A more serious flight at Abottsford.
I don't care what anyone says, that is one pretty airplane - and a plucky warbird that could bring more ordinance on target than a B-17. Great photo.
VERY NICE.....i once built a balsa and tissue free flight(rubber band power) model of this plane.......it looked great sitting on the tv in the spare room, alas the nephews wanted to fly it so it was donated....gotta teach those boys to build their own one of these days..........if they ever show any sign of patience!!!!! doug
Thank you , Russ. Here is a photo of it 5 minutes before its last flight. Switches Image Unavailable, Please Login
It was a nice flying old clunk but it wasn't a speed king. We named it " Super Slug". Image Unavailable, Please Login
Boy, that sure brings back memories........................slow it was too. Slower than a Champ even.
Spasso, I'm willing to bet that you are the only one in the world who rode the L-3 around in a snap roll....while seated backwards in the observer's position. I remember your telling me how much the fuselage twisted. AND how weird it was doing a loop while facing the tail. Them's was the days! SWitches
Wonderful article and thanks for posting it. The only thing that is comparable to the L-3 is 40...40MPH in the L-3 could be attained with the nose pulled up as far as you could get it with about 3/4 throttle and you could walk it around like it thought that it was really flying. The Frise ailerons were still affective and with a bit of careful controlling and power application, you could walk around on the tail forever. The L-3 carried around more pounds per horsepower than the Stork and not as sophisticated but it was a very strong and tough airplane and could take a lot of punishment. The crossover tubing for the wings and lift struts were 1 1/4 dia. with a 1/8 " wall thickness. Tough. Switches
