Todays Quiz !

[V8COOPMAN]

............giving meaning to its name as a play on "a V-8."

If you look closely, you can see "AV8" in a circle, painted on each fairing just above the main tires. DD

 

[V8COOPMAN]

Harry came down in Allen Park, a Detroit suburb adjacent to Dearborn, quite close to the tracks of the DT&I, Henry's railroad (at the time).

Harry's FATAL flight came down off the coast of Melbourne, Florida in February of '28. His engine actually quit from fuel starvation, caused by him placing wooden toothpicks or matchsticks in the fuel cap vent holes the evening previous. DD

 

[40 Deluxe]

Harry's FATAL flight came down off the coast of Melbourne, Florida in February of '28. His engine actually quit from fuel starvation, caused by him placing wooden toothpicks or matchsticks in the fuel cap vent holes the evening previous. DD

Thus reminding us of the need for a thorough preflight every flight!!

 

[DeborahMcGaffey]

OK, times up!

It's a McGaffey Aviate......only one built, if I remember correctly. If you'll note the propeller pitch, it turns CW as viewed from the front. Most-likely gear-driven off of the REAR end of the flathead. DD

Yes, there was only one built. It did fly! Unfortunately, I do not know anything technical about the plane. It was built by Neill McGaffey of the McGaffey Airplane Development Company in Pasadena, California. So nice to see that there is still interest in this plane all these years later!

 

[flatford8]

What is your relationship?...... Mark