Designed by William T Thomas, the 1910 Thomas biplane was originally powered by a chain-driven 22hp Kirkham V-8 pusher engine. First flown on 25 June 1910, piloted by Bert Chambers, it was equipped with a quad landing gear with bamboo skids. It was later modified with twin rudders and direct-drive motor.
Wingspan: 27’0″
Length: 25’0″
Seats: 2
Little is known about this machine, except that it was designed by Ingenieur Erich Thiele, who made some flight tests in with it in 1910, and that “Flugsport” erroneously attributed it to Stefano Amerigo. Early in 1911, Thiele created the “Sächsische Flugzeugwerke” which in November 1911 became the famous Deutsche Flugzeugwerke.
The Vintage Aviator has built a series of Sopwith Pup reproductions and their first example was ZK-PPY which was first registered on 9 May 2012 and is painted as N6205 of the RNAS from 1917.
The original N6205 was the mount of FSLT J. S. T. Fall in April/May 1917. He named his aircraft “Betty” after his sister. The above photo was taken at Masterton, New Zealand, on 12 Novembber 2011.
ZK-PPY was originally named “Betty” on both the port and starboard sides.
Somewhere along the line the Fall family became aware of TVAL’s Pup and contacted them to advise that J.S.T Fall had two sisters and he actually painted his other sister’s name on the starboard side of the aircraft. So TVAL changed it and it now bears the name “Phyllis” on the starboard side, as in the above photo taken at Masterton on 23 November 1917.
An Albatros D.Va replica.
Advertised for sale in 2013 for US$695,000.00
Location: New Zealand
The Vintage Aviator Ltd team led by Gene DeMarco constructed an exact replica of a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b. Powered by a Beardmore engine sourced from Urugray, it spans 47 ft 9 in and has a MAUW of 3307 lb. The drag allows a normal cruise of 70-75 mph.
The Sportster features a see through pylon. First flown in 1997, the 1998 kit price was US$4994.
Engine: Kawasaki 340, 38 hp
HP range: 38-55
Height: 6.9 ft
Length: 14 ft
Wing span: 17.5 ft
Wing area: 82 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 252 lb
Gross weight: 460 lb
Top speed: 75 mph
Cruise: 62 mph
Stall: 29 mph
Range: 125 sm
Rate of climb: 700 fpm
Takeoff dist: 200 ft
Landing dist: 200 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: tailwheel
A staggerwing racer design with the upper wing flush with the fuselage top. First flown in 1995 and kits were available.
Engine: Kawasaki 440-A, 40 hp
HP range: 38-52
Height: 5 ft
Length: 13.7 ft
Wing span: 17.5 ft
Wing area: 77.5 sq.ft
Fuel capacity: 5 USG
Empty weight: 252 lb
Gross weight: 460 lb
Top speed: 75 mph
Cruise: 62 mph
Stall: 29 mph
Range: 125 sm
Rate of climb: 700 fpm
Takeoff dist: 150 ft
Landing dist: 200 ft
Seats: 1
Landing gear: tailwheel
Designed by Rene Tessier and built in 1963, the Tessier Biplane is a single place homebuilt biplane.
The Tessier biplane is a single place tube and fabric construction aircraft with conventional landing gear. The wing spar is wood and ribs are plywood. The original engine was a Volkswagen air-cooled engine which was replaced with a Lawrance L-5 radial engine.
The original Tessier Biplane belongs to the EAA AirVenture Museum, but is neither airworthy nor on display.
Powerplant: 1 × Lawrance L-5 Five cylinder radial
Propeller: 2-bladed
Crew: 1
The Romanian inventor Ioan Teodorescu (French style name Jean Théodoresco) built a big high wing pusher monoplane, which flew successfully during September – November 1911 at Issy-les-Moulineux, France. Development was halted at that time, because Teodorescu ran out of funds.
Designed by Teodorescu and built by Raymond, Lecoq, Rossi.
Span: 38’8″
Length: 37’9″
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