Heads Up!
There is a guy named Jack Kearbey of Tulsa, Oklahoma whowill be demonstrating a full size SE-5a that he built from copies of original RAF drawingsat EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this coming week. It is 100% authentic with the exception of modern covering materials (dacron instead of cotton). The Hispano-Suiza enginehe is using was built under license by the Wright-Martin Company.
I'mleaving for Airventure early tomorrow morning. I hope to getsome good flying video as well as the usual "money shots".
Mr Kearbey is not done yet, he is currently working on a Sopwith Pup, which he started in 2006. His SE-5a first flew in 2003.
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www.eaa.org
Jeff Shutic