Why are they still flying these old treasures? They should be preserved in museums not used to raise money and give people little thrill rides. It’s like pushing an old racehorse out on the fairgrounds to give pony rides. It’s demeaning.
Cole Palen—who created the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome—said it’s not an airplane if it doesn’t fly.
With that mentality, he restored what is now the second oldest flying airplane in the world: Bleriot XI from 1909. I saw it fly last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5HfUCuUtfU