Looks like the Gas Bird (Diamond Zipper) of 1938, the Zipper came out the next year and had a rounded fuselage instead of diamond cross section. The clip of Goldberg launching a yellow plane is the Zipper.
Undercambered airfoils and polyhedral wings were common at the time. Gas engines were the new thing. They were very powerful, made the planes climb very fast and made the planes hard to control. Controlling flight in steep climbs was unfamiliar. The innovation of the Zipper was the pylon. The pylon controls spiral dive in steep climbs, which was a common cause of spectacular crashes.
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Looks like the Gas Bird (Diamond Zipper) of 1938, the Zipper came out the next year and had a rounded fuselage instead of diamond cross section. The clip of Goldberg launching a yellow plane is the Zipper.
Excellent video...Great information......Nice presentation
Well done.
keep up the awesome history videos very well done.
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I’d love to see a history on my first plane, Carl goldbergs falcon 56.
A strange plane but must make a peaceful flight, I liked the kit there behind, beautiful video congratulations
Undercambered airfoils and polyhedral wings were common at the time. Gas engines were the new thing. They were very powerful, made the planes climb very fast and made the planes hard to control. Controlling flight in steep climbs was unfamiliar. The innovation of the Zipper was the pylon. The pylon controls spiral dive in steep climbs, which was a common cause of spectacular crashes.
Thanks for the additional information!