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The Piasecki Model 16 Pathfinder, 1967. Anon., « – . » Aviation magazine international, 15 October 1967, cover page.

A brief episode in the life of “Pi”, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

You seem puzzled, my reading friend. Don’t tell me you have never seen this photo extracted from the 15 October 1967 issue of the French bimonthly Aviation magazine international. Given the circumstances, I have no choice but to provide you with some information.

A Bombardier CSeries of Swiss Global Air Lines Société anonyme, Salon international de l’Aéronautique et de l’Aspace, Le Bourget, Paris, June 2015. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Bombardier_CSeries_CS100_in_Swiss_livery_at_PAS15.jpg

Breaking News – On the Origin of the CSeries by Means of Internet Communication

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Greetings, my reading friend, and welcome to the surprising world of aviation and space. Your truly must admit that the deal signed by Québec aerospace giant Bombardier Incorporé and European aerospace giant Airbus Societas Europaea came as a bit of a surprise. How did we get here, you may ask? A good question. To quote Princess Irulan, a minor character from the rather disappointing 1984 science fiction movie Dune, a beginning is a very delicate time. One could argue that Bombardier’s quest for

Jean Saint-Germain at the controls of the Hélipack at the 1978 edition of the EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Chris Sorenson, “Canadians at Oshkosh.” Canadian Aviation, October 1978, 27.

Another brick in the wall, Part 3

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Hello again, patient reader. Did you know that Jean Saint-Germain is one of the few Canadians who developed his own helicopter? In the early 1970s, this Québec inventor made a few hops at the controls of an unregistered single-seat prototype. This flight was therefore thoroughly illegal. Worse still, Saint-Germain did not have a helicopter pilot license at the time. Inspectors from the Department of Transport ordered him to end his test flights. They added that it was illegal to use a homebuilt

One of the Bensen B-8M Gyrocopters built (assembled?) by Quebec Copter Aircraft Incorporated. C.M. Seifert, “Production line for homebuilts.” Canadian Aviation, July 1967, 35.

Another brick in the wall, Part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Welcome, my reading friend. Let us jump into the heart of the matter without further ado. As interesting as they were, the Moto-Plane and Raz-Mut ultralights were only one aspect of Jean Saint-Germain’s aeronautical activities. Fascinated by the performance of the Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter single seat autogiro, an American aircraft tested for the first time in December 1955, the Québec inventor and pilot bought a production license and launched a promotional campaign. You seem puzzled, my reading

The Saint-Germain Raz-Mut flown at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the 1977 edition of the EAA Annual Convention and Fly-In. Howard Levy, “Oshkosh. 25e anniversaire du rassemblement de l’EAA.” Aviation magazine international, 1 to 14 October 1977, 45.

Another brick in the wall, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

The mid 1970s were an important period in the history of private flying and light aviation. Indeed, a new type of aircraft was emerging at the time. Known as an ultralight, it owed its origin, to a large extent, to the enthusiasm of thousands of male North American hang glider pilots – and of many female ones. Around 1975-76, some of these passionate individuals mounted small engines on hang gliders with rigid or non rigid wings. These powered hang gliders did not go unnoticed. Several designers

The first Felixstowe F-5L flying boat produced by Canadian Aeroplanes.

Surprising Stories on the Fly

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

“Boundless Horizons” for Outreach Exhibitions I love quirkiness—anything surprising that makes me pause, take note, or re-think. That’s one reason I find interpretive planning so rewarding. I get to find creative ways to share stories with museum visitors—layering catchy texts, evocative images, and historic objects.

The Maple Leaf, a Curtiss Model F flying boat of the Curtiss Flying School, Hanlan’s Point, Toronto, Ontario, circa 1915. Robert William Bradford, Curtiss "F" Flying Boat: the Maple Leaf.

An aerial fire fighter from the land of unlimited possibilities, Part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Welcome, my reading friend. I am pleased to see that you are interested in the story of some Curtiss Model F flying boats operated in Canada during the First World War. I shall be brief. I promise. During the weeks and months that followed the outbreak of this conflict, a great many young Canadians, often British born, enlisted in the military to fight overseas. While the huge majority of these joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and became infantrymen, a few wanted to fly. The lack of a

The Curtiss Model F flying boat known as Aerial Truck No.1 of the San Diego Fire Department. Chief Engineer Louis Almgren, Jr. shares the controls with pilot Orvar Sigurd Thorsten Meyerhofer. Anon., “ –.” Deutsche Luftfahrer-Zeitschrift, 22 September 1917, 21.

An aerial fire fighter from the land of unlimited possibilities, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Yours truly has said it before and will say it again. The library of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario, is the best publicly accessible library of its type in the country. The stories you find in the magazines that fill its mobile shelves are truly fascinating. The photo above brings one of these stories to life. It can be found in the 22 September 1917 issue of the German monthly magazine Deutsche Luftfahrer-Zeitschrift. Interestingly enough, this story took place in the

Joan Trefethen and her Stits SA-3 Playboy. Anon., “Joan bouwde haar einen vliegtuigje.” Cockpit, April 1960, 128.

One small step for a man, one giant leap for homebuilding, Part 3

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Greetings, my reading friend, I am pleased to see that you are interested in the topic at hand. The Stits SA-3 Playboy owed its origins to one of the great pioneers of homebuilding. The American Raymond M. “Ray” Stits was born on 20 June 1921. Fascinated by aviation since his teenage years, he learned to fly. In 1941, Stits became a mechanic in the U.S. Army Air Forces, today’s U.S. Air Force. He served with distinction, on American soil, during the Second World War. Between 1948 and 1965, Stits

The Stits SA-3 Playboy of the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. CASM, negative number 22219.

One small step for a man, one giant leap for homebuilding, Part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

To find the father of Canada’s postwar homebuilt movement, one must look in Ontario. Born 17 September 1915, Keith S. “Hoppy” Hopkinson was a curious and handy young man. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. This young pilot was the chief ground-school instructor at No 12 Elementary Flying Training School, located at Sky Harbour, near Goderich, Ontario, one of the many elements of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. This plan was one of Canada’s most

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