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This is a story of hating on white people. Whilst they wear white people clothing and modern homes. Too much woke BS.

To much woke not enough history...

I love the effort. I love the new historicist perspective. What I don't understand is how Western Europeean white men are continually blamed for colonization. Please, tell me why everything our west, including the native people, are named from ESPAÑOL.... Wake up, wokesters....The Irish were the first slaves, and that's why black people have such surnames. You're welcome

Becoming a pilot here in Eugene Oregon and it’s cool seeing history in Oregon

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing. I feel I have some indirect connections with this video. 1. The hot dog stand mentioned in the video, I currently own and operate a hot dog cart, 2. My father use to work at the B-24 bomber plant (Willow Run) during the war, so there's a change the Mr. Long flew in one of the planes that my father had touched. 3. I use to live in Portland and Milwaukee, Oregon, been to a few airshows in Beaverton, and 4. even flew out of some of the same airports that Mr. Long flew out of. Back in the mid-90's, at an EAA meeting at Troutdale airport, Dick Vangrunsven put on a presentation about the RV line of aircraft. Mr Vangrunsven went through the history of the RV and it's ties to the Fly Baby and the Space Walker. I'm sure Mr. Long and Wimpy was mentioned, but it's been so long ago now, and back then I was terrible at keeping notes, that I can't remember all the details. Thank you again for this video!!!

Outstanding presentation!

fabulous video I had no idea that Oregon had such a rich aviation history his daughter said "The license plate .... that would be special .... It's hard to explain" no ma'am to some you wouldn't need to explain I love to restore old bikes and cars and I can relate completely ❤

Well it's confusing. The Pietenpol Air Camper was flying (1929) before Wimpy, and in other states. And apparently legally registered with the FAA as a homebuilt. I'm wondering what homebuilders could do in Oregon that wasn't allowed in other states?

As an engineering student at Oregon State, I'd love the opportunity to build and fly my own experimental plane. Oregon State has an incredible engineering program, and especially Aerospace Engineering and it's always really cool to learn more about Oregon's storied history with flying.

Affordable? not anymore. metal is expensive, the wood is expensive, the fabric is expensive, the gauges are really expensive. Engines aren't cheap, fuel is expensive. unless you got deep pockets, nobody can afford even this little plane. Not to mention what it takes to get any type of license or certificate. It's a joke really and I wish they would stop saying planes are affordable.

I've read about Les , don't remember about what but I remember the name

Thanks for sharing a wonderful presentation of a great story.

My parents moved to Lakeview in 1958 and I remember meeting Mr Buswell at the airport. I don’t remember why I was there (approximately 60+ years ago) what I do remember how he talked to us about flying. I left Lakeview in 1970 for a 20+ year career in the USCG. I found this video by chance and really enjoyed watching it and the great memory that brought back to me. My mother was with me, she had painted business signs around town, Mr Buswell happily showed us the logo for his business of a bee buzzing a well. All great memories that I felt I’d never recall again. He was a really nice person.

Can't have a redneck engineered passionate, dedicated, and smart! Farmer building mono,or gull wings cheaper, better, safer, faster than the military machine complex then! or now? WHILE he ran a Business to privide his Family! and his Passion! "I BET" most of these giant men of this community ended up in service of Uncle Sam for WWII. RIP GREATEST GENERATION! Miss YOU, Ya'All, Y'ALL!! My first flight "I suspect" was in either home built, or home re built craft from Bellflower Ca. Built next to our voting station in my neighbors garage, on my paper rout. Built or rebuilt via Mom's Childhood friend's Vet husband, and Dad'sbowling buddy, ONE block from Rockwell Downey(Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle) off Clark now "Columbia way?" ( I refuse! this name). Most my "known to me" family was the Pacific, a few battle of the Atlantic and or So Americas, and some ETO. I know some on mom's side of my family had roots in aviation the northern states and areas and so Cal, with LB Ca. I Just passed on my black and whites pics of family and test planes with 1:48 scale models of suspected craft involved with my family of these days to MY NEW Son in law and his Wife with her Sister and Fiance. God! Is Good! and God Bless! Drones and AI are the new competition for such. "I'LL GLADLY PAY YOU TUESDAY FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY?"

