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founder of the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York. Rhinebeck is just one of the hubs of vintage airplane activity around the world where you can still see biplanes fly, some of them 100 ...
Lock is a second-generation vintage airplane restorer, having learned the meticulous art of bringing these old biplanes back to life and keeping them flying from his father, the late Bob Lock.
It was like being transported back to the early days of aviation history.
Located just two hours north of New York City, the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York’s Hudson Valley boasts around 60 vintage biplanes – including reproductions of the famed SPAD VII and the ...
“If you can land a Stearman well,” my neighbor Ken Horwitz told me, “you can fly just about any old biplane out there.” With some 10,000 hours in various round-engine biplanes, Horwitz ...
At about 75 mph and 2,000 feet above the northern Virginia countryside, the purpose of an old, open-cockpit biplane is immediately obvious. You look down on newly plowed fields and old woods.
Now, Thalie is leading her first solo entry into the parade, transforming an old plane into a colorful ... High", features a colorfully painted biplane mounted on top of an electric trolley ...
One airplane that drew a lot of attention cannot be called advanced. It is a Boeing-built PT-17, a 76-year old biplane with a radial engine and wings that were once covered with fabric.