Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:45 am
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Maxthelion wrote:Looks like bloody good fun, but it's hard to see where 2000 hours could be used up in building it.
aerial wrote:Allen Wheeler's book Building Aeroplanes for Those Magnificent Men has an interesting chapter on building their Demoiselle. When it seemed reluctant to fly they discovered that Santo Dumont weighed only eight stone. Having found an eight stone pilot and after putting in a bigger engine, it flew satisfactorily!
aerial wrote:Allen Wheeler's book Building Aeroplanes for Those Magnificent Men has an interesting chapter on building their Demoiselle. When it seemed reluctant to fly they discovered that Santo Dumont weighed only eight stone. Having found an eight stone pilot and after putting in a bigger engine, it flew satisfactorily!
chevvron wrote:Eight stone Female pilot please!
Trent772 wrote:Do they exist.......
lobstaboy wrote:aerial wrote:Allen Wheeler's book Building Aeroplanes for Those Magnificent Men has an interesting chapter on building their Demoiselle. When it seemed reluctant to fly they discovered that Santo Dumont weighed only eight stone. Having found an eight stone pilot and after putting in a bigger engine, it flew satisfactorily!
Damn! I knew there'd be a catch. The end of another dream then.