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First flight-1910 Demoiselle from "Those magnificent men and their flying machines"
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Jun 27, 2015 19:30:52   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
This has been an ongoing project at out local airfield for over 7 years. The creator and builder, first saw the plane in the movie, " Those magnificent men and their flying machines" and decided he wanted to build and fly one. The only existing models, are the ones from the movie, and I believe they are still in England. The plane from the movie, and the original would only carry a 90 lb. pilot. A lady stunt pilot flew the one in the movie.
From pictures they obtained measurements and started from there. It had to be redesigned to carry a 180 lb. man.
Long story short, it was inspected by the FAA and signed off May 19th 2015. Waiting on a perfect day(clear and less than 5 mph wind) has been a test of patience. It happened June 24th. Not knowing how the plane would handle or fly, the pilot let the plane become airborne and reach about 25 ft. and then gently land. This was repeated 5 times until he reached the breath taking altitude of 45 ft. and about 150 yards of sustained flight. The pilot said it was stable and predictable. Here are a few shots of that first flight!
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Ready to go at the fuel pumps
Ready to go at the fuel pumps...
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first lift off, and looking good!
first lift off, and looking good!...
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Second lift off, with a little altitude
Second lift off, with a little altitude...
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Final and longest flight, in sepia
Final and longest flight, in sepia...
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Jun 27, 2015 21:59:55   #
FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas
 
Phil these are absolutely TOO COOL! I saw that crazy movie, I remember the plane and I love them all... That last one is the best in the sepia!

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Jun 27, 2015 22:16:24   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
FrodoBaggins wrote:
Phil these are absolutely TOO COOL! I saw that crazy movie, I remember the plane and I love them all... That last one is the best in the sepia!


Thanks so much Michael, glad you looked and very happy you liked them. I debated whether or not to post this, not many folks have that special love of flying! But there are more than a few pilots here, and others that appreciate the extreme amount of time and effort it takes to pull something like this off. I stand in awe!!

Phil

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Jun 27, 2015 22:17:22   #
FrodoBaggins Loc: Texas
 
GPS Phil wrote:
Thanks so much Michael, glad you looked and very happy you liked them. I debated whether or not to post this, not many folks have that special love of flying! But there are more than a few pilots here, and others that appreciate the extreme amount of time and effort it takes to pull something like this off. I stand in awe!!

Phil


I certainly do also.... Thanks again! Very cool!

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Jun 27, 2015 23:48:32   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
:shock: :thumbup: :D :lol:

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Jun 28, 2015 00:06:25   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
robertjerl wrote:
:shock: :thumbup: :D :lol:


Thank you much Robert!

Phil

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Jun 28, 2015 01:46:51   #
Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England
 
What an achievement he must be so proud. Excellent shots Phil very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing the story. :thumbup: :D

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Jun 28, 2015 02:01:25   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
Sylvias wrote:
What an achievement he must be so proud. Excellent shots Phil very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing the story. :thumbup: :D


Thank you my friend, so happy you checked this out, I had no warning that the flight would take place. The excitement factor was so high, I blew more than a few shots before I could get calmed down. We are hoping to get some air to air shots in the future. Thanks again.

Phil

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Jun 28, 2015 02:06:37   #
jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.
 
Love the photos. Great engineering job.

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Jun 28, 2015 02:14:59   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
jfn007 wrote:
Love the photos. Great engineering job.


Thank you Sir, there were many that contributed to the project, they deserve much praise.

Phil

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Jun 28, 2015 07:30:09   #
rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida
 
Very fine set!

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Jun 28, 2015 07:46:57   #
Andrea.Jarrell Loc: Mount Airy, NC
 
I love the story and the pictures are great. I also really like the last one in sepia, it gives it a period feel. Thank you for sharing these and I hope to see more of them when it flies again.

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Jun 28, 2015 07:53:18   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
rlaugh wrote:
Very fine set!


Thank you much Bob! That is appreciated.

Phil

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Jun 28, 2015 07:59:31   #
GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
Andrea.Jarrell wrote:
I love the story and the pictures are great. I also really like the last one in sepia, it gives it a period feel. Thank you for sharing these and I hope to see more of them when it flies again.


I appreciate that very much Andrea, and I agree on the sepia shot. I removed some telephone/power poles and wires to increase that period feel. Glad you liked it!

Phil

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Jun 28, 2015 08:16:53   #
Bultaco Loc: Aiken, SC
 
GPS Phil wrote:
This has been an ongoing project at out local airfield for over 7 years. The creator and builder, first saw the plane in the movie, " Those magnificent men and their flying machines" and decided he wanted to build and fly one. The only existing models, are the ones from the movie, and I believe they are still in England. The plane from the movie, and the original would only carry a 90 lb. pilot. A lady stunt pilot flew the one in the movie.
From pictures they obtained measurements and started from there. It had to be redesigned to carry a 180 lb. man.
Long story short, it was inspected by the FAA and signed off May 19th 2015. Waiting on a perfect day(clear and less than 5 mph wind) has been a test of patience. It happened June 24th. Not knowing how the plane would handle or fly, the pilot let the plane become airborne and reach about 25 ft. and then gently land. This was repeated 5 times until he reached the breath taking altitude of 45 ft. and about 150 yards of sustained flight. The pilot said it was stable and predictable. Here are a few shots of that first flight!
Please download for best view!
This has been an ongoing project at out local airf... (show quote)


Great shots, my hats off to the builder, love flying.

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