{"id":2495,"date":"2018-07-24T15:48:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T20:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2018-07-25T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:36:05","slug":"flymall-wheels-wings-july-2018-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/flymall-wheels-wings-july-2018-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Flymall Wheels & Wings July 2018 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Flymall Wheels & Wings<\/a> July 2018 newsletter.\u00a0 Lots to talk about this month.<\/p>\n

If you missed one of our newsletters click here for the newsletter section <\/a>of the Flymall.\u00a0 You can also use the search box in our newsletter section to search by word or topic for something we covered.<\/p>\n

Coming next month:\u00a0 Historic photos of street cars and forgotten airfields from Harry’s<\/a> hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0 Also, a robot vacuum from 1959.\u00a0 And more.<\/p>\n

This month: Did someone actually fly before the Wright Bros<\/a>?\u00a0 The first belly tank racer.\u00a0 The day John met Paul.\u00a0 A jet powered Waco.\u00a0 The history of the “Big 3” car manufacturers.\u00a0 Evel knievel jump records broke, and more.<\/p>\n

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Click here for our\u00a0July 2018 Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

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We have a nice Vans RV-4 for sale.\u00a0 This will not last very log.\u00a0 It is a nice plane with low hours on the airframe and engine.<\/p>\n

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Click here for more info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We also have a vintage rickshaw \/ pedicab for sale. Click here for more info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month we celebrated July 4th (4th of July) wheels & wings<\/a> style.\u00a0 Enjoy our Independence Day wheels & wings pictures.<\/p>\n

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Achievements & Special Recognition<\/strong>:\u00a0 July 6 1957 was the\u00a0day John Lennon \u00a0met Paul McCartney for the first time. And the rest is history.\u00a0 Pictured below is John Lennon on the stage that day in 1957.<\/p>\n

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We’re big Beatles fans at the Flymall<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are interested in The Beatles history, visit our events calendar <\/a>and select the Beatles category to see what happened on that day in Beatle history.<\/p>\n

Also this month.\u00a0 1933 – 1st solo flight round the world (Wiley Post) arrived back at Floyd Bennett Field. Fifty thousand people greeted him on his return on July 22 after 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Gustave Albin Whitehead <\/a>– how many of our aviator readers know this name?\u00a0 Hint, he claims to have done something before the Wright Bros.\u00a0 He claimed to have made several\u00a0flights in a powered aircraft in 1901 and 1902.\u00a0 The Wright Bros did not succeed until 1903.\u00a0 Click here for more reading<\/a>.\u00a0 A drawing of his aircraft is pictured below.\u00a0 As always with images in our newsletter, you can click on the image for a larger view.<\/p>\n

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In a July 3 1901 letter to Wilbur from Octave Chanute, Chanute\u00a0encouraged Wilbur to\u00a0look into engines made by\u00a0Whitehead for their own aircraft.<\/p>\n

While on the topic of firsts, how many of our automotive enthusiast know the name Bill Burke?\u00a0 He built the first belly tank race car.<\/p>\n

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He used a drop tank from a P-51 Mustang <\/a>and turned it into a race car.\u00a0 Click here for an interesting article on him<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Very similar to a belly tank racer, here is a small boat made from a wing pontoon\/float from a Sunderland Flying Boat<\/a>.\u00a0 Pictured here is a Sunderland Flying Boat and a picture of the boat made from a wing pontoon.<\/p>\n

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Aviation\/Aviators in the news<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

AirVenture 2018<\/a>, also known as Oshkosh. The greatest airshow in the world.\u00a0 In years past Harry was lucky enough to work at the show and to have also flown some business jets there to be on display.\u00a0 For more aviation visit our events calendar<\/a> and you can also check out the Day Tripper section of the Flymall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sadly each year before\/during AirVenture there are numerous plane crashes on the way to the show and during the show.\u00a0 A Facebook friend of Harry’s was killed July 20th\u00a0when his de Havilland DH-112 Venom crashed\u00a0while practicing a routine for the airshow.\u00a0 Click here for the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And a C-47 crashed in Texas on takeoff.\u00a0 The plane was headed to AirVenture.\u00a0 The plane was destroyed.\u00a0 Warning, there are some 4 letter words in the video below.<\/p>\n