Warbird Information Exchange

Rob Collings flies the Collings Foundation Bleriot during the Race of the Century weekend at Stow. Rob won't turn the thing either !

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto

Yep, I saw Roger fly it about 7 or 8 years ago. Softly..softly, catchee monkee. Strictly a fairweather and denser air day bird. It's got a little Continental buried behind the dummy cylinders. Considering the original was working with 25 hp, the modern motor must be a vast improvement....tho I reckon prop and torque would account for alot on the original. There used to be a write-up by Roger on what it's like to fly, but the Bleriot.org site is dead now.

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

Lots more pics here:

http://wanam3.com/Photos/index.php?album=airfair-2011

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Cheers,
Kurt Maurer
League City, Texas

PIC, Ford 6600 pulling Rhino batwing up and down the runway

I was always quite impressed with the Siemens-Schuckert D.IV - apparently the bloody thing had a rate of climb better than many WWII fighters!

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“To invent the airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything!” - Otto Lilienthal

Natasha: "You got plan, darling?"
Boris: "I always got plan. They don't ever work, but I always got one!"

Remember, any dummy can be a dumb-ass...
In order to be a smart-ass, you first have to be "smart"
and to be a wise-ass, you actually have to be "wise"

Nice Ryan !

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"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass..."
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto