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A-1 Triad Airplane Replica
Navy's First Airplane
The A-1 Triad derives it name from its ability to go on land, air & sea. The photos here are of a model and a full-size replica hanging in the Navy's museum in Pensacola, Fl
EAA Chapter 478 is building a full scale, non-flyable replica of the A-1 for the Navy museum at the Navy base, Patuxent River Md.  Dave Zorychta is the team leader.  I have signed up to try and carve the 8 ft long propeller.  I am first carving a half scale model to develop a manufacturing technique.

Here is a photo of a full size A-1
And here is where the Navy began its Naval Aviation in 1911!

 

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