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Tiger Tim

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How about a book that walks you through building an early airplane? It’s pages 35 or 74 you’ll want to start with:
http://archive.org/stream/buildingandflyi00haywgoog#page/n162/mode/2up

I think either a Curtiss Pusher or Bleriot XI would be great to have around, though with no illusions of them being in any way practical I’m not sure I could justify the time and money in them. Not yet, anyways. I do know where to find most of an original engine for a Bleriot...
 
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