Replicas That Fly?

[Toadvine]

I would sure love to see some replica WW1 aircraft that fly! We have a muesum here in Seattle with a floor devoted to planes of the great war. I went down on the weekend it opened and saw some of the great ones on display. Some were authentic, origional old planes.

It was nice to see them but it would be so much better to see them parked outside in the sunlight, revving their motors, taking off and landing.

Is there anywhere in the continental USA where WW1 replica planes can be seen actually flying? Something like a WW1 rendevous that is held somewhere.

[AAC Cadet Leader]

Toadvine,
There are a few places. Here's the best place I know of. Also see the "Trouble " thread re Rhinebeck also listed under topic, Other WWI Aviation.
Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

[JonathanS]

if you ever get up to the 'great white north' the great war flying museum has an excellent collection of flying replicas


http://www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com/

I think the only real ones in the Museum of Flight are the Nieuport 28,the Aviatik Berg D1 and the little Caproni CA20 sitting in the entrance. That last one was a classic found-in-a-barn story, with the aircraft being stored by the Caproni family since 1914.

A very worthwhile trip, if you find yourself in Seattle.

F=MA

[EricGoedkoop]

Originally Posted by Toadvine

Is there anywhere in the continental USA where WW1 replica planes can be seen actually flying? Something like a WW1 rendevous that is held somewhere.

Toadvine:

Check the Coming Events section for info on the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous in Dayton, Ohio next September. I expect it's exactly what you're looking for, no?

Also, there are flying replicas at Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Maine, including a Nieuport 28, Fokker Dr I, FE8, Etrich Taube (!) and I think a Sopwith Pup.

Kingsbury Aerodrome in Texas is currently knee-deep in building a really outstanding collection of flying replicas. I believe they're working on a Bristol Fighter, Fokker D VII, Dr I, and SPAD XIII, and have an original flying Thomas-Morse Scout, Jenny and Standard J-1. Look under "Replica Aircraft" here on the Forum for the Kingsbury thread.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by EricGoedkoop

Toadvine:

Check the Coming Events section for info on the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous in Dayton, Ohio next September. I expect it's exactly what you're looking for, no?

Also, there are flying replicas at Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Maine, including a Nieuport 28, Fokker Dr I, FE8, Etrich Taube (!) and I think a Sopwith Pup.

Kingsbury Aerodrome in Texas is currently knee-deep in building a really outstanding collection of flying replicas. I believe they're working on a Bristol Fighter, Fokker D VII, Dr I, and SPAD XIII, and have an original flying Thomas-Morse Scout, Jenny and Standard J-1. Look under "Replica Aircraft" here on the Forum for the Kingsbury thread.

And a flying original Bleriot- I think a Bleriot XI but I'm not sure.

[Toadvine]

Alright! There is some good stuff going on out there. Anything flying on the west coast? Texas isn't too far away though. Kingsbury sounds pretty good. That one in Dayton would be great too.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Toadvine

Alright! There is some good stuff going on out there. Anything flying on the west coast? Texas isn't too far away though. Kingsbury sounds pretty good. That one in Dayton would be great too.

If you are interested in "reduced-scale, kinda looks like a" replicas (like Graham Lee's Nieuports, and Robert Baslee's Fokkers,) the Gardner, KS annual fly in is worth the trip. (Admittedly it is a TINY fly in- but it's virtually ALL WWI replicas, and a lot of fun!)

Brad

[AAC Cadet Leader]

There are a number of aircraft museums and good annual vintage fly-ins in California and Washington, but none I know of that focus on WWI or Pioneer aviation. The west coast is well-populated with WWII and other classic aeroplanes. There are probably more old aircraft in southern California than anywhere else in the world, but again, to my knowlege there are only a handful there that were manufactured before 1927.

[Brad]

Well, the San Diego Aerospace Museum has an impressive collection- but you don't get to see them fly.