Alcock and Brown re-creation by Fossett

Corky Scott wrote:

Did anyone read the pilot's report on how the thing flew? Someone
wrote one up while it was at Oshkosh and my recollection is that it
was a tad ponderous, requiring judicious control inputs which didn't
seem to affect the airplane for a long time...

That's what the Smithsonian article said.

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"Corky Scott" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 17:40:42 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:



Did anyone read the pilot's report on how the thing flew? Someone
wrote one up while it was at Oshkosh and my recollection is that it
was a tad ponderous, requiring judicious control inputs which didn't
seem to affect the airplane for a long time...

In the local TV interviews, Fossett said it was "a handful"... that it
requires constant input to the point where the navigator/co-pilot handles
the throttles because the pilot dare not take the time to take his hands off
the stick....

Icebound wrote:

Fossett and his navigator/co-pilot Mark Rebholz left Toronto today in the
replica Vickers Vimy on the first leg to position at St. John's Newfoundland
for the cross-Atlantic try on June 14, 86th? anniversary of original flight.

Are they also intending to recreate the "landing" in the Irish peat bog?

"James Robinson" wrote in message
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Icebound wrote:

Fossett and his navigator/co-pilot Mark Rebholz left Toronto today in the
replica Vickers Vimy on the first leg to position at St. John's
Newfoundland
for the cross-Atlantic try on June 14, 86th? anniversary of original
flight.

Are they also intending to recreate the "landing" in the Irish peat bog?

Apparently they have permission to land on a golf course. I don't know what
type of surface they intend to choose.... a manicured fairway, or some boggy
rough????