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World Cruiser Replica Makes First Flight

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Wanttaja

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It's one biiiiig homebuilt.

Last month, Bob Dempster's replica of the first airplanes to fly around the world made its first flight in Seattle. It's a huge biplane, powered by a Liberty engine just like the originals. And it's homebuilt.
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It's not just a "look alike," it's full scale, only modernized where necessary for safety or reliability issues. The wings even fold.

Bob intends to re-create the flight of the four original Douglas World Cruisers (at least, the two that made it). This has been a labor of love for Bob, not a big corporate project.

Here's an EAA piece about Bob and his project...

Ron Wanttaja
 
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