair cockpit. Some of the instruments are covered up with plexi, but  you're free to sit in them and touch whatever you want. Very cool.
-at least I [ithink[/i] it was OK- I didn't see any signs forbidding it...
I loved the C47 nose section, but my heart broke when I saw that that one was blocked off with plexiglass. Bummer.  :'(

[ozzy72]

I don't really like coconuts so I'll settle for a bar of chocolate with a Breese Penguin? I was reading a page about these the other night, strange idea making a plane that couldn't fly

[Hagar]

That looks a very interesting place. Nice shots once again.

I'll take Ozzy's word on that mystery plane. I have enough coconuts of my own anyway.

[ozzy72]

Just look at the length of the wings Doug, there is just no way that thing could fly! Especially not with the asthmatic engine it uses Hence the name Penguin, a flightless bird

[Hagar]

Ah, I see what you mean. In that case it's hardly surprising that this the only one.

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Great shots rotty...very very nice

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Willit Run]

[quote]one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything.

[beaky]

It is in fact a Breese Penguin; 300 were produced produced locally in Farmingdale and used to train WWI air cadets in ground handling of skid-equipped, no-brakes  planes of the day. It'd taxi to near flying speed (35 mph with a 28-hp engine), but could not get airborne with its clipped wings. Very clever idea. With a war on and flying machines and experienced instructors in short supply, this made a lot of sense for teaching noobs the basics. There are a couple of mini-theaters in the museum; one features footage from that period, including shots of several Penguins tearing across the turf during training. Great stuff.

Ozzy: Your chocolate is on the way, but you'll have to probably go to the Azores in a few weeks to pick it up, as I'm sending it over in a hollow coconut shell. Might taste a little briny...  ;D

[Hagar]

[quote]It is in fact a Breese Penguin; 300 were produced produced locally in Farmingdale and used to train WWI air cadets in ground handling of skid-equipped, no-brakes

[Jakemaster]

willit_run, you quoted me, not rotty.