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Owner Flies Triplane

Congrats to owner Paul Ford who made his first flight, very succesfully i might add, in Fokker DR1 Triplane replica G-FOKK from Sywell this Afternoon:)
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By: low'n'slow - 10th October 2008 at 13:20

Congratulations to Mr. Ford.
Any photos of the moment or of a really big smile of the owner then BM?

Hear, hear, congratulations Mr. Ford!!

(You’ll have to start flying the FRED now Matt! :D)

And how long until the BE.2 joins her in the air for a duel?

Steady progress is being made on the wings. The dream would be to fly her next March, the Anniversary of BM’s father making the first flight in her from Sywell. But as always with restoration projects. What will be, will be. 😉

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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 10th October 2008 at 12:17

I know, i flew it;)

ROTFL! Show off!!!

LOL!

:D:D:D

Well done Paul – looking forward to seeing it dogfight at Shuttleworth 🙂

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By: Arm Waver - 10th October 2008 at 09:51

Not many people know that!:)

Just thought your initial post might have led readers thinking yesterday was the first flight.;)

I didn’t. I read it that it was the first time the owner flew her. Mind you I also remember reading somewhere of BM’s piloting of the first flight

Congratulations to Mr. Ford.
Any photos of the moment or of a really big smile of the owner then BM?

And how long until the BE.2 joins her in the air for a duel?

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By: Jasonp51d - 10th October 2008 at 09:18

One happy owner

To say he was one happy owner is a massive understatement.

Also fair to say a little surprised by its maneouvrability.

What a truly amazing achievement – come an awful long way since starting out in remote control aircraft about 15 years ago!

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By: Newforest - 10th October 2008 at 09:17

I know, i flew it;)

Not many people know that!:)

Just thought your initial post might have led readers thinking yesterday was the first flight.;)

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By: The Blue Max - 10th October 2008 at 09:05

Well done, aircraft first flew 26/4/08.

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I know, i flew it;)

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By: Newforest - 9th October 2008 at 22:38

Well done, aircraft first flew 26/4/08.

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