Nothing at all to do with California Classics

[chris_c]

But it might be of interest to some members of this little community:

www.silverdartreplica.com/index.html

www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/02/06/silverdart-hamilton.html

The flight of the Silver Dart was the first powered flight in the British Empire and its replica successfully flew a test flight on Friday. It's not quite a perfect replica since it uses nylon and hockey tape instead of silk...

Chris

[johnl]

Very interesting. Actually the first powered flight in the British Empire outside the UK.

Samuel Franklin Cody flew British Army Aeroplane No 1A at Farnborough 16th October 2008.
There's a replica of this one, too: www.codyflyerproject.com/. Cody was an American, and we had to wait until 2nd May 1909 for a British pilot to fly in the UK (John Moore-Brabazon in a Voisin at Sheppey).

[chris_c]

Heh, heh, heh. I actually never considered the Home Islands to be the Empire so I never qualified that blanket statement. Probably should have I guess.