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31 August 2007, 07:58 AM
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new museum opening in Oregon
Mark you calanders folks! September 7, 8 and 9, 2007 will be the grand opening of the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum located in Hood River Oregon. Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Included in the collection is an original Curtiss JN4D which, weather permitting, will be flown. Ribbon cutting is Friday, September 7 at Noon by Ken Jernstedt, Flying Tiger ace.
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24 September 2007, 07:33 AM
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Missed that one ...
... but I did go this weekend to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinville, Oregon. Really good one they have there, on par with the Museum of Flight in Seattle, but a little smaller.
One thing I did note while I was there ... they have the Spruce Goose on display with a lot of extras like engines, scale models and dioramas about it. One diorama showed the fuselage under construction and, get this, it was made using the Klinkerumpf (or Winklerumpf) type of laminated strip construction identical to the Pfalz D-III! I double-checked on the real airplane and was able to find an unpainted edge beside the walkway cutout and, sure enough, it was laminated plywood. Even the stringers were laminated for strength. I guess old Howard knew a good thing when he saw it. The old Pfalz wasn't the hottest gun in the sky, but it was plenty strong. |
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