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| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 39142 | 27 Jul 17 14:15 |
| It is interesting, that in Wikipedia's "Claims to be the first powered flight" article, they discuss Ader, DuTemple, russian Mozhaiski, Whitehead, Pearse, Langley, Jatho, Ellehammer, Wrights, and Santos--Dumont, but for some reason, neglected to even mention Trajan Vuia ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claims_to_the_first_powered_flight |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39145 | 27 Jul 17 14:06 |
No. 22 by Gustave Whitehead - replica built to prove it could fly ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39144 | 27 Jul 17 14:04 |
"No. 21" and "No. 22" by Gustave Whitehead 1901-1903 - now recognized as the "first" to fly ... |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39143 | 27 Jul 17 13:59 |
"VUIA 2" - by Trajan Vuia March 18, 1906 (six months before Santos Dumont) - The Romanians consider Vuia to be the first one who took off using the airplnae's own energy source ( ie, landing gear and motor, and not catapulted down a rail by sandbags falling from a tower and using no landing gear like the Wrights did). |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39142 | 27 Jul 17 13:51 |
"VUIA II" 1907 - by Trajan Vuia |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39141 | 27 Jul 17 13:47 |
"AVION III" - by Clement Ader 1897 |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39140 | 27 Jul 17 13:46 |
HOLY AVION, BATMAN !! - "AVION III" by Clement Ader 1897 |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 39134 | 27 Jul 17 12:05 |
| So "Trapper" and I just laid down to watch the show for half an hour. The four bats were erratically flittering and fluttering, and flapping and darting, in a frenzy, and stabbing sideways with their head, to grab the tiny insects - and they were coming in low ... - one foot over my head as we were laying down.
Many early planes had wings (even folding wings), LIKE A BAT !! - such as Clement Ader's AVION III 1897, and Trajan Vuia's VUIA II 1907, and Gustave Whitehead's No. 21 & No. 22 (1901-1903) |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 39135 | 27 Jul 17 11:55 |
| The most "Hoary Bats" I ever saw at one time was four bats. About a month ago, there was a "hatch" of little sandflies at dusk, on the "downwind" Eastern side of the big Tennis Club building in Jackson Park. I could feel the little specs of insects hitting my face and arms. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 39106 | 27 Jul 17 11:26 |
| Only ever "hit" the runway once - that was with the 22" SIG "Cabinaire" |
| rgood, Comment for image # 39106 | 27 Jul 17 11:11 |
| Looks like a very suitable runway there LW! Nice area to fly. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39138 | 27 Jul 17 08:35 |
HOAARY BAT |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39137 | 27 Jul 17 08:34 |
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| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39136 | 27 Jul 17 08:34 |
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| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39135 | 27 Jul 17 08:33 |
HOARY BAT - 17" wingspan, 6" long |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39134 | 26 Jul 17 21:51 |
Hoary Bat |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39133 | 26 Jul 17 21:50 |
Went flying in the dark tonight when the Cricket Wicket cleared, at 9:35 pm about 35 minutes after sunset. Got only one good pic out of eight tries. A "Hoary Bat" was chasing the 18" Air Camper |
| bsadonkill, Comment for image # 39105 | 26 Jul 17 14:43 |
| Nice model , flys real nice. |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39107 | 25 Jul 17 19:59 |
Chasing off the Cricket players - HEADS UP !!! |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Image # 39106 | 25 Jul 17 19:57 |
High above the "Pitch" of the Cricket Wicket. |
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