One of a kind Automobile......... 1906 Adams-Farwell

[Backrd.Junkyard]

was skinned with some sort of cloth fabric covering the back fuselage.

Old aircraft are just amazing, and I wouldn’t have been able to resist a ride in that, either! That may have been a carry over from WW1 aircraft. Hemp fabric covered in an shellac made from acid treated hemp oil called dope, like pipe and thread dope (off subject, but I’ve heard from some aviation buffs that narcotics came to be known as dope from pilots who survived their aircraft catching on fire when shot down). War shortages on materials may possibly have birthed more innovations than any other factor in history.

 

[Bold & Old]

Old aircraft are just amazing, and I wouldn’t have been able to resist a ride in that, either! That may have been a carry over from WW1 aircraft. Hemp fabric covered in an shellac made from acid treated hemp oil called dope, like pipe and thread dope (off subject, but I’ve heard from some aviation buffs that narcotics came to be known as dope from pilots who survived their aircraft catching on fire when shot down). War shortages on materials may possibly have birthed more innovations than any other factor in history.

Thanks crazy info of are past.... other way to look is that if the aircraft that caught on fire... one could assume that the dopes smoke gets you high before you dont crash?

I now can see how the Japanese kamikazes wanted to kill them selves!

Thank is interesting but funny way to look at it.

Thanks for your in depth investigation.....

Mike

 

[Backrd.Junkyard]

Exactly right on them them being higher than a Georgia Pine before they got to the ground! The sulfation of the hash oil during acidification synthesizes some of the cannibinoids into more THC or very potent THC related compounds, so you had some pilots making it to the ground in a state to rival Tommy Chong... Like having the air frame wrapped in hashish, LOL! That might be okay your own people were there to rescue you, but no fun at all if behind enemy lines!

 

[Photon440]

Almost all aircraft dope, even pre WWI was either nitrocellulose or cellulose acetate, while the cloth itself was usually cotton, linen or silk. Modern covered aircraft (such as ultralights) use a material like dacron, and instead of dope it is covered with vinyl based paints.

Pilots suffering from effects of flying during WWI were not because of 'dope' but usually as a result of breathing in too much castor oil, the primary lubricant in those rotary style engines.

 

[Backrd.Junkyard]

Okay, thanks! I think those "aviation buffs" had more elicit hobbies than just aviation.

 

[Bold & Old]

When I was young (14) I made big gliders using balsa wood frame and using a thin translucent paper covering it.

lite sprinkling of water over the paper tighten up the loose paper so it looked flat and smooth + stronger.

I used a lite coat of dope to keep it from being ripped in flight.

They called it dope but wasn't something that made you high..... at least I believed that to be true.back when.

That is how I remembered it anyways.

Thanks Photon440!