Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Pics
August 19-21 the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is having a special WWI event, a Military Mobilization! Besides the usual wonderful airplanes there will be reenactors camping out. Weather permitting my wife and I will be taking the 4 hour drive Saturday morning hoping to get there before noon. Air shows start ~2. Hope to see some of our Aerodrome members there!
link to website 'HERE'.
Peter
Last edited by Teaticket; 08-23-2016 at 06:41.
Would love to come out there some time.
(Added to Bucket List)
Enjoy! (and post lots of pics)
If we do go I will take photos till I can't pull the trigger anymore. Definitely they will get posted.
Had great weather for the visit to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. A bit breezy when the air show started so a few planes didn't fly more than 10 feet off the runway.
Here are some of the pics of Caudron G.3, Sopwith Pup, Sopwith Camel, Morane Saulnier N, Nieuport 10 and a Seimens Schuckert DIII. The Pup didn't fly as it was just finished with refurb work and didn't have the paperwork done.
More tomorrow...
Last edited by Teaticket; 08-22-2016 at 08:56.
Great pics, Peter.
That SS D.III looks very short
Last edited by Stumptonian; 08-22-2016 at 19:11.
Excellent photos, especially on the Caudron.
Grrr, rep gun jammed.
Were they still hiding the Albatros?
nice pics!!!
Ok gents, today we have a 1911 Bleriot 11. They claim it is the 2nd oldest original plane still flying. The older one is another Bleriot that is 1 month older.
Albatros DVa, Fokker E5, Fokker DVII and some shots from the flight we took.
It was a little too breezy for the Bleriot to go for any altitude but it made a low fly by along the runway.
This is a plane I WANT ARES to make! Alb DVa
This one didn't fly on Saturday. I want to get back and see this beauty in the air. Fokker E.V
It blew my mind to see this fly and show off it's ability to hang on it's propeller. It did some maneuvers with smoke so you could see the hammerhead, loop....very exciting watching the DVII!
Jenny
Last edited by Teaticket; 08-23-2016 at 07:10.
We took the flight in a New Standard D-25. Fantastic flight with great views of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills in the distance. Had never been in an open top before, exhilarating to say the least!
Very nice work on the close-ups. IDK if they're using restored or replica, but either way, you have to respect the amount of work they put in.
If you go to their website (see post #1) they list their collection. You can see what is original and what is replica. As you say, a great effort to have what they have.
I used to volunteer there when I lived in the Hudson Valley. It was and still is a wonderful place for antique aviation enthusiasts. Visits there as a youngster instilled my interest in WW1 aviation. Really miss the place. Great pics! Thanks for posting.
Very nice, thanks!
What struck me was what a mess the rotary engines make (especially the Caudron). It may change the way I paint airplanes with rotaries... most of the color paintings and diagrams tend to show planes in factory-fresh condition.
What a great group of photos, Peter! Looks like a lot of fun - I would love to get there one day...perhaps after I retire...
All the best,
Matt
My thought exactly when I first saw the Caudron! They had a devil of a time starting it up. It took a second man to spin the prop as the first guy wore himself out trying. The Nieuport 10 in the museum hangar has a drip pan under it's rotary. It didn't look too messy but I didn't think to look underneath beyond the engine.Originally Posted by ReducedAirFact
Those are excellent photographs, Peter!
When you visit the Aerodrome you'll have to let me know. I'd love to get out there again.What a great group of photos, Peter! Looks like a lot of fun - I would love to get there one day...perhaps after I retire...
All the best,
Matt
That must have been a lot of fun. Did you get any fringe benefits like free rides?I used to volunteer there when I lived in the Hudson Valley. It was and still is a wonderful place for antique aviation enthusiasts. Visits there as a youngster instilled my interest in WW1 aviation. Really miss the place. Great pics! Thanks for posting.
Thanks David. Finally! When I went to the first Doncaster in Sept. '14 I went to Hendon after to see the WWI display. To my horror it wasn't open! The rest was wonderful but I was crushed not to be able to see the WWI collection. Just have to get back before the exhibit closes in 2020.
ORA
At the start of the season they would fly trials to make sure everything was up to snuff. My nephew and I had a great flight in the New Standard D-25. Ken Cassens, ORA's pilot and head of restorations really put it through it's paces (including a diving corkscrew around a red tailed hawk!). We even got jumped by the Spad VII which was very cool to see mid-flight. Got to be a wing runner when the Fokker Dr.l would land (it's propensity for ground looping always made that duty a little nerve wracking!). Of course the biggest perk was being able to work closely with those wonderful old birds. Quite a unique place. I plan on making a trip up in early October before the show season ends.
Absolutely stupendous photos again, Peter.
I wish I could give you a month's worth of rep all at once!
Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
Great photography. Thanks, especially for the close-up details.
The weather looks perfect as well.
Seeing these great birds in the open air, and flying to boot ....
"Someday, lad ...."
Wow!
awesome pics pete!!!!
Fantastic Photos Peter!
You lucky devil you!
What a great couple of days you enjoyed & the flight must have been the icing on the cake.
Rep really most deserved.
Rep gun jammed , what a great way to spend a couple of days. Great pics
Thanks will have to go there.
Rhinebeck is a great place...they have a few more crates since my last time there. Thanks for sharing the photos.
Colour me jealous!
Excellent & thanks for the pics.
Wow !!! thank you - awesome set of photos
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Thanks for posting Peter.
There where some very nice pics indeed
When I look at the list of what is in their collection of WWI planes, quite a few were not there. I didn't see the Avro 504K, Fokker EIII, Morane-Saulnier A1, Nieuport 11, Sopwith Dolphin, SPAD VII or RAF FE8. Are they being worked on off site? At other venues/museums? I really wanted to see the Sopwith Dolphin and SPAD VII. Maybe next time.
Wow!!!! Thanks for all the great pics, Peter.
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