Centennial of Flight 2003 : Australian Aeromodellers Tribute

Australian Aeromodelling Groups - Bonus

Updated April 5, 2003

The 'A-Frame' Twin Pusher

Wimbledon Common, UK, 1908

Photo: Philippe Gervais

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Mann Monoplane No. 31, 1911

Flight, June 17, 1911

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The Akron Model Aero Club

Popular Aviation

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Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer'

Aeromodeller, July, 1949, Cover

Courtesy of David Dodge

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Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer'

Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p1

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Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer'

Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p2

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Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer'

Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p3

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Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' - Plans

Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p3

Courtesy of David Dodge

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Twin Pusher, William L. Butler, 1913

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Matt Keaney, 'Mini Twin' and more

http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2

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Charles H. Grant and Edwin T. Hamilton
Kenny's Old Time Model Airplane Magazine: December 2001

Universal Model Airplane News

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Twin Pusher designed by the renowed Charles H. Grant as part of an educational series co-authoured with Edwin T. Hamilton in the early years of Universal Model Airplane News. It is a simple sheet and stick balsa model aimed at beginners in the realm of the Twin Pusher. Encouragingly, the model "has remained in the air over two minutes and flown a distance of two thousand feet."

Twin Pusher, Flemming Williams

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Sydney Camm at play
Twin Pushers and Other Free Flight Oddities

David Dodge writes...

Randy Cox brought this to my attention. It's a pic of Sydney Camm holding a very old and quite British Twin Pusher. This fine pic can be found in the Smithsonian Book of Flight by Walter Boyne.

Sydney Camm

Twin Pushers and Other Free Flight Oddities

In a later times Camm was responsible for the Hawker Hurricane and VTO Harrier. Check the un-A-frame, the transparency of the silk(?), the construction of the wing and the onlookers.

Thank you Randy Cox, Walter Boyne, Sydney Camm, and some anonymous photographer for making a day

Further Reading

The Award for Twin Pusher Excellence
home.att.net/~dannysoar2

Aronstein, Twin Pusher
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/

Mott, Twin Pusher
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/

Ott, 'Cloud Chaser'
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/

Boldt, 'Old 4' and more
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/

The Garber 'P.E.G. 54'
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2/

NB: You can buy this 28" twin pusher as a kit [RF311] from RN Models

Home designed A-frame twin pusher
http://members.shaw.ca

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