Operating 100-year-old Aircraft Today

If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. On Thur 2 Dec 21 at 1930, the WW1 AHT Team lead by Jean-Michel Munn and Stu Goldspink will be discussing the challenges of operating aircraft designed when aviation was in its infancy. Many of the quirks of powered flight were learnt the hard way as the science was not always understood. Most things modern pilots take for granted were not available to the early aviators – brakes, starter motors, reliable engines, and radios as a starter for 10. We are delighted to announce that John Lanham (Chief Pilot – TVAL) and David Bremner (Bristol Scout) will be joining the Panel for this and future sessions.

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Yesterday (Thur 4th Nov at 7.30 pm [UK]), the pilots of the WW1 Aviation Heritage Trust chatted about their experiences flying WW1 aeroplanes. The title reflects the feedback that we received. We were joined by David Bremner who built and flies a reproduction of his grandfather’s Bristol Scout and John Lanham who is the Chief Pilot at the Vintage Aviator in Wellington NZ. Between them, the pilots had flown all the aeroplanes under discussion – Bristol Scout, DH2, Sopwith Pup, Nieuport 17, Bristol Fighter, SE5a, Sopwith Camel,  Albatros Dva, Sopwith Snipe, Nieuport 28. Our thanks to Darren Harbar and Allan Udy of HAFU for providing lots of great video.

If you missed it, you can listen to the pilots’ pearls of wisdom by clicking this link.