Simviation Forum - Some from the album Pt 2

Aug 28^th, 2005 at 5:42am

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The Shuttleworth Collection WWI fleet. Taken at various displays at Old Warden since August 2004. It's difficult to choose just one photo of each type so I picked some I might not have posted here before.

The legendary Avro 504K.

Sopwith Triplane. This one is technically a replica but so accurate it's regarded as a late production machine at the suggestion of Sir Tom Sopwith himself. He died before the first test flight so never saw it in the air. http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/NAW1/NAW.HTM

The Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a.

Sopwith Pup. Like the Tripe it was used more by the RNAS & replaced by the more famous Camel. The Pup was the very first aircraft to land aboard a moving ship. HMS Furious in August 1917.

The Bristol F.2b Fighter. Larger & more powerful than the others the 'Brisfit' was possibly the best fighter in WWI.

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Reply #1 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 7:29am

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Very, very nice shots Doug!! What is that ski like thing sticking in front of the Avro 504K? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am not good with old aircraft Embarrassed

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Reply #2 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 7:32am

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Beautiful shots Doug.

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Reply #3 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 8:36am

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Very, very nice shots Doug!! What is that ski like thing sticking in front of the Avro 504K? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am not good with old aircraft Embarrassed

..an excellent device to prevent Avro 504K's... and old fogies like me from tripping over and falling on our flat on our noses... Wink

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Excellent photo's, Doug. I wonder if the old vintage models still use their original "rotary" engines,,,?

Cheers...!

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Reply #4 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 10:29am

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Thanks.

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What is that ski like thing sticking in front of the Avro 504K? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I am not good with old aircraft Embarrassed

The ski serves two purposes. The Avro 504 was a popular trainer & it's there to protect the big wooden propeller if a student tips it too far forward on take-off & landing. The second, as Foz says, prevents it tipping over.

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Excellent photo's, Doug. I wonder if the old vintage models still use their original "rotary" engines,,,?

Indeed they do Paul. Wink

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Reply #5 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 11:35am

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Great stuff Hagar pal. Even if these have been posted before I never tire of seeing your photos.

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Reply #6 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 11:47am

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Terrific. Think I've seen some of those before, but I'm not complaining.
Part 3? Grin

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Reply #7 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 12:19pm

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SE5a has always been a fav of mine...........thanks for this post 8)

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Reply #8 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 12:22pm

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Excellent photo's, Doug. I wonder if the old vintage models still use their original "rotary" engines,,,?

Except for the SE5 and the Brisfit (which coincidentally is powered by the oldest airworthy Roll-Royce engine in existance, which will be close to 90 years older than the latest R-R Trent!)...

I can't remeber which engine the SE5 has at the moment - I'm sure its the Wolseley Viper...

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Reply #9 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 3:38pm

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Wonderful Doug Wink

In my Grandfathers opinion there was nothing better in the air than the SE5a and that included Camel Herders. He either flew them in combat or tested them after the Armistice of 1918.

He flew the Camel and the SE5a and there were many arguments between my Grandfathers and Great Uncles who flew during that period about what aeroplane was the best, either allied or German.

From what I gathered from my dad and them, the SE5a was the best.

However several Great Uncles who were referred to as Camel Herders and should not have been sitting at the same beer drinking table as real aeroplane pilots of the Royal Flying Corps contested which of course only fell on deaf ears.

So now you can see why I wanted to be a cook and not a pilot when I enlisted. Look at what I had to put up with as a young lad Sad

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Thanks once more for posting them Doug...you always bring back fond memories Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings....Doug

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