And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, September 25, 2017
British single seat Avro Type F. The first aircraft in the world to feature a completely enclosed cabin.
"Propeller looks too big" Yes. Old, big, non laminated wood propeller being swung by a low RPM low power engine. Needed to be very big to get the job done.
There is one of theses - or very similar - on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, UK. See this link on a trip advisor site: https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187069-d212251-i227025053-Museum_of_Science_Industry-Manchester_Greater_Manchester_England.html
And against the wall in the picture's background you can see the racks of a replica of the world's first programmable computer, the Small Scale Experimental Machine, or "Baby". It's a cool museum if you are into the evolution of technology. Many old steam engines, locomotives, airplanes, etc.
Fully enclosed cabin, but obviously not pressurized.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably fall through the bottom. Can't get much more rickety looking than that.
DeleteTimes have changed - but now it would be called an 'ultralight' so maybe they haven't changed completely.
ReplyDelete"Propeller looks too big" Yes. Old, big, non laminated wood propeller being swung by a low RPM low power engine. Needed to be very big to get the job done.
ReplyDeleteSending on to my pilot buddy, to see what he says about it. It looks like fun, to me.
ReplyDeleteThere is one of theses - or very similar - on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, UK. See this link on a trip advisor site: https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g187069-d212251-i227025053-Museum_of_Science_Industry-Manchester_Greater_Manchester_England.html
ReplyDeleteAnd against the wall in the picture's background you can see the racks of a replica of the world's first programmable computer, the Small Scale Experimental Machine, or "Baby". It's a cool museum if you are into the evolution of technology. Many old steam engines, locomotives, airplanes, etc.