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понедельник, 18 июля 2011 г.

102 yr old Bleriot designed aircraft with a 100 yr old engine flys for the first time

 Experimmental Aviation Assoiciation enthuisiasts decided to undergo 1000's of hours to build an aircraft to the design specs planned out 102 years ago.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/flying-a-102-year-old-design-for-the-first-time/#more-36045
and the source of their story: http://eaa.org/news/2011/2011-06-06_bleriot.asp which has the full uncondensed story
EAA’s project also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first air mail flight by Earle Ovington’s famous Queen’s Bleriot, on September 23, 1911.

пятница, 8 июля 2011 г.

A sunday drive in the Adirondacks in 1909 on a Franklin

the ride must have been rough before paved roads, but this road does look like it has been graded, and maybe recently... looks very loose, or maybe just really sandy. Those seats on the car appear to be as plush as leather couches
Found on http://www.shorpy.com