The Wright Brother are the pioneers of powered flight. Facing the dilemma of creating a flying machine that has the stability, rigidity, affordability, and featherweight properties to make flight possible. Pine and Ash wood were their choice of materials. It provided the right balance of material properties.
In the spirit of the original flying machine I have updated the puddle jumper to include more of the principles of flight and increasing sustainability. The Dayton Aviation Museum has had a hard time making itself known as a park let alone a National Park. These new puddle jumpers will include a “payload” of tree seeds. People associate trees and forests with National Parks and so the hope is that giving out seeds is that the material cost of the puddle jumpers will be an investment in offsetting the impact that they have on the climate. Also making them out of a biodegradable and renewable resource will create less waste.
The problem with this design is that it is complicated and their is no guarantee that any trees will actually sprout. Making thousands of thin wood or cardboard is also more labor intensive. People and organizations like the HOAs of the communities may find issue with dozens of little saplings sprouting up in the lawns of well kept suburbs.
