OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME

Gnome B-2

Country: Paris, France
Year: 1914
Horsepower: 100
R.P.M.: 1200
Weight: 272
Displacement: 782 cu. in.
Configuration: 9 cylinder, air-cooled

This example was built by the General Vehicle Company in Long Island City, New York, and was used in Cole Palen's first Fokker triplane until a cylinder departed the engine in mid-flight.  Cole landed safely but later said it was the worst experience he ever had in an airplane.

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