1918 Breese Penguin - Non-flying Trainer Aircraft

[AV8R_87]

Learned something new today. We used to build non-flying airplanes to train pilots.





Image source: https://focus-on-photography-forum.net/threads/museum-aircraft-show-us-yours.1358/page-4#post-89764

 

[asicer]

So if the student can get to Vr without a ground loop, then they get to move on to a real plane?

 

[Zeldman]

I think I remember reading something about these could go into ground effect but could not climb any higher.

 

[Corin]

So if the student can get to Vr without a ground loop, then they get to move on to a real plane?

I would assume so, although they mention aileron and elevator effectiveness.

Here is a modern (electric I think) variant I saw on Youtube last year:

 

[billsgs126]

The Signal Corps equivalent of a "rubber duck"?

 

[AV8R_87]

The Signal Corps equivalent of a "rubber duck"?
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