On Dec 9, 2007 9:32 PM, dave perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> dave perry wrote:
> > The same pair owned a copy of the Curtis-Wright pusher with a real gnome
> > rotary (stationary crank with rotating case and cylinders). That flew
> > quite well and was very maneuverable although the rotary caused a lot of
> > precession force with maneuvers.
> Correction - it was a Curtis pusher.
>
There is one of these hanging up in the "G" concourse of the MSP airport. I
don't know if it's a replica or just very well restored, but it's pretty
authentic looking. The pilot though is definitely a replica of Glenn
Curtis.
Curt.
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Curtis Olson: http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt/
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