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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote in
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I ran across another interesting old photo:


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1930 Tom Thumb Plane/Glider Vintage Aviation Photo

Joseph Jones and Edwin Wingerton take off for South America in
their micro "pleasure plane".

Date: Nov 28, 1930

Bound for South American in a Tom Thumb airplane
Caldwell, N. J.... Joseph Jones and Edwin Wingerton taking off
for
South America in their tiny plane-glider. Ten thousand miles of
land must unfold before them before they reach their
destination.
It is a brave attempt considering the size of the plane. If the
flight is successful, it will establish a record for "pleasure
planes."


Does anyone have any additional information about this record
attempt
or the aviators?



That's an Aeronca C-2 with an E107 engine on the nose. 26 HP. A good
airplane in it's day, it's not a motorglider, though. It's also a
single
seater and there's no way it would fly unless those guys weigh less
than
about 90 lbs each. That is a very very early one as well. Bugy type
landing gear. I'm not sure if there are any that early surviving.
I've
flown the much higher powered C-3 ( 33 HP!) and it went OK with one
up
not so good with two, though it did go up. Unlikely those guys made
the
trip unless they had some decent ground support. and some very good
intel. That thing cruises at about 50 on a good day, BTW.



Bertie



Bertie


Aren't you and MX glad you have google? Almost sounds like you know
what
you're talking about Squirty.


I do know what I'm talking about. And anyone else who knows what they
are talking about knows it.



Bertie


Sure we do Gurtie. Cuz Gertie knows everything, and Gertie knows everyone,
and Gertie has done everything.