Coanda-1910 - scratch built

[White_Wolf]

Nato black really got around doesn't it?

Great work Laurence

Thanks Bob, appreciate it

True, it so did. Thanks Mr. T, saw that in his Tiger Kursk thread

 

[bob letterman]

Weird machine Laurence,

But nice work!

Bob

 

[White_Wolf]

Weird machine Laurenec,

But nice work!

Bob

Thank you Bob

It was very weird. For 1910 it was totally different to anything that had been built until then. Plywood on a steel structure instead of cloth on a metal skeleton with lots of wires. No propeller either so everyone was :woohoo:

Gustave Eiffel told Coanda "You were born 30-50 years too early".

All going well should be finished this weekend.

 

[moon puppy]

Gotta wonder if modern technology could make that thing work.

 

[White_Wolf]

Gotta wonder if modern technology could make that thing work.

That's what the people at Henri Coanda Association are trying to do. A complete rebuild, 1/1 scale functional replica using materials as close to original as possible. The intention is to demonstrate that it can fly.
Have a look at http://jet100.com - although most of it is in Romanian, translation is in progress, the "As it Was" section is fully translated.
One of their biggest challenges is finding an original engine - the Clerget 4V - apparently impossible task.

Laurence