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War One Air Show and Fly-In. With the Centennial Celebration of The Great War just around the
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was united with its allies for a common cause. Not long after the Wright Brothers flew the
first airplane over the sand dunes of nearby Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, young men were lift-
ing over the trenches of France in primitive wood and fabric aeroplanes with the dawn of aerial
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Re-enactors set up their living history encampments
and visiting warplanes arrive.
Visit the Fighter Factory, where we maintain and restore these
magnificent airplanes.
On thE COvEr 5:30PM Hot Air Balloon Flights
7:00PM Talking Moving Picture Show in the Hangar
This year’s poster art, entitled
Chasing the Sunrise, was painted
by North Carolina artist Russell Saturday, October 8, 2011
Smith; the same artist who
painted the art for the 2010
7:00AM Gates Open for Balloon Ascent
poster.
9:00AM Double Decker Bus Departs Cavalier Hotel
Chasing the Sunrise depicts
two Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter aircraft 10:00AM Live Musical Entertainment Commences
in U.S. Navy markings flying 11:00AM Large Scale Radio Controlled Airplanes Fly
over Cape Henry as they enter
the Chesapeake Bay. Along the 1:00PM Aircraft Flight Operations Begin
shoreline are two lighthouses 3:00PM Airplanes Land for End of Flying
that are still there today.
4:30PM Steak Dinner (advance ticket required)
The Sopwith Strutter aircraft
5:30PM Hot Air Balloon Flights
were the first wheeled planes to
be launched from an American 6:00PM Roaring 20’s Dance with Big Band
ship. However, they had to land 9:00PM Taps-Conclusion of Dance
ashore and be ferried back on
Bus returns to Cavalier Hotel
small launches. The Military
Aviation Museum’s Sopwith 1 ½
Strutter is the very aircraft used Sunday, October 9, 2011
in the movie Fly Boys, which told
the story of American pilots flying
for the French. 7:00AM Gates Open for Balloon Ascent
Posters of this beautiful artwork 9:00AM Double Decker Bus Departs Cavalier Hotel
can be purchased in the museum 10:00AM Continuous Live Entertainment Begins
gift shop, and Russell will be
11:00AM Large Scale Radio Controlled Airplanes Fly
available to autograph them
throughout the weekend. Simply 1:00PM Aircraft Flight Operations Begin
ask the gift shop employees to 3:00PM Aircraft Complete Flight Operations
direct you to his booth. See
more of his art at: 5:00PM Completion of Weekend Events
* Time and events are always subject to change and weather conditions.
www.RussellSmithArt.com.
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sopwith 1½ strutter (1916)Allied Planes
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The Sopwith 1½ Strutter, originally named the Sopwith LCT (Land Clerget Tractor), was the
first two-seat British fighter, and the first British plane with a synchronized machine gun. Its
upper wings were attached to the fuselage by a pair of short (half) struts and a second pair
of longer struts, which formed a “W” when seen from the front. This strut formation led to
the 1½ Strutter name. Test flights officially began in January 1916, and by February, planes
were reaching the front. The 1½ Strutter had a long range, making it well-suited for lengthy
patrolling missions. However, its construction did not withstand the demands of continuous
wartime service well, and it was not very effective in a dogfight.
7:00AM Gates Open for Balloon Ascent
The 1½ Strutter was an extremely versatile plane used in the roles of trainer, fighter, bomber,
9:00AM Double Decker Bus Departs Cavalier Hotel
and reconnaissance aircraft. Perhaps its most interesting use was as a carrier-type aircraft.
10:00AM Live Musical Entertainment Commences Cross-shaped fly-off platforms were mounted atop a ship’s massive gun turrets. These platforms
11:00AM Large Scale Radio Controlled Airplanes Fly were originally designed by the British during WWI and the US Navy began experimenting
1:00PM Aircraft Flight Operations Begin with this design in 1919. By the summer of that year, these platforms were mounted aboard
US battleships New York, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Mexico,
3:00PM Airplanes Land for End of Flying
Mississippi and Idaho. One Sopwith 1½ Strutter and one Nieuport 28 were assigned to each
4:30PM Steak Dinner (advance ticket required) battleship. By 1922, the design of a compressed air catapult made this turret mounted fly-off
5:30PM Hot Air Balloon Flights platform obsolete.
6:00PM Roaring 20’s Dance with Big Band
The Military Aviation Museum obtained its Sopwith 1½ Strutter in September 2010, just days
9:00PM Taps-Conclusion of Dance before the first Biplanes air show. This particular aircraft was used in the 2006 movie Flyboys,
Bus returns to Cavalier Hotel which tells the story of American pilots flying with the French Lafayette Escadrille in 1916.
