{"id":1157,"date":"2010-06-22T23:15:17","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T06:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2010-06-24T07:06:21","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T14:06:21","slug":"an-airplane-with-a-familiar-rung-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/an-airplane-with-a-familiar-rung-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"An Airplane With a Familiar Rung to It"},"content":{"rendered":"

APEV<\/a>, the Association Pour la Promotion des Eschelles Volantes<\/em>, or the Association for the Promotion of Flying Ladders, began life creating Pou de Ciels<\/em> (Flying Fleas)\u00a0 based on a fuselage made from a popular, commercially-available aluminum ladder (“Electrified Minions of Mignet,” February 1, 2010).\u00a0 \u00a0The ease of construction made these a big hit in France, and the group’s\u00a0latest effort, an aluminum and Diatex 1000 fabric tribute to Alberto Santos-Dumont’s Demoiselle, appeared at last weekend’s Green Aviation Show at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France.<\/p>\n

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Old School - aeronautically and photographically<\/p><\/div>\n

The Demoichellec (the name comes from the use of l’echelle, or ladder, and the “ec” indicates an electric powerplant) is the latest brainchild of the APEV people.\u00a0 Although legal threats caused them to give up the use of actual ladders several years ago, the ladder-like appearance and the shiny aluminum remain.<\/p>\n