.Why aren’t 2 seater WW1 replicas very popular? I would have thought that people who want to fly vintage machines would want to share the experience with others and that there would be a big market for 2 seat WW1 aircraft.
My long term ambition is to have a WW1 replica built for the 100th anniversary of the armistice in 2018 which I hope is a realistic goal, although the deciding factor would be finding enough interest in a project to spread the costs……
To that end, is anyone interested in sharing production costs on a limited run of individually produced aircraft? Have my eyes set on a Vickers Gunbus
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 8th August 2008 at 16:42
…and found it on our doorstep – here!
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=78130&highlight=GOTHA
TT
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 8th August 2008 at 16:41
as I mentioned the Gotha Heavy Bomber, Just a quiery, is there any left in the world at all, ??
even a replica ??
The Flyboys Gotha replica cockpit is at the RAF Manston Museum – I tried to google for pics but no joy…
TT
By: low'n'slow - 8th August 2008 at 13:14
Low and Slow- that appears to be the D.H 4M that was recontructed from a number of remains. Kermit Weeks has on quite close to completion at Fantasy of Flight and there are a couple more under rebuild to flight in the U.S.
I stand happily corrected! 😮
By: David Burke - 8th August 2008 at 13:02
Low and Slow- that appears to be the D.H 4M that was recontructed from a number of remains. Kermit Weeks has on quite close to completion at Fantasy of Flight and there are a couple more under rebuild to flight in the U.S.
By: QldSpitty - 8th August 2008 at 11:15
They were replicas for the film about Charles Kingsford Smith, representing his go at starting an airline. Where they’ve ended up I know not!
Fe2B from “A Thousand Skies” and the Trimotor from the movie “Smithy” are here…
http://www.161recceflt.org.au/MAAF/homepage.htm
The Trimotor is in storage.
By: low'n'slow - 8th August 2008 at 09:51
DH4 anyone??:
No, no, no……:mad:
A nicely reconstructed DH9 flew in the USA last year though……
By: The Blue Max - 8th August 2008 at 09:13
Last i heard it was with Clive Denny recieving some TLC:)
By: Yak 11 Fan - 7th August 2008 at 22:02
What happened to Andrew Wood’s Sopwith Dove replica G-EAGA built by Skysport. I’m aware it had an accident in 2000 but hadn’t heard anything since.
By: Andy in Beds - 7th August 2008 at 21:58
DH4 anyone??:
About the same size I reckon.
You could start as soon as you’ve wrapped up the BE2C project…:);):)
By: The Blue Max - 7th August 2008 at 21:00
DH4 anyone??:
By: Andy in Beds - 7th August 2008 at 18:22
As promissed.
Two pictures taken on the Memsahib’s pocket Kodak, of the Breguet XIV at LFA in very late May this year…
Based in Toulouse, I believe.
A.
By: low'n'slow - 7th August 2008 at 17:21
A problem with a Brisfit for any private owner is that they are so socking big.
One of my pleasures of an evening is to arrive at the otherwise deserted airfield, haul the aeroplane out, swing the propeller and go for half an hours flying.
As you’ll see from the pic below. Even if you could afford the fuel, a starting a Brisfit is hardly a one-man operation! 😀
By: Loose-Head - 7th August 2008 at 15:31
Film Brisfits
See here for some more info on Film Brisfits
By: Rlangham - 7th August 2008 at 14:29
An airworthy ‘Harry Tate’ would mean a trip to NZ for me! Thanks for the link to the Memorial Flight Association Andy, been looking for it for a while but couldn’t remember the name
By: pagen01 - 7th August 2008 at 14:16
I’ve always found it strange that the Americans are so big on WWI aircraft and replicas, especially as it was a European air war.
By: Andy in Beds - 7th August 2008 at 14:04
The French are doing a Strutter.
Well technically at least it’s a restoration.
See the Memorial Flight Association website
here…
http://memorial.flight.free.fr/indexuk.html
Also, there was a replica Breguet XIV at La Ferte Alais this year buzzing around.
Lycoming powered, I think.
I’ll post a picture of two of it when I get five minutes.
Andy.
By: merkle - 7th August 2008 at 13:36
And just found these: the other ‘Rumpler’…….
thanks for sharing the pics, they look gorgeous, would love to see that gotha, that is a big bird, 😀
By: Dave Homewood - 7th August 2008 at 12:52
The Vintage Aviator here in New Zealand intends to build at least one more RE.8. They’ve built a static for the Omaka AHC but the website says they plan to make one airworthy too.
http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/re8-reproduction/vintage-aviator-re8
By: Phantom Phixer - 7th August 2008 at 11:20
Yep Martin they’re part of the Great War Display Team and are Junkers G/1s
Not based at Sywell, but they do transit through a lot.
ATB
TT
Blimey TT that was a quick reply.
Cheers
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 7th August 2008 at 11:18
Yep Martin they’re part of the Great War Display Team and are Junkers G/1s
Not based at Sywell, but they do transit through a lot.
ATB
TT
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