Bleriot at Sun 'n Fun 2011
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- A modernized version of the airplane Louis Bleriot used to cross the English Channel isn't for everyone. "You really have to fly it all the time to get it where you want it," cautioned builders Pascal Kremer and Robert Bassley, who were both at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida with the airplane. In this video, they explain the challenges (and joys) of piloting the modern Bleriot.
Really amazing!!
The Bleriot was really the first successful design that most modern aircraft are based on. The Wright machines looked like box kites.
Did this make it through the storm ok? Would love to see it at Oshkosh this year!
wow 21 days build time, too bad there is no video showing the roll rate response to aileron inputs. I'd be interested to see how slow it is. These early planes have tons of clever engineering and craftsmanship to them, love it!
Roll rate with wing warping is tepid. Bleriotistas trying to fly upside down would push forward since it was impossible to roll inverted. The descent was relatively slow because of all the drag and the recovery was to pull back and hope the wings stayed on. "Inverted" flight was a couple seconds of flight diving at maybe 120 degrees from upright. It was impossible to fly level inverted because of the positive incidence and the under-camber of the airfoil.
Good to see the second Blériot from Robert. I was with Pascal and the team that made the Channel Crossing from France to England in the first one. Filming from the escort helicopter for our new DVD soon to be available from Amazon - see the trailer at wings over the channel.com
great :)
Blériot have survived the storm? unfortunately I don't think so =(
robert's last name is spelled baslee.
Destroyed:(