sOpWith 1½ strUttEr
7:00AM Gates Open for Balloon Ascent spECiFiCatiOns
Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company
9:00AM Double Decker Bus Departs Cavalier Hotel
Role: Fighter, Bomber, Observation
10:00AM Continuous Live Entertainment Begins Wing Span: 33 feet, 6 inches
Height: 10 feet, 3 inches
11:00AM Large Scale Radio Controlled Airplanes Fly
Length: 25 feet, 3 inches
1:00PM Aircraft Flight Operations Begin Engine: 130 hp Clerget 9B
Maximum Speed: 100 mph
3:00PM Aircraft Complete Flight Operations Armament: Two Machine Guns,
Up to 130 lb Bombs
5:00PM Completion of Weekend Events
Years of Operation: 1916-1917
* Time and events are always subject to change and weather conditions. Primary Users: British and French Forces
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Allied Planes nieuport Xi (1916)
The original Nieuport XI model was built in 1916 and used by the British and French forces
to combat the German Fokker. Nicknamed Bébé (Baby), this plane was light, fast, and very
maneuverable. To its disadvantage, the aircraft could not carry dual machine guns, making it
more challenging to go up against a German Fokker. The Nieuport XI was used on the Western
Front through 1916 and in Italy through mid-1917. The Military Aviation Museum obtained
its Nieuport XI replica aircraft in July 2010, from an enthusiast who handcrafted it in Dayton,
Ohio. Unfortunately, it ended up in a soybean field last year, when its engine stopped during a
practice flight over Suffolk. After some simple repairs by the Fighter Factory, it is again airworthy.
niEUpOrt Xi spECiFiCatiOns
Manufacturer: Nieuport
Role: Fighter
Wing Span: 24 feet, 9 inches
Height: 7 feet, 10½ inches
Length: 19 feet
Engine: 80 hp Gnome or LeRhône
Maximum Speed: 97 mph
Armament: One Machine Gun
Years of Operation:1916-1917
Primary Users: French, British, Belgium,
Russian & Italian Forces
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nieuport 23 (1917)
Allied Planes
The Nieuport 23 biplane was introduced in 1917 to address structural weaknesses in the
Nieuport 17. It was powered with a lighter version of the Le Rhône 9J engine, which provided
improved power-to-weight ratio. However, other modifications were not as successful, and the
Nieuport 23 experienced a high number of accidents caused by shedding its wings mid-flight.
The two Nieuport 23 aircraft on display are visiting Biplanes and Triplanes for the second
year. Rick Bennett of Thompson, Ohio, owns N4027B. His Nieuport 23 was built in 2002
and is painted with the markings of Edmund Thieffry. Thieffry was a Belgain pilot who flew
with 5 Escadrille de Chasse, “The Comets.” He was shot down in February 1918 and spent the
remainder of the war in a German POW camp.
niEUpOrt Xi spECiFiCatiOns
Manufacturer: Nieuport Phil Arbie of Warren, Ohio, owns the other Nieuport 23. Phil and Rick worked together to
Role: Fighter build this 7/8 scale in just 18 months, finishing it in the summer of 2010. This Nieuport
Wing Span: 24 feet, 9 inches features the markings of Francesco Baracca, Italy’s top fighter ace. The prancing stallion
Height: 7 feet, 10½ inches
emblem was a tribute to Baracca’s former cavalry regiment. He was killed in action in June
Length: 19 feet
1918, and his mother later gave his stallion emblem to Enzo Ferrari to become the official
Engine: 80 hp Gnome or LeRhône
symbol of Ferrari automobiles.
Maximum Speed: 97 mph
Armament: One Machine Gun
Years of Operation:1916-1917
Primary Users: French, British, Belgium,
Russian & Italian Forces
niEUpOrt 23
spECiFiCatiOns
Manufacturer:
Nieuport
Role:
Fighter
Wing Span:
26 feet, 11 inches
Height:
7 feet, 11 inches
Length:
21 feet
Engine:
120 hp Le Rhône 9Jb
Maximum Speed:
105 mph
Armament:
One Machine Gun
Years of Operation:
1917
Primary Users:
French, British,
Belgium, Russian
& Italian Forces
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starting history with
the hucks starter
As aircraft evolved during the span of The Great War, so did the ground equipment needed to
support the growing squadrons. During this early period of aviation, aircraft engines had to be
turned by hand to start them. The larger and more powerful the engine, the more difficult and
dangerous this was to do.
Then, in 1917, Bentfield Hucks, a captain in the RAF, invented a contraption to crank the engine
using the power of a Model T Ford. A long, elevated driveshaft was mounted on the chassis and
turned by power transferred through a PTO and chain drive system. The driveshaft extended
beyond the front of the Model T and connected to the center of the plane’s propeller with a
claw similar to a toothed ratchet on the Model T hand crank.
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Called Hucks Trucks, the vehicles were built on both car chassis and TT truck chassis throughout
the war and on into the 1930s. While efficient, they were somewhat cumbersome to use and
required at least two people to operate.
The Military Aviation Museum purchased its Hucks Starter Truck from a gentleman in Arkansas.
It was built using a period-correct Muncie auxiliary transmission with built-in PTO on a 1918
TT Ford chassis. We hope you enjoy seeing our Hucks Truck in action as we wind up the colorful
biplanes and triplanes for flight this weekend.
Original TT Ford chassis the
museum’s Hucks Starter is built on.
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