Simviation Forum - COA Museum Part 2

Sep 25^th, 2005 at 5:24pm

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Here we have an original 1911 Bleriot, part of a charming little "Early air meet" tableau. One can push a button to hear some nice ambient tracks that really create an authentic atmosphere...
Betcha didn't know that Prince's gramma was an aviator, didja?
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I'm offering a coconut to whoever can ID this very special airplane...not only is it not a replica, it is the sole surviving example of the type.

Most will recognize this as a Curtiss Jenny; it's set up here in a very well-done workshop setting. The light was very tricky (for me); let's just say it really works in person... the pictures don't do it justice.

"Oh, darn it- not again! I hate it when I have a piece left over..."

There's something very sinister about this replica Curtiss-Sperry Flying Torpedo, the world's first cruise missile. I'm not sure what if any guidance system it had... looks like a toy, only packed with explosives.

Watch this space for more from the COAM!

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Reply #1 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 5:32pm

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one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything. When I went last year, they just put in a p-47, and I didn't realize how big they were until I was standing next to it.

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Reply #2 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 5:36pm

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one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything. When I went last year, they just put in a p-47, and I didn't realize how big they were until I was standing next to it.

Yes indeedy, very friendly museum. They even had an A6 training cockpit you can sit in as well as a Convair cockpit. Some of the instruments are covered up with plexi, but you're free to sit in them and touch whatever you want. Very cool.
-at least I [ithink[/i] it was OK- I didn't see any signs forbidding it... Grin

I loved the C47 nose section, but my heart broke when I saw that that one was blocked off with plexiglass. Bummer. Cry

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Reply #3 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 6:35pm

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I don't really like coconuts so I'll settle for a bar of chocolate with a Breese Penguin? I was reading a page about these the other night, strange idea making a plane that couldn't fly Shocked

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #4 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 6:39pm

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That looks a very interesting place. Nice shots once again. Wink

I'll take Ozzy's word on that mystery plane. I have enough coconuts of my own anyway. Tongue

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Reply #5 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 6:46pm

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Just look at the length of the wings Doug, there is just no way that thing could fly! Especially not with the asthmatic engine it uses Grin

Hence the name Penguin, a flightless bird Grin

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #6 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 6:51pm

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Ah, I see what you mean. In that case it's hardly surprising that this the only one. Wink

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Reply #7 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 9:07pm

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Great shots rotty...very very nice

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 11:35pm

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one thing I really like about the museum is how nice all of their exibits are set up, and how close you can get to everything. When I went last year, they just put in a p-47, and I didn't realize how big they were until I was standing next to it.

Great shots Rotty!!! Did you get any of the P-47 Jug?

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Reply #9 - Sep 25^th, 2005 at 11:41pm

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It is in fact a Breese Penguin; 300 were produced produced locally in Farmingdale and used to train WWI air cadets in ground handling of skid-equipped, no-brakes planes of the day. It'd taxi to near flying speed (35 mph with a 28-hp engine), but could not get airborne with its clipped wings. Very clever idea. With a war on and flying machines and experienced instructors in short supply, this made a lot of sense for teaching noobs the basics. There are a couple of mini-theaters in the museum; one features footage from that period, including shots of several Penguins tearing across the turf during training. Great stuff.

Ozzy: Your chocolate is on the way, but you'll have to probably go to the Azores in a few weeks to pick it up, as I'm sending it over in a hollow coconut shell. Might taste a little briny... Grin

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Reply #10 - Sep 26^th, 2005 at 5:53am

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It is in fact a Breese Penguin; 300 were produced produced locally in Farmingdale and used to train WWI air cadets in ground handling of skid-equipped, no-brakes planes of the day. It'd taxi to near flying speed (35 mph with a 28-hp engine), but could not get airborne with its clipped wings. Very clever idea. With a war on and flying machines and experienced instructors in short supply, this made a lot of sense for teaching noobs the basics.

I've heard of this idea before but not sure about building something special. I think they simply removed the wings from an old aircraft (or cut them in half) & used that for the same purpose. I have visions of all those students haring around the field in old Avro 504 fuselages minus the wings. Sounds like fun. Wink

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Reply #11 - Sep 26^th, 2005 at 8:19am

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willit_run, you quoted me, not rotty. Roll Eyes

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