WW1 aircraft

[buffnut453]

But what's with the fitted curtains visible in the windows in the fuselage? I wonder if the fuselage had potted plants and a pet poodle to help the crew de-stress during combat? Or perhaps Aunt Vultrogotha went along for the ride so she could lean out and curse the Tommies below (you've never been cursed out until you've been cursed out by a Bavarian hausfrau!).

 

[cammerjeff]

While I won't rule out your theory I think it was more of a "Dark Cockpit" devise probably aided is seeing the instruments under certain lighting conditions. Or if they had cockpit lights for night flying, the curtains could also lesson the glow of the lights thru the side windows.

Just ideas on my part, not to be taken as fact!

 

[Erich]

from rise of flight. Jasta 29 bird, yell

ow nose.

 

[Erich]

from Jasta 20 the Aerodrome images are getting smaller ~

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Roland ~ from military images View attachment 710057

I've always loved the Walfisch. Flying against it in sims is a bitch.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I believe I read somewhere that the curtains were painted on.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

I've always loved the Walfisch. Flying against it in sims is a bitch.

Kaiser's answer to the Brisfit. (DH Mosquito 0.5?)

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Kaiser's answer to the Brisfit.

Obvs can't speak about real life, but in the sims it's fast, fairly maneuverable, and the fixed forward gun does make head-ons dicier. It's one of those planes you really want to stalk and plan for rather than just jumping into a scrap. High-ahead or lowside-aft attacks were the best bet -- but make sure your gunnery is good, you don't want a second pass or hairball if you can avoid it. The gunner could make that a headache.

A really nifty airplane, especially for the time.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Obvs can't speak about real life, but in the sims it's fast, fairly maneuverable, and the fixed forward gun does make head-ons dicier. It's one of those planes you really want to stalk and plan for rather than just jumping into a scrap. High-ahead or lowside-aft attacks were the best bet -- but make sure your gunnery is good, you don't want a second pass or hairball if you can avoid it. The gunner could make that a headache.

A really nifty airplane, especially for the time.

You copied that straight off the Bristol F2B information blurb, didn't you?

 

[Elvis]

Love this thread.
Those ol' planes were such works of art.

Fokker D VII

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Maybe those here who are more informed than I can tell me the significance of the numbers after the "Fok. DVII" that appears on the side of the fuselage?

Looks like there's a youtube video on this exact aircraft....


View: https://youtu.be/5HZIV2tyZS8

 

[Erich]

seriously

I cannot fathom where I got these two pics ~

 

[Erich]

and another Fokker ~

 

[Dimlee]

One year before the Great War.
Tsar Nikolay II and Sikorsky "Russkiy Vityaz" - the prototype of "Ilya Muromets". Igor Sikorsky and Nikolay II in the second picture.
Can Charles III do the same on Airbus?

 

[Wurger]

Rather no. Just they don't have a ladder.

 

[pbehn]

One year before the Great War.
Tsar Nikolay II and Sikorsky "Russkiy Vityaz" - the prototype of "Ilya Muromets". Igor Sikorsky and Nikolay II in the second picture.
Can Charles III do the same on Airbus?

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Charles was a helicopter pilot, his father logged 6,000 hours in various types.

 

[c1951]

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You'll have to forgive me but it looks like the prototype Sopwith Pup built in Australia.

 

[Glider]

Charles was a helicopter pilot, his father logged 6,000 hours in various types.

He was of course primarily a helicopter pilot but he did fly a number of fixed wing aircraft from Chipmunks to Bae 146 of the royal flight

 

[c1951]

He was of course primarily a helicopter pilot but he did fly a number of fixed wing aircraft from Chipmunks to Bae 146 of the royal flight

and he pranged the BA 146 when he ook it off the runway

 

[swampyankee]

Very nice photos John.



This one however - is not the Bulldog.
It's the Sopwith Snail...

Sopwith Snail - Wikipedia

"Snail" may well be one of the worst names deliberately attached to an aircraft.

 

[c1951]

He was of course primarily a helicopter pilot but he did fly a number of fixed wing aircraft from Chipmunks to Bae 146 of the royal flight

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