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

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.


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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.

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 ?