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This will be a duo Steam/Boxed flight.
I will start out in boxed and halfway through I will boot up and into steam version. Please stay in whichever version you have installed
Summary
[From Wikipedia..]
On 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the first successful powered seaplane, the Gnome Omega-powered hydravion, a trimaran floatplane. Fabre's first successful take off and landing by a powered seaplane inspired other aviators, and he designed floats for several other flyers. The first hydro-aeroplane competition was held in Monaco in March 1912, featuring aircraft using floats from Fabre, Curtiss, Tellier and Farman. This led to the first scheduled seaplane passenger services, at Aix-les-Bains, using a five-seat Sanchez-Besa from 1 August 1912. The French Navy ordered its first floatplane in 1912.
In 1911−12, François Denhaut constructed the first seaplane with a fuselage forming a hull, using various designs to give hydrodynamic lift at take-off. Its first successful flight was on 13 April 1912. Throughout 1910 and 1911, American pioneering aviator Glenn Curtiss developed his floatplane into the successful Curtiss Model D land-plane, which used a larger central float and sponsons. Combining floats with wheels, he made the first amphibian flights in February 1911 and was awarded the first Collier Trophy for US flight achievement. From 1912, his experiments with a hulled seaplane resulted in the 1913 Model E and Model F, which he called "flying-boats". In February 1911, the United States Navy took delivery of the Curtiss Model E and soon tested landings on and take-offs from ships, using the Curtiss Model D.
Time-zone BreakDown: Friday, June 5th, 2015 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight Plan:
Starting at: 2S1 (Taxi into water)
Stops: KNRA, KCLM, 11S
These are approximate stops, we may not actually be landing in the definitive area. This will be a shorter flight by most standards!
Target Airspeed: [130kias -165kias]
Average Cruising Altitude: 1,500 FT - 2,500 FT
Preferred Aircraft: Seaplanes! I will be in the default Grumman Goose.
I will start out in boxed and halfway through I will boot up and into steam version. Please stay in whichever version you have installed
Summary
[From Wikipedia..]
On 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre flew the first successful powered seaplane, the Gnome Omega-powered hydravion, a trimaran floatplane. Fabre's first successful take off and landing by a powered seaplane inspired other aviators, and he designed floats for several other flyers. The first hydro-aeroplane competition was held in Monaco in March 1912, featuring aircraft using floats from Fabre, Curtiss, Tellier and Farman. This led to the first scheduled seaplane passenger services, at Aix-les-Bains, using a five-seat Sanchez-Besa from 1 August 1912. The French Navy ordered its first floatplane in 1912.
In 1911−12, François Denhaut constructed the first seaplane with a fuselage forming a hull, using various designs to give hydrodynamic lift at take-off. Its first successful flight was on 13 April 1912. Throughout 1910 and 1911, American pioneering aviator Glenn Curtiss developed his floatplane into the successful Curtiss Model D land-plane, which used a larger central float and sponsons. Combining floats with wheels, he made the first amphibian flights in February 1911 and was awarded the first Collier Trophy for US flight achievement. From 1912, his experiments with a hulled seaplane resulted in the 1913 Model E and Model F, which he called "flying-boats". In February 1911, the United States Navy took delivery of the Curtiss Model E and soon tested landings on and take-offs from ships, using the Curtiss Model D.
Time-zone BreakDown: Friday, June 5th, 2015 at:
9PM Eastern
8PM Central
7PM Mountain
6PM Pacific
Flight Plan:
Starting at: 2S1 (Taxi into water)
Stops: KNRA, KCLM, 11S
These are approximate stops, we may not actually be landing in the definitive area. This will be a shorter flight by most standards!
Target Airspeed: [130kias -165kias]
Average Cruising Altitude: 1,500 FT - 2,500 FT
Preferred Aircraft: Seaplanes! I will be in the default Grumman Goose.