Old Photo. West Oz. T and Aircraft

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dane Hawley Near Melbourne Australia on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 06:03 am:



Caption- "Townspeople stand next to Lt Col Horace Brinsmead's de Havilland DH50A biplane G-AUAB and Ford Model T car at Wyndham Six Mile, Western Australia, 17 August 1924 "


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 08:32 am:

Dane,

Thanks for posting. Note the splash aprons were removed and a longer running board is now flush with the lower part of the body. Probably would help when going through brush, but that first step into the car was a long one -- especially for a short person.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank Harris from Long Beach & Big Bear on Monday, July 02, 2012 - 08:57 pm:

No Hap, during the rainy season they put floats on that airplane and take the passengers out to board her for a water take-off. The water is only a few inches or a foot or so deep and they simply step out of the car onto that high perch between the two fenders. The rain water soon evaporates or falls up into the sky due to the fact that they are up-side-down down there. But it rains often so they leave the high water equipment on the Model T but have to change the floats on the Airplane due to the strict Royal Aircraft Regulations of that time.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Trevan - Australia on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - 06:10 am:

Not true , They need the running boards at that height so the can stand on them to swing the prop for starting.


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