First flight for 'Curtiss Pusher'

摘要

Bob Coolbaugh's replica of a 1911 Curtiss-Ely Pusher successfully flew for the first time on October 8 from a grass strip adjacent to the rffaTn runway at New Market Airport, Virginia. Over the next six days, Bob and Andrew King made a further 17 flights, each between 20 to 45 minutes in duration, making several control modifications before declaring themselves satisfied with its handling.