in a nutshell
we simple fell in love ... with the pioneering age of aviation ... so let's inspire you ... plenty of reasons why ... as you can discover
we are not here ... to sell you plastic
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great war ... great stories
a theatre filled with heroics, aces, antics
summer of 1918 ... North Sea patrol ... early morning sortie
a flock of Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 Kriegsmarine fighters ... fly by a two-masted schooner ... with her vertical airfoils ... an endangered species in the last days of the great age of sail
big tech ... in different ages
you schooner captain ... you may feel safe ... W.29s will be flying over you ... before you even know it
change begins ... at the end of the comfort zone
evening patrol ... August 8, 1918
replacement pilots as good as useless ... von Richthofen, Löwenhardt and Udet open the ball with a flight of Se.5s ... jasta leaders taking the hunt together ... bagging nine enemy planes by the end of the patrol.
leadership ... in different ages
overall victory knowingly unattainable ... pilots of the Blue Max pushed themselves beyond the limited.
better be lion for a day ... than a sheep all you life
april 20, 1918 ... sunset
on a mission ... the Red Baron bags two Sopwith Camels ... nr 79 and 80 ... his last two kills ... the following day he failed to return ... crash landed after being shot by ground fire
dignity ... in different ages
"I honor the fallen enemy ... by placing a stone on his beautiful grave" dixit the Red Baron ... reciprocated by his foes ... respectgully engraved with utmost honors and salute.
to our gallant and worthy foe
a plethora of colour
a theatre filled with heroics
still relevant today
dignity & honour
pioneering age of aviation
from throwing carbonite bombs by hand from the cockpit ... to the synchronized machine gun shooting through the propeller ... only a couple of years later
endless variation
seemingly benign appeal
compared to aggressive looking modern fighter jets ... biplanes still have that aura less intimidating and reminiscent of war ... no wonder that posters with kids dreaming of flying typically involve carrying them a biplane
transcend the hobby room
we have nothing against Tigers, Panthers, Spitfires ... they are probably at the origins ... why many of us got drawn into the hobby. We just feel that the pioneering age of aviation has every asset ... to transcend the hobby room ... and win the approval of your beloved significant others. A little swipe can help draw relevant comparisons. We have a feeling which one stands the better chance of making it to the living room.
we are here ... to inspire you ... about the pioneering age of aviation
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