Winter Flying 4 - Curtiss Army Observation.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_8_]]

[Ri©ardo[_2_]]

On 04/02/2015 13:59, Charles Lindbergh wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2015 14:33:31 +0100, DAN > wrote:
>
>> What is wrapped around its fin?
>
> Almost looks like masking, as if it is headed for the paint shop, but there are
> a few problems with that guess.
>

It's an ancient remedy for injuries:

http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/articles/vinegar_and_brown_paper.html

;-)

Ri©ardo

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Moving Things In Still Pictures

[john szalay]

DAN > wrote in news:7s74dapqspbdnagahrmgvnq33rqt2louh3@
4ax.com:

> What is wrapped around its fin?
>
>

I,m wondering if its a airflow test, similair to a tuff test
since she is tied down at the tail , along with wheel chocks
using cloth to show ripples in the airflow

judging by the other Curits planes in the background
appears she is still at the factory..


got a photo of another curtiss plane tied down the
same way, undergoing an engine runup.
however does not have the taped down material.

[john szalay]

DAN > wrote in
:

> I wonder if it could be a makeshift mask for the official
> registration, which maybe was not allowed to be displayed before the
> sacrosanct stamp was received?
>
> On the attached pic, this is precisely that area...
> Looks like there is some tape at top and bottom, too.
>


don,t know,
why tape the root area of the horizontal stabilizers
top & bottom ?