#owlshead — Public Fediverse posts

F.E.8 (flyable replica) Seen here at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine, USA is a replica of a British 'pusher' fighter of WW1. It was constructed in California (and powered by a modern inline engine, rather than the original rotary) then flown across country. This Royal Aircraft Factory design resembled the DH.2 in some respects, but was less manouverable and only slightly faster. In service it was no match for the German Albatross biplanes. #WW1 #RoyalAircraftFactory #FE8 #RoyalFlyingCorps #RFC #pusherbiplane #replica #fighter #OwlsHeadTransportationMuseum #Maine #OwlsHead #museum #aviation #WorldWarOne #California #rotaryengine #avgeek #aviationlovers #aviationgeek

Sandy and I out for a stroll through the woods of Ash Point with a view of Ash Island and the Penobscot Bay beyond.
#AshPoint
#OwlsHead
#PenobscotBay
#MidcoastMaine
#Maine

A few #Lighthouses in #Maine

#PortlandHead Light - historic #lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth and oldest in Maine

#OwlsHead Light - located at the entrance of Rockland harbor on western Penobscot Bay

#CapeNeddick Light - also known as "Nubble Light", this Maine's southernmost lighthouse is included in the #Voyager Golden Record

One of the earliest 'practical' #aircraft, this 1909 Bleriot XI, with an original 3-cylinder Anzani engine, is on display the #Owlshead Transportation Museum in #Maine, #USA. A little out of the way, but a grand #museum. #history #flight #Bleriot #aviation #French #engineering