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	john689971 Basic Member	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 304 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 10:27am		Quote

My completed 1/3 JW sopwith triplane with 160 cc five cylinder rotary engine. Successfully flown yesterday

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	john689971 Basic Member	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 304 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 10:30am		Quote

Photos courtesy of Carl Becker. Plane weights 38 pounds, covered in solaretex with latex house paint sprayed on. 32x18 prop at 2400 rpm. Flight video here:

https://youtu.be/UiMhWoVROU8

Has some trouble with the rudder gyro but a great flier and good kit. I added some additional scale details and changed the flying wires, etc.

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1/4 scale GTM DVI - flying
1/3 JW Sopwith Triplane - Flying
1/3 GTM Fokker EV-in process
Full-Scale Fokker Triplane (finally!)

	ARUP Lifetime Site Supporter	Joined: December/10/2009 United States Posts: 1516 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 11:04am		Quote

My favorite airplane! Awesome model and thanks for posting!

	BobH Site Supporter	Joined: October/24/2003 United States Posts: 5911 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 11:12am		Quote

John,

I know this is the fullfilment of a life long dream. The powering of a WWI plane with a genuine Rotary engine.

Congratsulations to you for sticking to your dream and seeing it through.

	Teus Lifetime Site Supporter Dutch Dawn Patrol	Joined: December/09/2006 Netherlands Posts: 3569 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 11:36am		Quote

Congratulations John, your Triplane is awesome. Power seems adequate but balance needs some fine tuning I think. Glad everything is fine and now time to enjoy.

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Building board:
Nieuport-11 + rotary engine

Flying:
1/4 Proctor Fokker E.III
1/3rd Fokker D-VII
1/3rd Nieuport-11

In maintenance:
a 1982 Busa build 1/3rd Sopwith Pup

	john689971 Basic Member	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 304 IP Logged
Posted: November/23/2020 at 11:55am		Quote

Here is new video link with some ground shots...

https://youtu.be/oGBVAfiMUnk

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John Elliott
1/4 scale GTM DVI - flying
1/3 JW Sopwith Triplane - Flying
1/3 GTM Fokker EV-in process
Full-Scale Fokker Triplane (finally!)

	bmorey Site Supporter	Joined: August/18/2014 United States Posts: 214 IP Logged
Posted: December/21/2020 at 2:14pm		Quote

Beautiful triplane! That engine is supremo. Seemed to struggle a little getting airborne.

Would not think it would be underpowered?

Awesome plane..

	john689971 Basic Member	Joined: November/10/2003 United States Posts: 304 IP Logged
Posted: December/21/2020 at 2:25pm		Quote

Thanks! We were running at about 2,300 rpm for the first flight. We will lean it out for 2,500-2600 next but it does climb out at 2,300 though ok. I have since dialed down the rudder gyro which was over sensitive and causing some skidding around.

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John Elliott
1/4 scale GTM DVI - flying
1/3 JW Sopwith Triplane - Flying
1/3 GTM Fokker EV-in process
Full-Scale Fokker Triplane (finally!)

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