Frank Bartel's Apelhans, 1935 land speed record bicycle on display at Classic Cycle, a bike shop on Bainbridge Island, located near Seattle, and close to Tacoma
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This cartoon is dedicated to one of our aviation idols, the legendary Bob Hoover who left us in October 2016 at the age of 94 which is no small feat if you read up on all the crazy stuff this guy has done in his life. I believe that anyone who has ever been interested in aviation history will know this iconic figure of aviation. We saw him at AirVenture once but didn't get to talk to him because he was surrounded by too many people. I really wish we would have been able to talk to him. Growing up reading about aviation what I remember most were the rolls he did while pouring tee and his demonstrations of energy when he took the Commander up for aerobatics all while having his engines in the OFF mode. And of course the yellow Mustang was no eyesore either. If you have never heard of Bob Hoover, I highly recommend you google his name and look at some videos.It wasn't until later (thanks to the invention of wikipedia) that I found out he was a highly decorated war hero as well. As these legends from the pioneer days of aviation disappear, there are less and less figures we can all look up to following in their footsteps. It currently feels like almost everything has already been done or tried before and drone flying doesn't breed aviation aces as much as the initial supersonic flying and moon-landing did. But maybe we'll have some exciting Mars missions soon or something of that nature.
Back to 1979, cyclist Jean-Claude Rude wanted to break the bicycle speed record 204km/hr. He decided to set his speed at 240km/hr. So he found Porsche to see if they are willing to help him to break the record and the 935 was showed up with a special modified rear end - to reduce air resistance for cyclist. Unfortunately Mr. Rude didn't break the record. If you're interested in the story, find more details on internet. 7w front, 6w mid, 8w rear. And Yeah, I know, these waterside decals look so terrible because these were not made for Lego but I think Martini decals can make this 935 looking better. Hope you like it I have built more 935 from @lego bricks, stay tuned! References: @porsche PorschePurist.com and RTL GP Magazine, number 04/2012
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