NAVY CURTIS A1 TRIAD




Chapter 478 is building a non-flying replica of the Navy's first airplane purchased in 1911. This replica will hang in the new Test & Evaluation Museum being built outside Patuxent River Naval Air Station.


We had a 2011 New Year's Eve party at Tom's home to put the upper wing panel on the A-1. "Chili" Wood provided the lunch. See how much progress has been made in a year from the photos below. Under Tom's able leadership, you will see a full up aircraft at the Pax River Air Expo in September 2011!





January 2010 UPDATE
Here are some photos of the "boat" mating with the lower wing panel.












Here is a brief given by Dave Zorychta to the Society of Flight Test Engineers in May 2006
Video of A-1 flight


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