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St Louis. The Warps Gnome in aeromodelling and general aviation. Named after Louis Bleriot, whose aircraft were controlled in the rolling plane by wing warping. Related to the Verucca Gnome (qv “Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett) . St Louis’ main delight (other than deliberately reversing servo direction in model aircraft) is the misnaming of aircraft and aeronautical terms, such as this example from the Radio Times for the week beginning 24 April 2007...
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In the next example, the Warps Gnome arranged for the gentleman in the foreground (believed to be Harry Hawker’s dad) to stand right in front of the section of fuselage of the Sopwith Tabloid Prototype (on tour in Australia) where the elevator control wires emerge, thus concealing the possibility that this small section may have been left uncovered for ease of access; a modfication that has hitherto been unrecorded.
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And finally we have an example where the Warps Gnome has intentionally moved the Centre of Gravity of the Sopwith Tabloid to the rear of its intended position, with the usual unfortunate results.
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