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HD6GTOM 
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 Topic: W W 1 biplane replica
Posted: 08 Nov 2021 at 8:12pm |
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Has anyone on here flown or ridden in one? They are making Repo's of them in the Midwest, but not made outta cotton cloth and something more than a 25 HP Briggs motor. I'll never do it, cause I ain't smart enough to learn how to fly, but I think it would be fun to own 1. I could fly over Ol shameless house, cut the mag a mile or two away and turn it back on close to his house. By that time she'd be loaded up with gas and sound like a couple of sticks of dynamite when she comes back on. Oh well, I ain't gots nothing else to do cept sit here and think about crap like this. Wonder what would happen if a guy cruised over, OK heck never mind.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 08 Nov 2021 at 9:10pm |
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shucks you can dothe same thing ina old ferd truck...and be able to stay on the ground!
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HD6GTOM
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Posted: 08 Nov 2021 at 9:18pm |
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I've owned 6 ferd pickups and I wouldn't trust any of them to get me even close to your place. Something I've never had any luck with. I've put motors and trannys in all of them. Some of them got 2 motors. Never put a rear end in any of them.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 08 Nov 2021 at 9:32pm |
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old boss used to buy them old ferd straight trucks cuz they was the cheapest thing with wheels he could find, used to cut the key off going down the street then turning them back on when near a place that hated noise! most all of them needed mufflers after that!
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PaulB
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Posted: 09 Nov 2021 at 7:28am |
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I know of someone that has what I think is a self built replica biplane powered by a Model A engine.
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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY
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john(MI)
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Posted: 09 Nov 2021 at 11:38am |
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They built biplanes at the Lansing MI airport. Not sure if they still do. They were fully equipped to fly. Pretty airplanes.
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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Tbone95
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Posted: 09 Nov 2021 at 11:44am |
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I have flown in a Biplane. Pretty sure it was "original", though obviously repaired and refurbished. Was in.....'94 I think? Was awesome, of all the planes I've been in, the take off punched you in the back and it jumped into the sky more so than any of them. Too cool!
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allischalmerguy
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Posted: 15 Nov 2021 at 8:55pm |
There is a place in Missouri that makes some neat WW1 biplane replicas. https://www.airdromeaeroplanes.com/
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It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa,
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Walker
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Posted: 15 Nov 2021 at 10:13pm |
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I was taken on a short courtesy flight in early 90's in a rebuilt 1911 Waco. it had a Curtiss OX5 engine, the one with no valve covers, you landed and oiled the rockers by hand when they got dry. If I remember right he said the engine was a 1918 and the guy flying it looked to be pushing the century mark himself. The bips will do everything but airspeed close to twice as fast with two wings doing the work, take offs and maneuvers. That thing was terribly slow but quick to follow his inputs even at reduced speed. The OX5 don't have many ponies. Curtiss came up with it to power his preWW1 Jenny for an idea of the timeline. The bipe to put in your personal stash is a Staggerwing Beechcraft with a radial engine.
Edited by Walker - 15 Nov 2021 at 10:24pm
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 15 Nov 2021 at 10:30pm |
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 16 Nov 2021 at 10:25am |
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Well, Tom. Me thinks that flying it would be easy. Landing it could be a little tricky 😅
Darrel
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