Need help with identification

[evangilder]

HI guys,

my knowledge of WWI planes is pretty limited. Can anyone identifiy this airplane that I took a shot of last year and forgot to note it's type? I appreciate it!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

That's an SE5

 

[Medvedya]

Yeah, some of them were fitted with half canopies, earning them the name 'greenhouses'.

 

[KraziKanuK]

HI guys,

my knowledge of WWI planes is pretty limited. Can anyone identifiy this airplane that I took a shot of last year and forgot to note it's type? I appreciate it!

What, you don't know one of the classics of WW1?

Looks like it is suppose to be a SE5a with a Wolsely Viper direct drive 220hp engine, though the air intake is a tad high.

 

[evangilder]

You guys rock! I can't really tell one WWI plane from another. I should learn which ones are which. I do know the Fokker Tri-plane though!

 

[mosquitoman]

They all look the same though, that's the problem

 

[evangilder]

They all look the same though, that's the problem

That's how I see it too. But I know there are differences. I have hundreds of books on WWII, Korea, Vietname and aviation in general. My WWI bok count is about 3! Maybe I need to invest in some WWI books!

 

[BombTaxi]

It looks like an SE5, but there is something odd about it...the engine doesnt seem long enough, and the cowl too square. I dont suppose you'd know what engine is in it Evan?

 

[evangilder]

I have no idea. I took the picture as I was walking down to get shots of a Stearman. I usually make a mental note of planes that I shoot, but I missed this one. If it shows up at the show this year, I will look again more closely.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I think that is a Loehle SE-5 replica, possibly Rotax or Cuyuna powered. Check this out: http://www.loehle.com/SE5Kit.htm

 

[KraziKanuK]

Evan,

lots of pics of WW1 a/c here, http://members.shaw.ca/flyingaces/archive1.htm

From the above, a "greenhouse" Se5

another image, but with a SE5a nearest the camera

 

[evangilder]

Cool, thanks! Those are some great shots.

 

[Glider]

For what its worth I also think that its a replica which is about 2/3rds the size of a real one.
I have seen replicas and originals and the balance isn't right

 

[ollieholmes]

the wings look wrong for a se5a. the picture below is of the shuttleworth collections origional se5a:

to me it looks like the wings on that plane have been taken off something like a dh9.