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Post by Roger on Mar 2, 2006 19:27:24 GMT -5
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Post by mick on Mar 5, 2006 2:14:23 GMT -5
What a fabulous funky airplane! 
Thanks Dennis, you've given us another classic. 
With all that celluloid you can see everywhere - except where you're going! Flying along and looking around, it seems like you have this fantastic field of view. Then when it's time to land and you have to focus on the runway, all you can see is the engine and the stuff behind it.
I got it down at Old Rhinebeck, but it took three tries.
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Post by bhk on Mar 5, 2006 2:17:17 GMT -5
Just a question out of curiosity...
Of what material were the transparent windows made??
Was cellulose used in the early 1900's?
Bruce
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Post by jimslost on Mar 5, 2006 15:59:21 GMT -5
You might move your viewpoint up a bit, Mick. Looking at the sideview, it appears as though the pilot's eyes are about level with the compass, which they aren't in the default position in the vc. I "raised my seat" (Shift+Enter) four clicks and it helped noticably.
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Post by denniss on Mar 8, 2006 0:21:21 GMT -5
Hi, Bruce,
According to John W.R. Taylor's fine "Milestones of the Air," the windows were "non-inflammable celluloid."
Agg! And upon reading this source more carefully, it appears the circular openings were just holes and not celluloided. Ha. There's a nickel word for you, "celluloided." Taylor says the holes were for emergencies, where A.V. could stick his head out to see.
These guys were brave.
All in good fun.
Dennis
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Post by flytexas on Mar 8, 2006 16:25:15 GMT -5
...Taylor says the holes were for emergencies, where A.V. could stick his head out to see. So we could say that A.V. invented the 'Spot Plane' view.   Brian |
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Post by denniss on Mar 8, 2006 18:41:08 GMT -5
Hi, Brian,
Yes, we certainly could. A good one.
Dennis S
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Post by bhk on Mar 11, 2006 22:04:07 GMT -5
Thanks, Dennis. I like "celluloided".....the 1912 equivalent of "glassed" or "perspexed"! Cheers! Bruce |
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