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Thomas Brothers и Thomas-Morse. Самолеты
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В январе 1917 года компания "Thomas Brothers" объединилась с "Morse Chain Company", в результате чего появилась "Thomas-Morse Aircraft Corporation", которая предприняла серьезную попытку закрепиться на рынке учебных самолетов для ВС США. Первым был создан прототип одноместного самолета для повышенной подготовки летчиков - Thomas-Morse S-4. Это был равнокрылый биплан с ротативным мотором Gnome мощностью 100 л. с.
С учетом результатов испытаний спроектировали вариант S-4B (построено 100), затем появился S-4C (498, в том числе 51 с мотором Gnome, остальные - с более надежным 80-сильным Le Rhone). ВМС США приобрели десять самолетов S-4B и четыре S-4C, плюс еще шесть S-4B с поплавковым шасси под обозначением S-5. Единственный прототип спортивного S-4E отличался обновленным крылом и мотором Le Rhone мощностью 110 л. с.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1993-02 / H.Levy - Still on patrol
Restorer Ernest Freeman’s son Roger flew the Scout for Howard Levy’s air-to-air pictures.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1993-02 / H.Levy - Still on patrol
The world's only airworthy World War One Thomas Morse Scout is still on patrol.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1993-02 / H.Levy - Still on patrol
The Scout, which bears its original serial, is powered by an 80 h.p. le Rhone rotary engine which Ernest Freeman discovered in a Texas boatyard.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1977-11 / F.Mormillo - Rhinebeck weekend
The Thomas-Morse scout during its barnstorming demonstration. Many examples of this scout/trainer passed into civil ownership at the end of their service lives.
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Air Pictorial 1956-03
A rare air-to-air view of a 1918 vintage Thomas-Morse S-4C single-seat advanced pursuit trainer (80-h.p. Le Rhone C9) which has been rebuilt by Pau Kotz, Jnr., of Amityville, long Island. Mr. Kotz, who works on Cougar final assembly at Grumman on Long Island, plans to present this S-4C to the Smithsonian Institute when their new National Aeronautical Collection building is completed. He intends to fly the S-4C to Washington. D.C. Colour scheme: olive green overall with black and yellow checkerboard cowling and blue, white, red (hub) wheels. On the fuselage the numeral "5" is in black and on the rudder the stripes are red (fore), white and blue (aft).
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Aeroplane Monthly 1974-10 / ??? - Ricklef's Spad
B9913 clears power lines, chased by Nissen’s Thomas Morse Scout.
Другие самолёты на фотографии: SPAD S.VII - Франция - 1916
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Aeroplane Monthly 1985-09
The GARDNER T-M Scout. World-War-One replica of the Thomas-Morse Scout. Exhibited during the P.F.A. Rally at Cranfield in July 1985 and awarded the TIGER CLUB CUP for the best original design. Available in kit form 1986.
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Flight 1925-11 / Flight
THE FORD RELIABILITY TOUR: Some of the competing machines which took part in the 1,900-mile reliability air-tour in America for the trophy presented by Mr. Edsel B. Ford. (1) The Yackey Sport.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1993-02 / H.Levy - Still on patrol
The S-4C’s cockpit.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1984-02 / F.Winstanley - Those Celluloid Flying Fools (2)
A Thomas Morse Scout is catapulted from a ramp and dives into a “French” farmhouse. The stunt backfired several times, each reshoot accounting for the loss of a perfectly good aircraft.
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