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Could you give me a link to the polyuretene tires you had made? Thanks

Definately a Nash Quad, got 3 of them here, one running and 2 to restore.

That is what I did with the one in New Mexico

We are also missing the governor and flex drive, have any laying around?

Not so far, we are looking for piston rings but may end up widening the grouves so as to be able to use modern rings. Having the laser cutter shure makes life a lot easier by having a tool or part made acuratly and quickly. Tiers that is wat we need, any links for that?

It was Tigg welded in a home made jigg.

new up date

update on the birth Of a Fokker

The funny looking cylinders at the rudder pedals are actualy brake cilinders foor the wheels(defenitly not original) The seat mounting is actualy adjustable (up or down) The spar is an imensely strong item but very complicated and from the original design as are the specs for the materials exept for the glue (epoxy) same goes for the ribs

That funny thing on the steering box is a wrench we had to make

Some more update pictures

That depends on what you want, flyer, display etc. The Curtise at Pancho villa state park as a display full sise model was in the neighbourhood of $60000.

here are some more pictures of some of the aircraft made here, the Curtis is an original restored one that was made in Canada during WW1 under license.

Some more pictures

We have one that has been flying for awile also a Fokker VII and just finished a Spad for a client in California,

Well we do build WW 1 airplanes to order, just take a number then tell us what you want. We just started on a DR 1 Fokker, I posted some pictures under airplanes and here is a Spad just delivered to a client in Califrornia

re the electrolisis, if you use regular steel as a positive anode the waste is safe to put on your lawn and is iron rich, good for your grass. Do NOT use stainless steel, it is toxid and cancer causing. Our rims are in 6 parts, the center casting then a spring loaded band that forces the metal ring under the rubber against the center casting then the 2 outer rings that holds everything together wit 12 carage bolts and nuts, I shall post a picture of it soon. The wheel weight so much (200 lbs) so it did not move.

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Our Indian in front of a D7 Fokker

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Here are some more pictures

In 1778 during the war of independence the army used a wagon, the Conestoga developed by Dutch and German ettlers on the eastern sea board. Throughout the civil war's four Corps organised the wagons in trains of 21 units with 150 mules, 2 horses and 20 men. In the 70's the wagon was replaced by the 4 horse or 4 mule wagon and in the 80's acquiered the the name of Army Escort Wagon. It was some 6" shorter and 2-3" narrower than the 6 mule wagon, the sides were straight with the familiar paneling and the driver on the inside on a elliptical spring supported seat, the toolbox and feed trough were retained. Tree aditional spring mounted seats could be installed to make it a troop carrier. The first trucks used by gen. Pershing in Mexico used the bed of the wagon and the whole wagon as a trailer. It still provided transport when mud stoped the truck from moving. It was still carried on the Quatermaster Inventory in 1944. just in case maybe? Many of the wagon shops later became truck manufacturers; Studebaker, John Deere. The wagon on display at Pancho Villa State Park in New Mexico is a Studebaker and could carry over 3000 lb

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PS> This wagon is also called Escort wagon and its cargo box was used in March 1916 as a cargo box on FWD's who were delivered to the Expeditionary Force under Geeneral Pershing as a bare chassis. They were also used as trailers behind FWD's to supply the force chasing Pancho Villa. The task of mounting of these boxses fell to the mechanics of the 1Aero force (planes) in Columbus New Mexico.