J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Hidroavião

Goodby always from the same place ...

10 Jul 2018 17 11 516
From here to Rio, same place, same plan: Do it. PIP please for its beautiful engine, valve train, exhausts, cooler regulators and the master mariner.

101 years ago ...

09 Jul 2018 19 15 705
The first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic was made by the Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral in 1922, to mark the centennial of Brazil's independence. Coutinho and Cabral flew in stages from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using three different Fairey III biplanes, and covered a distance of 8,383 kilometres (5,209mi) between March 30 and June 17. Although the North Atlantic had already been traversed in a non-stop flight by John Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919, Coutinho and Cabral's flight remains notable as a milestone in transatlantic aviation, and for its use of new technologies such as the artificial horizon. PIP please.