Saturday, September 10, 2022

New Uses For New Technology

 I begin today with two planes. The one resting on the ground is a Curtiss JN-4 Canuck, while suspended above is a Nieuport 12. Both plane types would see service in the Great War.


Technical specifications of planes- size and speed, for instance- are included with displays. 


As I mentioned yesterday, warfare in the sky was invented on the fly by young pilots, but it was hazardous in the extreme. Survival rates were low. 


A look at planes to come.


But first, this diorama caught my eye. John Reid created this in 2013, titled The Homecoming. A Canadian pilot coming home from the war looks upon his work in progress plane with very different eyes.

22 comments:

  1. Especially the diorama is wonderful.

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  2. How much courage needed to step onto those planes...

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  3. Must have been a terrible life, as a war time pilot vack in the day.

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  4. Buena documentación .Estos aviones son piezas históricas que desempeñaron una gran misión en la contienda bélica.

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  5. ...there is the Curtiss Museum in nearby Hammondsport NY.

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  6. Hello,
    What a great museum, I would enjoy these exhibits. Have a great weekend!

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  7. Not many safety accessories on those planes.

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  8. @Iris: I agree.

    @italiafinlandia: especially considering most WWI pilots had short life spans.

    @Stefan: it was something else.

    @Gemel: there is a lot of detail.

    @ventana: thank you.

    @Francisco: thanks.

    @Tom: I'd enjoy that.

    @Eileen: it's quite a museum.

    @RedPat: definitely not.

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  9. So primitive but not all that long ago in my mind.

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  10. Great post on technology ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,

    A ShutterBug Explores,

    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  11. Nothing like those beautiful old flying machines.

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  12. Interesting to see the planes and 'The Homecoming' is wonderful.

    All the best Jan

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  13. I wonder what it's like flying in one of those.

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  14. Those old airplanes are magical. They have a rustic cabin kind of vibe. Very nice diorama, good photos

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  15. I’m fascinated by dioramas too! What a great and interesting place and it’s so nicely designed!

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  16. How they fought in the skies in WW1 is unbelievable, really.

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  17. wow that's quite a treasure to have.

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  18. WWI was far different in tactics from WWII.

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  19. @Anvilcloud: not so long ago.

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Denise: they were great.

    @Jan: I think so too.

    @Sharon: quite an experience.

    @Maywyn: thank you.

    @Karen: it is indeed.

    @Marie: I agree.

    @Amy: that it is.

    @Joanne: indeed.

    @Jan: it is, yes.

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