Replica WW1 Aerodrome

Bob- Also has a lot to do with incidence on the wing. I believe the Pup's saving grace was light wing loading and dihedral on both wings, which aided stability during a stall. The Sopwith Triplane was also noted as easy to fly, but the French were scared to death of theirs after a couple of Sopwith subcontractor Tripes came apart in the air. No problem with the Sopwith built Tripes.

 

Iv'e been looking at my "aerofoil" books and the analysis of several 6 % sections don't look too bad, like the 6306 and 4406. The 9% sections look better, of course. Having flown airplanes with many different airfoils i am partial to the 4400 series and the Clark Y. Sure they are old but they are designed for the small lower speed airplanes and do a good job. The Monocoupe has a Clark Y and it has a nice stall and good at higher speeds. The 4412 wing with a bit of twist will hang on for dear life at high AOA. I'm gonna talk with the Aeroguru at work and see what he has to offer for Russ's wagon.

 

Super impressed Russ, going to have a look in the old packing cases to see if there is anything pre 1918 that I can send.

 

This is getting exciting. Can't wait for the dedication ceremony.
That stove brings back memories of trying to stay warm on the farm during the Depression. Make sure that you have some sand in the bottom to cushion the heat shock and possible cracking when you first light it and have a small starter fire that you can grow gradually. Kind of like throttling up a big radial. Okay, you probably knew this anyway.

 

You are like the GTHill of the aviation section.
This is great!

 

I think you should put up some tents as well , most of the ground crew would have lived in them , plus they are cheap

 

Dang Russ. Always something cool going on with you!

What's the status on the cottage?

 

Seeing this remind me about your aerodrome.
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Russ,

Did you put in a beam near the front or back of the hangar that you can hang a chain fall from and support an engine???

Might be too late now to do it easily, but having a "skyhook" to be able to handle the weight of the rotary with a simple chain fall could be really nice thing to have.

I realized the same thing when I was taking an outboard powerhead off of a tower by myself last night. Was able to get a skyhook to a garage door mount in the middle of the garage and hoist the engine easily and lower it back down, but it was only 75 pounds that I was lifting so it could easily handle it. More than I wanted to do with my back without some assistance, but by rigging up a quick skyhook it ended up being a pretty easy task.

Just thinking out loud.

 

Russ- Same problem with fly fishing. Solved with a beer koozie. Have a couple myself. Available without graphics that causes wife to hit you.
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I dunno Taz, given the amount he has to mow, I might recommend a Foam Dome for its larger holding capacity.

They come in many colors /designs, but it doesn't really matter: wives/significant others will hate them all.

Mullet and glazed, 'I'm operating on my last two IQ points' look are optional

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Chris- I was drinking 16.9 oz weissen bier from bottles, so the koozie was the only solution.

 

Weight and balance... you never get far from it in aviation.

 

Spigot? may freeze in the winter unless you have some way to shut off the water below grade, or?... sink and toilet, too. You won't have the stove fired 24/7.

You'll need to talk to the 'authorities' about where the septic can go... might as well start that process.

 

Did I miss a post? Is that a station hack?

 

The corn looks in pretty good shape.

We need an aerial shot of the place. Imagine it looks pretty cool.

 

If you Build it, they will Come.


Russ is building the (Air)Field of Dreams. Before long, WWI aviators are going to wander out of the corn and ask Russ, "Is this Heaven?"

And Russ will answer, "No, it's Ohio."

And then the voice of James Earl Jones comes out of the Victrola.

"People will come, Russ. They'll come to Ohio for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll land on your aeroodrome not knowing for sure why they're doing it, and arrive at your Watch office, innocent as children, longing for the past. They'll walk down the runway, or they'll sit in the grass next to the hangar and watch the dogfights, and it will be as if theyd dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick, they'll have to brush them away from their faces.

"This field, this hangar, these warbirds, are a peice of our past. It reminds us of all that was once good. And that could be again. People will come, Russ. People will come."

(Wide helicopter shot to all the lovely warbirds circling the pattern as sunset approaches.)