Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #51414
From: <jrhopkins@windstream.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] An Historic Note
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 9:22:36 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Cc: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
interesting to me is that both planes apear to have convenional cowling for oppossed cylinder engines.


---- Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
 

Found this historical photo taken way back in 2001.   



 

World's 1st formation take off of rotary powered planes.  Shady Bend
Airpark, Bell, FL April 2001.

 

I believe that this was an historical event in having two rotary powered
aircraft in the air at the same time in approximate vicinity to each other

 

Ed Anderson

 

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

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