No.1 What aircraft dropped in to the Potomac river in 1903, And who was the pilot.
No.2 Who took one of THE Worlds most famous aviation pictures in 1903, And what was his normal occupation, And what was the pic of.
No.3 Who built the first tractor monoplane, What year, where and was it a success.
No.4 Made famous for going tail first (made fun of in a film), Who was he, where was he born, and what was he officially recognized for first doing.
No.5 Who claimed to fly a distance of 500 ft(152m) at Streatham, London in mid-1907, Would have been first flight in Britain if Officially accredited, And what strange plane was it.
No.6 The Aerial Experiment Association was formed when, where, And who first headed it.
No.7 Who made the first flight in Europe of over one minute duration, Covering 3,379ft(1030 m), Where was he born, What was the plane, And what great things did he do later in life.
No.8 What was the first USA aeroplane manufacturing company, When founded and by who.
No.9 Three bids were accepted to meet US War department requirement of December 1907, In February 1908 only one was delivered, What was it, And how many US dollars did it cost the government when completed.
No. 10 Who was the first US military officer to fly an aircraft, When, What type was it, how far did he go, And what became of him.
That’s it for now Chaps :rolleyes: , See how you go 😉 , Another ten coming soon if people like it :p , Cheers Guys, Tally Ho! Phil. :dev2: ( pics with answers would be nice if possible)
By: STORMBIRD262 - 5th October 2004 at 19:00
No worries Jimw, Till next time, Cheers, Tally ho! Phil.(” Gut Nacht”)
By: Jimw - 5th October 2004 at 08:28
Stormbird,
Thanks, you were right about no. 10, I missread the question!!
Lahm was the first military passenger on a Wright Biplane
By: STORMBIRD262 - 5th October 2004 at 07:13
Go Jimbo
Well Done Jimw 😉 ,
No.1-Correct. Charles also designed the Aeroromes 52-hp (39-kW) Manly-Balzer powerplant.
No.2-Correct, John.T.Daniels, And what a photo it was for his first ever 😮 , Taken at 10.35 am, 17 December 1903, Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville flew for 12 seconds covering 120 feet (36.5 m), And what an amazing 100 years its been since :rolleyes:
No.3-Correct, The Paris-domiciled Transylvanian Trajan Vuia, Not a success but lead to the European monoplane tradition, And Certainly Gave inspiration for Louis Bleriot, The first great advocate of the monoplane.
No.4-Correct, Alberto Santos Dumont, Yes he did that as well, But also first officially recognized flight in Europe, In his tail-first No.14bis, Little more than a giant powered boxkite, Covered a distance of 722 ft (220 m) on the 12th November 1906.
No.5-Correct, Horratio Phillips, In his Multiplane.
No.6-Correct, 1st October 1907, Hammondsport, New York, USA. Dr Bell.
No.7-Correct, Henry Farman born a pom, Ok the plane was a Voisin, And he went on to become an aircraft manufacturer.(UGLY PLANES :rolleyes: ).
No.8-Correct, Glenn Curtiss founded by him on the 30th November 1907.
No.9-Correct, Their Military Flyer, $25,000, I did not Know about the $5,000 bonus ?.
No.10-You may be correct :confused: , But I have Lieutenant Thomas.E.Selfridge, In a White Wing, Designed and built by Dr Alexander Graham Bell’s A.E.Association, Flight distance of 237 ft(177m) estimated height of 30 ft(9m), He was killed while flying with Orville Wright at Fort Myer on the 17th September 1908.
You did great Jimw 😀 , Cheers lads, Tally Ho! Phil :diablo: .(More early years coming soon)
By: Jimw - 4th October 2004 at 21:11
1. Samuel Manley in his aerodrome
2. John t. daniels, Kill devil Life saving station, it was his first ever photograph!
3. Tranja Vuia,1906, not succesful!
4. Albert Santos Dumont, born in Brazil, he won a prize to take off from St. Cloud, round the Eifel tower and return in a dirigible
5.Horatio Phillips
6.1907, Hammondsport , New York, Alexander Graham Bell
7. Henri Farman, born in England
8. I can’t find a reference, but in the back of my dim memory banks, I seem to remember Glenn Curtiss
9.Wright 1908 flyer, $25,000 plus $5,000 bonus
10. Frank Purdey Lahm. 6min, 24 sec Became the second officer to solo a u.s.army plane, died a Brigadier General in 1966
By: STORMBIRD262 - 4th October 2004 at 18:49
Another clue
Nows thats very close Elwyn 😉 , Getting warm now :p , Cheers Lads, Tally Ho! Phil :diablo: ,( must crash now, nackered ” Gut Nacht”)
By: Elwyn - 4th October 2004 at 18:26
I don’t know his name but I think the photographer was a member of a team of a costal lifesaving crew or something like that.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 4th October 2004 at 18:15
Nows theres some clues
No 1, Correct on Aerodrome, But I would still like the pilots name on the first splash down :p .
No.2 Correct Wright Flyer, But who took it and what was his real job.
No.6 Yes, Dr Alexander Graham bell headed it, But when did this first happen.
Well done Olivier 🙂 , you have scrached the surface, Cheers, Tally Ho! :diablo: Phil.
By: Olivier Lacombe - 4th October 2004 at 17:35
1- Aerodrome, pilot ???
2- Wright Flyer, the rest ???
6- McCurdy, Curtiss and Bell.
By: STORMBIRD262 - 4th October 2004 at 17:30
Anyone like a crack at it.
Its not that hard is it Gents :rolleyes: , I tried to make it a challenge for some of you out there 😀 , Cheers for now, Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo: (I must crash very soon, So I at least want to see some answers here tommorow, Good luck 😉 )
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