Wonderful video, really a labor of love and aviation history. It's great they restored 'Wimpy', and saved it for the ages. The pioneer days are never coming back.

I grew up in Albuquerque, NM and as a boy, I was always hanging out at the different airports with my dad. There was a man that built about a dozen airplanes. All uniquely his design. Some fast; Most of them slow, and several as I remember were down right ugly, but each one was finished by a very talented man with a love for flight and a love of building something with his own hands. He was an inspiration to everyone at the airport and to this kid. RIP Lou.

The federal government has no authority to make laws concerning aviation. The framers of the Constitution knew that the future would bring many things that the federal government would use to grab power. So after stating what powers WERE delegated to the United States government by the Constitution, they added the 10th Amendment to the Constitution which plainly says: The powers NOT delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. In other words, whatever power ain't plainly laid out in the Constitution, belongs to the states.

I never knew Swede was involved in home built airplanes.

There was me thinking "Wimpy" was the affectionate name for the Vickers Wellington.

Excellent video and Story 👍👍👍

The stab looks a bit too small.

I own a Fly Baby, great to hear this wonderful story of its heritage! Thank you!!

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Thank you for putting together and sharing this important bit of experimental aviation history.

What a great piece of aviation history. Can we hear it run & fly somewhere?

This inspired me. I started imagining how would I want to build my own Wimpy. The first thing that came to mind was I would use modern bamboo laminates. I had a 1/2" about four by 12, and it drilled, cut, sand, and glued up beautifully. Since that was all I had of it, I left it outside for a year or too in a bucket that filled up by the rain, dried by the sun. Other than a black mold staining, there was no deterioration. Anyway, thank you.

Funny how now the largest popular manufacturer of kit planes is located just down I-5 in Aurora, OR, Van's Aircraft. Great vid. Much of my flying has been done in Oregon. I now fly my homebuilt canard Varieze to Newberg, OR from Montana to visit my son occasionally.

Very wonderful history. The Wimpy is a beautiful and timeless design and looks "just right"

To go from man’s first powered flight to landing on the moon in a single century is amazing! These little planes inspired thousands to get behind a stick and fly. I’ve worked on a very large aircraft and luckily got to do some minor work on some historical as well(very little). I will say that I’ve been scared to fly in small aircraft. Still, the technology and the history is inspiring!

I have learned about Les Long from EAAs. Eperimenter magazines. This addet nice information about his career. I carve propellers, weld steel tubing and tinker with engines. Les money more skils. Thank You.

Wonderful!

Tell me if Wimpy doesn’t look like a Bowers Fly Baby.

As good as your extensive research was how could you not get the correlation with the of time Popeye cartoon character Wimpy especially yelling for burgers from the plane. That was Wimpy's addiction.

great story/video

I hope it continues to get views. I tossed it in a few aircraft Discord channels.

what a great video. never thought that oregon was the forefather of experimental aircraft.

Nice story🙂

Nice video, thanks

where are the other films from canopy stories??? these need to rewatched once a year every year

Evening Tim! Thanks for posting!

You couldn't have a guy on the ground with a camera getting closeups of the interesting areas like engine, landing gear, cockpit etc?

My Dad would be so happy that there are those who cared enough to keep this special bird alive so others could appreciate it. Thank you! You are appreciated for all you do! Looking forward to the short film.

wonderful thought provoking video i appreciate you putting all this together and spreading awareness

Oh Philip was cruel to the Plains Indians? The same ones that slaughtered Queapama of the Wasco after inviting him to a peace talk? Yeah, cry me a fucking river.

Andrew Wiley came over thru whispering pines in 1843 and followed indian trails to the Willamette Valley. Seems like the indians gave Williamson a bum steer set of directions, lol

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Discover doesn’t mean what it used to mean!

Outstanding video! Thank you.

This was a joy to watch. Just discovered the Oregon and Portland heritage tree program this year and have enjoyed taking the family to see a few. A part of me thinks the laser project is demonic but I can also see the argument for it. Thank you for the thought provoking and well-produced video!

We came to Lincoln City this past summer, wish we'd known about this. Definitely have to visit next time we visit!!