I know Mikael very well, he is not just lucky, he is very avid and have the
skills to make anything, he don't modifi these old planes, it have to be
autentic down to the smallest detail, no nico sleeves, no tail wheel, no
brakes, no "AN" bolts, He also have the ability to get things don. And a
very good pilot, he flies most anything.

When we did the W&B on the Bleriot it showed that the CG was at 50-53%
(memory) of the coord, so the tail have to produce a lot of lift, if the
engine stops, the lack of prop wash on the tail will make the plane come
down like a leaf, you can't dive it to keep the "speed" up.

On his first flight it was only possible to turn in one direction, because
the wings was rigged straight with the stick centered, The torque from that
big propeller and the low airspeed (45-50 MPH) forced him to hold the stick
almost full to one side.

Jan Carlsson
www.jcpropellerdesign.com

"Wright1902Glider" skrev i meddelandet
...
And then GOD made lucky SOB's... Its amazing that the airframe survived
at
all, much less in good condition. I know a few dozen people who would
kill
(myself included) to make that kind of discovery.

I've seen a few modern versions offered now and then, but I couldn't
reference
any off the top of my head. The French team built one on JYW: Flight of
the
Century that looked pretty sweet.

I will offer one piece of advice regarding pioneer aircraft. They can't
tell
time. Do not build one unless you are dedicated to the cause. When
acurately
reproduced, they exhibit all of the nasty characteristics that they had
back in
the day. And that means ground loops, blowovers, stalls in turns when
banking
more than 10 degrees, necessary wing walkers, etc. I love my Wright
machine to
death, but there are days when its just a raving B#$%H and I wish I could
park
it for 10 minutes without having to worry about it blowing away.

Harry