fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 A build from 12 years ago: This design was patented in 1917, and built in 1929. Now there you have an idea: make a super-sized dart-like paper airplane, bolt-on a Curtiss OX-5 engine and climb on board. Crazy? Well, in 1930 Mr. Scroggs, a tailor, test flew such thing at a height of 10 feet! The way he christened the machine, “The Last Laugh”, surely says something about the lesson he taught to the incredulous bystanders. For the curious here is a link to a movie of it: https://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A30075 Hey, I just looked at it and knew I was in love. I can still hear Scroggs' laughter! 30 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Very nice Moa, you've done a beaut job on that, I do think your base should have been lumpier though. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Kids! Don't try this at home... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I bet it would do a torque roll better than a Pitts special. Something about natural selection... I'm still marveling at the thought of the turbulence that almost full span radiator would cause. The lack of forwards vision must be deliberate, so as not to allow the pilot to see what he was about to hit. John Again an incredible model. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 A lovely and very weird aircraft...wouldn't get me in it! Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Ten feet sounds about nine too high to me. A very nice model though. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Hello Moa ! How and where did you find all these Strange flying thingies ??? Nicely done ! And No, even at 10Fts, I would'nt step in this machine…. Good job Indeed !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Speechless… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Another little beauty Moa. What an amazing aircraft and what a nutter! Could have done with a flatter field! I wonder if anyone tried to steal the patent!? Cheers Malcolm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 is it april yet!!!!! where do you find these wonderful aircraft?? lovely model as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 30 minutes ago, invidia said: where do you find these wonderful aircraft?? That question is brought up so often that I wonder if I live in a parallel reality (don't answer, I know I do). I find these all over the place, I guess we are connected somehow. Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Modeller Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Now I'm sure you're just making all this up, aren't you!! (don't mean it really, but you certainly dig up the weird and wonderful). Top notch modelling by the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, CT Modeller said: Now I'm sure you're just making all this up, aren't you!! Some very wise guys, more than a couple thousand years ago, stated that the very reality we perceive is an illusion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Just found this - another of your wonderful scratchbuilds. Sometimes I wonder if your subjects are really just jokes but clearly they are not. They are none the less interesting for all that! P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Very nice, Moa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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