Sep 14 2015
Le Cercle des Machines Volantes, based in the city of Compiègne, north of Paris, is planning to build a Latécoère 28, a legendary aircraft used by France’s Aéropostale airmail service in the 1930s. Thanks to the support of the Latécoère foundation, the CMV has acquired and scanned the entire blueprints for the aircraft and is …
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Aug 07 2015
In yet another incident in just a few days, a crewmember has been seriously injured in the accident of the Mosquito .75, a 3/4-scale de Havilland Mosquito replica built by RRAA (Reconstructions et répliques d’avions anciens). After a safe landing at Fontenay-le-Comte, the aircraft is reported to have flipped over while taxiing. Source: Ouest France
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Jul 22 2015
Rimowa, manufacturer of aluminium and polucarbonate luggage, will build several Rimowa F13, based on the famous Junkers F13 of 1919, the world’s first all-metal commercial aircraft. The first flight and certification should take place in 2016, and it is already possible to place an order for these aircraft. Some safety modifications will distinguish the Rimowa …
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Jul 15 2015
David and Rick Bremner’s Bristol Scout replica flew last week. The replica contains original parts of Scout No 1264, which was flown by the Bremner’s grandfather with No 2 Wing RNAS during World War One.0 WWI aircraft pilot Gene DeMarco was at the controls for the two maiden flights, which went well and lasted five …
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Feb 23 2015
New aircraft will be joining the World War 1 Aviation Heritage Trust’s collection this year: an Albatros D.Va and Sopwith Snipe from New-Zealand in late spring, and will be followed later by a RAF S.E.5a. The WW1AHT intends “to provide an enduring flying collection of World War I Allied and German aircraft based in the …
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Jul 08 2014
Memorial Flight has uploaded a video of its LVG C.VI reproduction flying with an original Benz Bz.IV engine, above la Ferté Alais airfield in France. The aircraft was built by the Memorial Flight Association in France, for The Vintage Aviator Collection based in New-Zealand. More details and pictures of the build on Memorial Flight’s website …
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Apr 16 2014
A Caproni Ca.3R replica built by Giancarlo Zanardo for the Jonathan Collection flew a few hops at the Francesco Barraca airfield near Venice, in Northern Italy. These short hops allowed Zanardo to get a felle for the engines and controls before moving on to actual flight testing. Some adjustment are required to the propellers and …
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Dec 14 2013
The French association Réplic’Air recently built a Morane-Saulnier Type G replica which flew across the Mediterranean to commemorate Roland Garros’ first flight across that sea in 1913. The association has just announced that its next project will be far more ambitious. The goal is to build a Dewoitine D.551, and have it fly by June …
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Oct 03 2013
Last week, the French association Memorial Flight started the original 240hp Benz Bz.IV engine of its reproduction LVG C.VI for the first time. Source: Memorial Flight
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Aug 09 2013
The French association Replic’Air recently finished the construction of a Morane-Saulnier Type G replica, which will be used to cross the Mediterranean sea on September 22, to commemorate the first crossing of that body of water by Roland Garros in 1913. The replica is powered by a Rotec engine, which is similar to the original …
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Nov 14 2012
Since 2006, Michael Rinner has been building a Messerschmitt Bf 109G in Althofen, Austria, using newly-manufactured parts that were either reverse-engineered or based on original drawings. The fuselage is now largely complete and the next major step is creating a set of wings for the aircraft. It is hoped that it will fly in late …
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Jun 19 2012
The RAF museum will receive two new additions to its World War I aircraft collection: airworthy replicas of a Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 and an Albatros D.Va built in New Zealand will be arriving in the UK this summer. Source: Aeroplane Monthly
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Apr 30 2012
Found on Piloter Mag’s blog: In 2010, a French Association decided to design and build a replica of the huge Latécoère 631 flying boat. Instead of a 57.43m wingspan, the replica would have a 13 m wingspan, and its wing area would only be 19.93 m² instead of 350 m². This would make the aircraft …
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Mar 02 2012
As incredible as it may appear, it is in Texas, in Harlingen precisely, that a Potez 63-11 will soon take to the air thanks to a man, a Frenchman established there for several dozen years, Jean-Marie Garric, already known for his modifications of Yak-11 into Yak-3.
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