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Camel I think vs Fokker triplane

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  • From: USA
Camel I think vs Fokker triplane
Posted by nsclcctl on Monday, September 22, 2003 8:51 AM
Discovery channel had a great show on last night talking about a matchup between these two planes. It was amazing. They broke down all the aeronautical advantages of the 3 wings, actually 4 considering the panel holding the wheels together. They talked about rate of climb, maneuverability and so forth. Semed the fokker had it all over the camel. I am not sure though, it may have been another allied fighter but it was a biplane for sure. The only thing it appears the biplane had over the fokker was visibility. It was difficult to see and of course, if you cannot see, you cannot fight. Anybody see this?

Then the obvious question, what is the best 1:48 of the triplane and the allied camel? I want nice detail and fit, not the revell problems. Thanks.
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  • From: Connecticut, USA
Posted by Aurora-7 on Monday, September 22, 2003 10:58 AM
While I did not see the Discovery program, I've heard from other sources that the Camel was faster and more sturdier then the Foker. The Dr. I had a few quality control issues, as well, where in some aircraft the wings snapped in stressfull turns and dives. The Foker's only real advantage was maneuverability. I think the Foker D-VII is regarded as the best of WWI flighters and the British SE5 was better fighter than the Camel.

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 11:02 AM
Ya! I seen that. At the end, the camel can be a winner! That I was surprised.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 12:43 PM
This was a great program, it ran all night. Other matchups included F-86 vs. Mig 15, Tiger vs. Sherman, and M-16 vs. AK-47. The Sopwith was victorious because it was faster, therefore could escape a fight and because the visibility was better, especially during take-off and landing. The show said more WWI pilots bought the farm on take-off and landing than in combat. A fact I never knew.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 1:28 PM
The DML/Dragon Fokker Triplanes are very nice, but unfortunately are out of production. Eduard has just released their 1st Camels and I would expect them to be as good as the rest of their products.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 22, 2003 9:22 PM
The Camel had two advantages over the Dr1.
One was the speed while the other was its wicked left hand turn due to the forces set up by the rotating lump of metal on the nose. As the war progressed some Camels had an engine that rotated in the opposite direction so that its right hand turns were short sharp and vicious. The Camel was not a plane for the novice it was hard to hold on takeoff and many pilots spun in .
Somewhere I have read that one of the Camels less engauging traits was its engine speed, flat out or stoped. Slowing for landing was done by switching the magneto on and off. Blipping.
Dai
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