Solent Sky has announced there plans to build and fly a replica of Cody’s aircraft. There working closely with Shuttleworth who have loaned them an engine for the job. The Engine is dated 1906 and believed when flying to be the oldest airworthy engine. It’s planned to fly at the Goodwood Revival 2008 to mark 100 years of British Aviation.
By: RPSmith - 13th November 2007 at 20:02
Good news
Roger Smith.
By: Solent Sky - 13th November 2007 at 17:59
I don’t think Cody ever used any plans or drawings himself. However the aircraft was drawn in detail by an Army draughtsman in 1909. It seems (as with so many protypes) the aircraft was constantly being altered so state of devlopment they were at on the 16th October 1908 is guesswork. The wing profile has had to be altered slightly on the advice of a CAA aerodynamisist, apart from that the aircraft will be pretty authentic.
By: Pondskater - 13th November 2007 at 17:48
Excellent news. There seem to be quite a few plans coming together to mark the centenary of flight in the UK but marking Cody’s flight with a replica will be very special. I wish it well – and welcome to the forum.
So, have the original plans for the aircraft survived or have they had to be recreated?
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November 13, 2007 at 5:24 pm