September-October 2002
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Test pilot Al "Fearless" Cleveland. |
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Al taxies out. |
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Second flight: The Nieuport lifts off. |
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A low pass. |
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Landing approach. |
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Over the numbers to land successfully. |
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Debriefing. |
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Curious onlookers arrive. |
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The first Nieuport on display at a chapter Young Eagles event. |
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Flying Young Eagles in a single-seat aircraft requires ingenuity. |
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Preparing sheet metal for the side covers. |
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Installing brackets for the side covers to attach to. |
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Finally there is a bit of free space in the hangar as aircraft with wings attached are stored elsewhere. |
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The first Nieuport after second flight. Two more nearly ready for inspection. |
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Dellorto carb. being installed on one Nieuport. |
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Dual Weber carbs installed. |
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Dual Weber carbs. |
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In addition to the dual Webers carbs, the cooling scoops are added. They connect to a standard top shroud from a VW car. |
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Cooling scoop detail. |
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Weber Carb and cooling scoop detail. Top of shroud is visible behind carb. |
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Almost ready for inspection: Clay after taxiing "Miss Pokey Huntress II". |