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Post by Brett on Apr 2, 2008 17:30:08 GMT 12
Ok, here is another cockpit to be identified. I'll give you a clue....it is not Boeing 777 ZK-OKD.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 2, 2008 17:42:11 GMT 12
Sopwith Triplane?
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Post by stingray on Apr 2, 2008 17:59:51 GMT 12
i believe you are correct Dave
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Post by Brett on Apr 2, 2008 18:34:14 GMT 12
Hmmmmmm... Obviously giving you that clue made it all too easy.  |
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Post by stingray on Apr 2, 2008 18:55:36 GMT 12
magneto switches for throttle..tiz a true sopwith
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 2, 2008 19:29:58 GMT 12
Just a guess. I deducted it by the wing being where it was, it had to be either a monoplane or triplane.
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Post by lumpy on Apr 2, 2008 20:20:46 GMT 12
yes , my first thought from the layout was Sopwith , but the glimpse of wing was wrong for camel etc
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 2, 2008 20:51:08 GMT 12
It is a really nice looking machine. Where did it come from?
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Post by Brett on Apr 2, 2008 23:07:19 GMT 12
rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=1197886833It's ZK-SOP, registered to The Vintage Aviator. Built by Chad Wille of St Croix Aircraft, Corning, Iowa, USA. stcroix.50webs.com/pages/sopwith.html(note, not the first aircraft pictured, which was an earlier build) "The Vintage Aviator Ltd not only builds aircraft from scratch but is also equipped to complete almost any project. The Sopwith Triplane was one such project, started several years ago by Chad Wille of Corning Iowa. The 14-18 Aviation Trust purchased the partially complete aircraft and shipped it to New Zealand. Once here The Vintage Aviator was contracted to build wings, finish the landing gear, install the engine and basically complete the aircraft."
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Post by vs on Apr 3, 2008 9:53:43 GMT 12
where are the Bristol F2B's kept these days? I know their is a real one flying here and a replica. Does the Vintage Aviator have a web page?
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Post by Brett on Apr 3, 2008 11:16:24 GMT 12
This old crate is cluttering up the OS&R Co. hangar in Masterton.  The Ed Storo-built replica is still housed in the AHC at Omaka, I believe. I haven't been able to find a web page for The Vintage Aviator.  |
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Post by Brett on Apr 3, 2008 11:21:28 GMT 12
If you look at www.thevintageaviator.co.nz/ you get the message: "The Vintage Aviator Limited is currently under restoration. We will be taking off very soon. Be seeing you! " |
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