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.
This is a DeHavilland Comet, DH.88 designed and built for the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race (also known as the London to Melbourne Air Race) took place in October 1934. the DH.88 Grosvenor House flown by Flight lieutenant C. W. A. Scott and Captain Tom Campbell Black well ahead of the rest of field, and they went on to win in a time of less than three days, but both second and third quickest times were taken by airliners, the KLM Douglas DC-2 PH-AJU Uiver ("Stork") and Roscoe Turner's Boeing 247D. Both completed the course in less than a day more than the winner; KLM's DC-2 was even flying a regular route with passengers. BTW The Phantom's private plane is a DH.88.
Control line model?
ReplyDeleteThe name on the plane, Grosvener is a neighborhood in Washington, DC.
ReplyDeleteand the family, Nat'l Geographic.
DeleteI believe it was named for the Grosvenor House hotel in London England.
ReplyDeleteBet that was faster than hell, for the 30's.
ReplyDeleteThis is a DeHavilland Comet, DH.88 designed and built for the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race (also known as the London to Melbourne Air Race) took place in October 1934. the DH.88 Grosvenor House flown by Flight lieutenant C. W. A. Scott and Captain Tom Campbell Black well ahead of the rest of field, and they went on to win in a time of less than three days, but both second and third quickest times were taken by airliners, the KLM Douglas DC-2 PH-AJU Uiver ("Stork") and Roscoe Turner's Boeing 247D. Both completed the course in less than a day more than the winner; KLM's DC-2 was even flying a regular route with passengers. BTW The Phantom's private plane is a DH.88.
ReplyDeleteWhy is there one engine?
ReplyDeleteBecause it's not a glider.
DeleteThe other engine is hidden by the fuselage.
DeleteI stayed at the Grosvenor House about 15 years ago for 3 nights....good times...oh, and $600/night!
ReplyDeleteAnother view, showing both engines
ReplyDeletehttps://www.shuttleworth.org/discover/collection/aircraft/de-havilland-dh88-comet
Now thats a cool plane. Great marque.
ReplyDeleteVery sleek looking but apparently requires some care in flying as fuel load and use affects COG and handling. Not for beginners.
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