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Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
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A load of Tripe
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, September 26, 2014 - 02:51 PM UTC
Sometimes an airplane is built in spite of sound aerodynamic laws. Sometimes those airplanes actually fly. Sometimes sanity breaks out before the damage can be done. Regardless, making a model of the wilder flights of aviation designers' fancy can be a relaxing break from reality.

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JackFlash
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Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 05:35 AM UTC
Nicely Done Dave!
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Posted: Saturday, September 27, 2014 - 07:15 AM UTC
Hi Dave

What a beautiful build of a real monstrosity! It breaks every "if it looks right, it'll fly well rule", but you can see the logic behind it; it offered the pilot an unparalleled field of forward view in a tractor triplane. On paper, it probably looked a potential winner...

All the best

Rowan
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