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March 7, 2014 at 2:33 am in reply to: Fantasy of Flight to close #957119

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More of an explanation… straight from the man himself. Also…. From what I’ve heard, now that he’s embarked on the real theme park, and the facility that exists becomes the restoration shop as originally planned, additions will be made to the restoration crew, and projects in waiting will commence…

January 29, 2014 at 3:38 am in reply to: Stinson L-1 First Flight at Fantasy of Flight #994949

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Wow, so good to see the Stinson L-1 finally fly again, after being in restoration for so long. I’m sure the crew there is happy to have it up and running again.

September 18, 2013 at 2:50 am in reply to: Albatros D. Va, Fokker Triplane, Fokker D-VIII and Sikorsky S-39 in one clip #948074

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Sign of a great experienced pilot… knowing your plane and situation, and when to have a fire extinguisher on standby.

June 9, 2013 at 4:49 am in reply to: Gee Bee Z, ready to fly? #967992

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Although, they have apparently managed to correct the flutter issues that made it so dangerous, I still think the last thing anyone should do with a Gee Bee is fly it. … and how claustrophobic it must feel with that lid down.

February 20, 2013 at 2:34 am in reply to: 1913 Roberts engine being reverse-engineered #989934

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There are a number of interesting videos and updates on the website for the project

http://www.benoist2014.com.

That engine shop also seems to do work for other prominent vintage aviation companies.

That is true. When Kermit and Steve are talking by the crankshaft in this video, Steve Littin mentions a Gene to Kermit. That would be Gene DeMarco of The Vintage Aviator Limited. From what I hear, Steve Littin does a lot of work on TVAL’s and Peter Jackson’s projects.

November 11, 2012 at 4:54 am in reply to: Polikarpov Po-2 Soviet biplane flight #977218

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Great watching both. Love the comparison between the two. Thanks.

http://youtu.be/QrgRxaetVSU

http://youtu.be/xLCfbJ9bJfQ

September 20, 2012 at 3:11 am in reply to: Benoist Airboat – Commemorative Flight #1047313

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Some updates on the Benoist Project. Check them out.

Metal update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_A2EDsv1Rg&feature=share&list=UUBEGbI4_GmxjVKIqCwrG66g

Launch Site report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ6Mudi4UCM&feature=share&list=UUQh5nBjT472YgRVLZhLH_Pw

Wing Panel update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOS7gpTwiCo&feature=share&list=ULpOS7gpTwiCo

July 22, 2012 at 5:24 am in reply to: Avro Lancaster flypast #947130

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Wonderful tribute. Thanks for posting. Powerfully moving. Well done.

July 22, 2012 at 5:19 am in reply to: B-25 Engine Run – Smoke and Noise… Beautiful! #947133

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Mr. Root there had it right…, lots of noise and smoke! Beautiful sounds

July 11, 2012 at 4:27 am in reply to: Benoist Airboat – Commemorative Flight #959368

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I’m surprised that there isn’t more being made of this, especially in aviation circles. You’d think one of the major airlines would want to jump on board here for publicity purposes.

I had the same exact thought. Besides this post and the listed benoist2014.com website, there isn’t another thing about this anywhere. Curious!

July 4, 2012 at 5:45 am in reply to: Peter Jackson built Albatros D. Va flies in Florida #969543

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Built by Peter Jackson’s, The Vintage Aviator Ltd. in New Zealand,
http://youtu.be/x31Vl1eAD4M

This is one of the planes Jackson had built for his Dam Busters tests I believe. It was traded to Kermit for a couple of WWI Mercedes engines if I’m correct.

June 30, 2012 at 3:18 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #975697

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Funny you should mention that as I have come across what looks to be another aircraft while looking for the P40. It’s more near the coast towards LG09. I’ll give you more info when I look at it using Bing instead of Google!

That’s amazing. Interested in your final result.

June 30, 2012 at 3:12 am in reply to: Benoist Airboat – Commemorative Flight #975702

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It might look like just a scattered bunch of wood and metal right now, but once they start the assembly it will come together rather quickly. The flight testing would be my big concern. And then the actual flight. With that, there’s a lot that can go wrong that is completely out of their hands.
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