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    $\begingroup$ What a delightfully ridiculous flying contraption! I don't know if I'm more amused by the idea of landing it inverted or the scimitar propeller on what Wikipedia claims would be a 16HP engine. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 15:54
  • $\begingroup$ @voretaq: These were the days when aircraft were not designed for war, but for air shows. The Wikipedia article concerns the first Grade monoplane from 1909, and I would expect that the inverted-V four cylinder engine in the picture above was a different engine with more power. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 16:19
  • $\begingroup$ @PeterKämpf Wow, that's amazing. This certainly looks like it was designed to fly upside down, so long as nothing came before it, it must be first, right? I just wish we had some details on it's design so we could know what they did to make it good for flying upside down (aside from the crazy landing gear configuration.) $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 16:26
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    $\begingroup$ @CGCampbell: It is neither reversed nor backwards. It is normal right-hand (clockwise rotating) propeller and just like modern scimitar propellers the leading edge is curved. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 17:05
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    $\begingroup$ @PeterKämpf "Wars are just airshows with bigger fireworks displays!" $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 17:41