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.
A lovely shot of a circa 1927 Schneider Cup racing seaplane built by the Short Brothers, the Short Crusader. One of the few to use a radial engine in this competition. Really nice photograph.
I pried this from the clutches of the interweb, the Bristol engined machine was sent to Venice and crashed on takeoff due to incorrect flight control rigging. The pilot, Flying Officer Schofield, survived.
Derek James's Putnam "Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913 -1931" states that during the accident on 11 September , "the starboard wing dropped in a gust but when he applied corrective aileron the rate of roll increased until the wingtip, going over the vertical, hit the water, the fuselage broke in two and the Crusader disappeared below the surface. "Schofield was found,clinging to the floating tail section very badly bruised and with an injured face but happily was soon able to walk again with the aid of sticks. ......The loss of the Crusader was caused by the crossing of the aileron cables during assembly."
Flash Gordon on floats.
ReplyDeleteA lovely shot of a circa 1927 Schneider Cup racing seaplane built by the Short Brothers, the Short Crusader. One of the few to use a radial engine in this competition. Really nice photograph.
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice shot, Thank You for the detail. Embarrassed to say I missed it being a radial engine! Just thought it a racer from Supermarine works.
DeleteI pried this from the clutches of the interweb, the Bristol engined machine was sent to Venice and crashed on takeoff due to incorrect flight control rigging. The pilot, Flying Officer Schofield, survived.
DeleteDerek James's Putnam "Schneider Trophy Aircraft 1913 -1931" states that during the accident on 11 September , "the starboard wing dropped in a gust but when he applied corrective aileron the rate of roll increased until the wingtip, going over the vertical, hit the water, the fuselage broke in two and the Crusader disappeared below the surface.
"Schofield was found,clinging to the floating tail section very badly bruised and with an injured face but happily was soon able to walk again with the aid of sticks.
......The loss of the Crusader was caused by the crossing of the aileron cables during assembly."
It's the race planes of this era that led to iconic fighters like the Spitfire.
ReplyDeleteIs that the Mandalorian sitting right behind the prop?
ReplyDeleteA Wiley E Coyote prototype
ReplyDeleteThese guys were cutting edge. Especially the Italians. What a great age to live in.
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