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Sopwith Triplane Replica
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There are 55 images in this gallery
Chad Wille with the Sopwith triplane project Chad with the beginings of the Sopwith project Simplified wing construction Sopwit Triplane being rigged and fitting streamlined wires Aircraft test fit and ready to rig Sopwith Triplane fuselage ready for fabric to be applied Sopwith triplane fuselage covered note firewall and modern construction Sopwith Triplane middle wing being covered Sopwith triplane frreshly covered in Irish linen Sopwith Triplane fuselage just after covering applied Fuselage cover complete with lacing Sopwith Triplane being assembled note one piece wooden cabane struts Cockpit interior showing elevator trim wheel Stabilizer trim mechanism Completed Sopwith Triplane replica ready to fly Completed Sopwith Triplane note clear doped linen undersurfaces Sopwith Triplane first flight Sopwith Triplane first flight Sopwith Triplane in flight note six ailerons and small tailplane Sopwith Triplane first flight side view Sopwith Triplane in flight Sopwith triplane in flight closer Sopwith Triplane in flight from rear Unmistakeable Sopwith triplane in flight Kris Whelen and Gene DeMarco very happy after first flight
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