rottydaddy
En-Route
... In the July AOPA magazine.
Some very nice pictures- I saw that machine at Airventure '03, and it was the most beautiful aircraft I've ever seen (and one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen). Their goal had been to match the handiwork of Hughes' team, and I think they succeeded. I'll never forget how all the screws and bolt heads were aligned the same, even inside the wheel wells. And it flew as well as the original, by all accounts.
One new thing I learned from the article was that apparently, the accident was most likely caused by a prop counterweight failure... I'd been wondering what happened. That would be enough, for sure.
A terrible loss- a good man, and an extraordinary airplane.
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2011/july/feature_racer.html
Some very nice pictures- I saw that machine at Airventure '03, and it was the most beautiful aircraft I've ever seen (and one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen). Their goal had been to match the handiwork of Hughes' team, and I think they succeeded. I'll never forget how all the screws and bolt heads were aligned the same, even inside the wheel wells. And it flew as well as the original, by all accounts.
One new thing I learned from the article was that apparently, the accident was most likely caused by a prop counterweight failure... I'd been wondering what happened. That would be enough, for sure.
A terrible loss- a good man, and an extraordinary airplane.
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2011/july/feature_racer.html