In Wikipedia's article on the Sopwith Camel, they listed yet another Carl Swanson plane.
It says it is unknown airworthy and is with the Vintage Aviator Collection in Masterton, New Zealand.
It was originally built by Carl Swanson for Gerry Thornhill.
Powered by a 160 hp Gnome Monogoupape rotary engine and is painted a 83889.
Carl Swanson, Builder of Camels. --Cooter
Showing posts with label Carl Swanson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carl Swanson. Show all posts
Monday, June 12, 2017
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Carl Swanson's WWI Sopwith Camel Pup-- Part 2: German Fighter Pilots Tried To Avoid the Pups
Evidently, this Carl Swanson was very good at building World War I planes.
"A Pup could turn twice to an Albatros' once" and that was very important in a dogfight. German flyers tried to avoid fighting a Pup.
The Museum of Flight's Sopwith Camel Pup was built by Carl Swanson of Darien, Wisconsin, and is considered a masterpiece of replication-- right down to the LePhone 9D, 80 horsepower rotary engine and .303 inch Vickers machine gun.
If I'm ever in the Seattle Area Again, I'll Have to Visit This Museum. --DaCoot
"A Pup could turn twice to an Albatros' once" and that was very important in a dogfight. German flyers tried to avoid fighting a Pup.
The Museum of Flight's Sopwith Camel Pup was built by Carl Swanson of Darien, Wisconsin, and is considered a masterpiece of replication-- right down to the LePhone 9D, 80 horsepower rotary engine and .303 inch Vickers machine gun.
If I'm ever in the Seattle Area Again, I'll Have to Visit This Museum. --DaCoot
Carl Swanson's WWI Sopwith Camel Pup-- Part 1: "A Tiny Little Thing"
From the Museum of Flight Museum in Seattle, Washington.
I was trying to find out if someone had the 2F1 Sopwith Camel plane that Carl Swanson has built. I did not find it mentioned anywhere.
I did find Carl Swanson's name mentioned in connection with another Sopwith Camel British biplane.
It is in the collection of the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
SOPWITH PUP REPRODUCTION
Pilots called the Sopwith Camel Pup "the perfect plane, light, basic and simply simple. A British pilot said, "They were tiny little things, just big enough for one man and a machine gun."
The gun was a Vickers machine gun with hydraulic synchronizing gear that allowed it to fire through the propeller without shooting it off.
--Cooter
I was trying to find out if someone had the 2F1 Sopwith Camel plane that Carl Swanson has built. I did not find it mentioned anywhere.
I did find Carl Swanson's name mentioned in connection with another Sopwith Camel British biplane.
It is in the collection of the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
SOPWITH PUP REPRODUCTION
Pilots called the Sopwith Camel Pup "the perfect plane, light, basic and simply simple. A British pilot said, "They were tiny little things, just big enough for one man and a machine gun."
The gun was a Vickers machine gun with hydraulic synchronizing gear that allowed it to fire through the propeller without shooting it off.
--Cooter
Friday, June 9, 2017
World War I Plane Takes to the Sky in 1967
From the May 10, 2017, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1967, 50 Years Ago.
""'Hey! Watch our Red Baron!' Another World War One fighter plane has been restored by Carl R. Swanson, owner of the Sycamore Airport.
"The British made plane is a navy version 2F1 Sopwith Camel Bi-Plane, and there are only two like it still in existence. It is called a Camel because of the hump it has on the front of the plane where one of its twin guns fit."
Sure Would Like To Have Seen It. --DaCoot
1967, 50 Years Ago.
""'Hey! Watch our Red Baron!' Another World War One fighter plane has been restored by Carl R. Swanson, owner of the Sycamore Airport.
"The British made plane is a navy version 2F1 Sopwith Camel Bi-Plane, and there are only two like it still in existence. It is called a Camel because of the hump it has on the front of the plane where one of its twin guns fit."
Sure Would Like To Have Seen It. --DaCoot
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