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AVRO BIPLANE

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Paris Aero Salon

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AERO CLUBS EXHIBITION OF MODEL AIRCRAFT

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FRANK BUTLER

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PRINCESS DI TEANO

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Balloon race Ranelagh

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Antoinette Learning Barrel

flyvertosset — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:08:59 GMT

The Antoinette Company in 1909 built a rather peculiar device: the “Antoinette Learning Barrel”. It consisted of two half barrels on top of each other. A seat with a steering wheel on either side, identical to those controlling the pitch and roll of the real aeroplane was fixed to the top one of the two barrels. Moreover, the trainee also had his feet on a rudder allowing the device to swivel in yaw. In front of him was a reference bar, which he was required to line up with the horizon. The bottom half-barrel on which the whole system rested was in a state of unstable balance. It was mounted on a swivel head and moved by human operators to represent pitch, roll and yaw. Thanks to this very simple arrangement, the trainee pilot only kept his balance by correctly manipulating the different controls. He thus gradually familiarised himself with the delicate manoeuvres required to fly the Antoinette monoplane. Several samples of the “Antoinette Barrel” were built after 1910. A one-to-one replica can be found in the entrance hall of the Airbus Training Centre in Toulouse, France.

One of their earliest pupils was the adventurer Hubert Latham. Within months of learning to fly Latham became the company's principal instructor. His pupils in 1909 included Marie Marvingt, who became the first woman to fly combat missions as a bomber pilot and established air ambulance services throughout the world, and Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera, cousin of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and the first Spanish military pilot.

The North American Museum of Flight Simulation invites people of all ages and from all regions to explore the wonders of flight simulation. It will do this by collecting and displaying working and static Flight Simulators and their history, showing the significance—scientific and technical, as well as economic, that simulators have contributed to the North America and the worlds aviation industry.

This is an ongoing project and still in its infancy. If you want to be kept informed about the progress send us an e-mail at : simulationmuseum@gmail.com

1911 Flight Simulator

flyvertosset — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 21:02:25 GMT

In this photo we see the earliest of ground simulators ( photo circa 1911 ). A student is seated in a “Tonneau d’
apprentissage”, or “Antoinette”, at the École de Pilotage [Antoinette Piloting School] at Mourmelon-le-Grande, France. Two
half-sections of a barrel were moved manually which represented the pitch and roll of an airplane. The student pilot was then required to line up a reference bar with the horizon.

Our Museum has been founded , we are moving in the right direction and will keep you posted on our status. A website is being built and we are currently in the process of filing for Charitable status so we can issue tax receipts (in Canada) for all donations.

If you have any material about Flight Simulation from the early days up to now and would like to donate it to us, please e-mail us: flyvertosset@gmail.com

The North American Museum of Flight Simulation invites people of all ages and from all regions to explore the wonders of flight simulation. It will do this by collecting and displaying working and static Flight Simulators and their history, showing the significance—scientific and technical, as well as economic, that simulators have contributed to the North America and the worlds aviation industry.

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Blackpool Bournemouth 1910

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Blackpool Bournemouth 1910

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Flying Meeting at the Winter Gardens Flying Ground, Blackpool, 1910.

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Claude Grahame-White flying Henry Farman

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:58 GMT

Claude Grahame-White is seen overhead flying his Henry Farman while Captain Bertram Dickson's Farman, number '7' awaits his turn to fly.

A ghostly image of the Henry Farman flown by Joseph Christiaens

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:55 GMT

A ghostly image the Henry Farman of the Belgian, Joseph Christiaens (1882-1936) flying over the crowds. By the end of this aviation week, he was recovering from a crash in hospital, after his Farman's undercarriage collapsed on landing.

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Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:54 GMT

C.S. Rolls in his Wright biplane moments before his fatal crash when his aircraft stalled in a spot-landing competition. Notice the balloons floating across his flightpath, Bournemouth Meeting, 12 July 1910 (Pub 16 July 1910).

Alex Ogilvie's Wriglane half draped in a tarpauline being towed

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:52 GMT

Alex Ogilvie's Short-built Wright biplane from Leysdown half draped in a tarpauline being towed out during the great aviation week at Bournemouth, July 1910. (Pub 23Jul10)

Mr G.A. Barnes packs wings of Humber-Bleriot monoplane onto Humber car

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:50 GMT

Mr G.A. Barnes packs the wings of his Humber-Bleriot monoplane onto a Humber car after the Bournemouth Meeting July 1910. (Pub 26Nov10). Two months later, at a meeting at Folkestone, Barnes had trouble with the controls of his Humber-Bleriot, and jumped overboard from an altitude of 30 feet. Sustaining head injuries and a broken wrist, he recovered to fly again.

Claude Grahame-White and the unpacking of his monoplane

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:48 GMT

Claude Grahame-White (with hammer) actively assisting the unpacking of his monoplane, prior to the 1910 Bournemouth Meeting. (Pub 26Nov10)

Claude Grahame-White overseeing the erection of Bleriot monoplane

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:46 GMT

Claude Grahame-White overseeing the erection of his Bleriot monoplane, prior to the Bournemouth Meeting, July 1910. (Pub 26Nov10)

Edmond Audemars under his high-wing, wire-braced French Demoiselle monoplane

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:43 GMT

Edmond Audemars from Switzerland, sitting under his high-wing, wire-braced French Demoiselle monoplane, Bournemouth Meeting, July 1910. The aircraft was initally known as a Bayard-Clement but, this same aircraft flew at other meetings where it was known as a Demoiselle.

Captain Bertram Dickson on a Henry Farman

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:41 GMT

Captain Bertram Dickson on a Henry Farman, powered by a 50 h.p. Gnome engine, Bournemouth, July 1910. Dickson had learnt to fly with the Farman school at Mourmelon, France and was the first English pilot to hold a world record. On June 6 1910, in Anjou, France, he broke the duration record for a passenger flight, by flying for exactly two hours, during which time he covered 98.75 kilometers (61 miles).

Belgian aviator, Joseph Christianes on his Henry Farman biplane

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:39 GMT

The Belgian aviator, Joseph Christianes on his Henry Farman biplane, Bournemouth Meeting, July 1910. On the first day of the meet, he made a flight covering 83 miles in 2 hours 20 minutes. However, three days later, he was to end up in hospital when his Farman biplane collapsed on landing.

Posing for the camera

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:37 GMT

Posing for the camera at the 1910 Bournemouth meeting pioneer Belgian aviator, Joseph Christiaens (with goggles) and his Henry Farman biplane. The original caption states that the meeting official with the beard is a Fred May.

Capt. Bertram Dickson, J Armstrong Drexel, and William D McArdle

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:34 GMT

Photographed at the 1910 Bournemouth Meeting are Capt. Bertram Dickson (second from left), J Armstrong Drexel (Cert. # 14, second from right) and William D McArdle (right, and not officially entered as a competitor). Messrs. McArdle and Drexel, both Americans, had established a flying school at nearby Brockenhurst, equipped with seven Bleriots.

The Belgian, Christiaens flying a Henry Farman

Maverick — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:53:33 GMT

On July 10th 1910, the great aviation week at Bournemouth opened, and was the first occasion British pilots and machines competed with representatives from the Continent on level terms. The Belgian, Christiaens flew a Henry Farman, seen here in his purpose built, temporary hangar.