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| Author: | Sky Quest [ Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Benoist airboat being built for 100 yr commemorative flight |
Kermit Weeks is building from scratch, a precise reproduction of the Benoist Airboat that made the first commercial flight using airplanes on January 1, 1914. He plans to fly the airboat on the 100 year anniversary, January 1, 2014, retracing the route of the original flight from St. Petersburg, FL to Tampa, FL as closely as possible. They put up a web site too to follow the build progress. benoist2014.com http://youtu.be/FwF2LlhtGOw |
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| Author: | astixjr [ Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Benoist airboat being built for 100 yr commemorative fli |
Thanks for posting that link! Mr. Benoist was a very important early aviator in the St. Louis area. I had heard that Kermit was heading up a replica Benoist flying boat project but until you posted this info, I had lost track of the progress. I wonder how far Mr. Benoist would have gone in aviation had he not died so young? |
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| Author: | 1bdvet [ Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Benoist airboat being built for 100 yr commemorative fli |
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| Author: | Sky Quest [ Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Benoist airboat being built for 100 yr commemorative fli |
astixjr wrote: Thanks for posting that link! Mr. Benoist was a very important early aviator in the St. Louis area. I had heard that Kermit was heading up a replica Benoist flying boat project but until you posted this info, I had lost track of the progress. I wonder how far Mr. Benoist would have gone in aviation had he not died so young? Agree with you on Mr. Benoist. Could have had an interesting career. Don't know if you've seen, but there are some updates on the reproduction progress. An update on the metal work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_A2EDsv ... KIqCwrG66g Kermit visits a possible launch site in St. Petersburg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ6Mudi4 ... RVLZhLH_Pw Ken Kellett talks about putting together the wing panels. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOS7gpTw ... OS7gpTwiCo |
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