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.
Back in the 70's, one of these was still flying commuters from Port Clinton, Ohio, to the nearby islands in Lake Erie. It crashed, but was restored, and still at least operates as a tourist ride near Port Clinton. Supposedly there are about a dozen that are still airworthy.
I flew that several times, as my brother lived on Put-In-Bay. The seats were created by placing a pair of poles across the fuselage, with a cloth slung between them, forming a hammock-seat. You sat down, and they put a pair in front of you for the next row. Fun times.
I was at Oshkosh about 15 years ago with my daughter and niece.... we got to ride in one... it was very cool... I remember the pilot telling us the wings had so much lift that if a headwind was strong enough the tricolor could actually fly backwards...
Back in 94, I paid $50 each for my 6 year old son and I to hop a ride at the local airport. We came specifically to see the plane and I loved every aspect of that plane, the flight, to share it with my son and to feel it break free from earth. And it was loud! I swear you could hear every rivet on the plane rattling away and shook something incredible! Doubt my son remembers it and I'll never forget
Back in the 70's, one of these was still flying commuters from Port Clinton, Ohio, to the nearby islands in Lake Erie. It crashed, but was restored, and still at least operates as a tourist ride near Port Clinton. Supposedly there are about a dozen that are still airworthy.
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I flew that several times, as my brother lived on Put-In-Bay. The seats were created by placing a pair of poles across the fuselage, with a cloth slung between them, forming a hammock-seat. You sat down, and they put a pair in front of you for the next row. Fun times.
DeleteI was at Oshkosh about 15 years ago with my daughter and niece.... we got to ride in one... it was very cool... I remember the pilot telling us the wings had so much lift that if a headwind was strong enough the tricolor could actually fly backwards...
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DeleteThat's true of any aircraft. Airplanes don't worry about ground speed, it's wind speed that matters when it comes to "flying".
DeleteWhere's the overhead airbags and the big screen? How are we going to make it?
ReplyDeleteI recall some puddlejumper flights in the 60s and 70s on similar aircraft.
ReplyDeleteBack in 94, I paid $50 each for my 6 year old son and I to hop a ride at the local airport. We came specifically to see the plane and I loved every aspect of that plane, the flight, to share it with my son and to feel it break free from earth. And it was loud! I swear you could hear every rivet on the plane rattling away and shook something incredible! Doubt my son remembers it and I'll never forget
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