Warbird Information Exchange

...and soak up the lovely golden glow of an English summer's evening.

Shuttleworth's gorgeous Sopwith Triplane replica last Saturday evening.

Enjoy.....

Mike

As you well know its not a replica its a late production aircraft.

If Tommy Sopwith says so then its good enough for me

very nice, and you're right about the lovely aroma that follows this aeroplane !! seems more noticable than any of the others, dunno why??
Neil

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Great Pictures of a beautiful aeroplane. Thanks for posting. I would like to travel to the UK someday and attend an airshow or two...or three.

Mike:

Great shots!

Would you be so kind, and PM me your full name and photo details?

I would like to store them in my computer, and give proper credit in the future, if I happened to use them or send them to someone else.

Saludos,


Tulio

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Will the previous owner has pics of this double cabin sample

GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Press "1" for English.
Press "2" to disconnect until you have learned to speak English.

Sooooo, how am I going to know to press 1 or 2, if I do not speak English????

Nick,

As you well know, it was built by the Northern Aeroplane Workshops in the 1980s, with a c/n of NAW-1, and is registered under that manufacturer (rather than Sopwith) as a 'Replica Sopwith Triplane' built in 1980. Have a look in G-INFO under G-BOCK. If it's not built by the original manufacturer, was built over 60 years after the last original one, and claims no provenance or identity from one of the original production airframes, and is registered as a replica, it's a replica.

RER, this one was built using original plans and with a Clerget rotary engine, and is about as faithful to the original as you can get. As Nick alludes to, whilst under construction, it was visited by Sir Tommy Sopwith towards the end of his life, who said that it was to all intents and purposes the same as an original, and so was effectively the 153rd one built. It's still registered as a replica, with a c/n of NAW-1, though.

It may have flown together with the late Robin Bowes' Dr1 replica G-BEFR, as they were visitors to Old Warden on several occasions before being lost in an accident in about 1995. I don't have any photographic evedence, though.

Tulio, PM sent.

Mike

If Tommy Sopwith says its a late production then that is good enough for me.

Mike, lovely photos from a very good display by Trevor Roche.

Who cares whether it's a replica or a late production model? What counts is that it's in the air and being flown by some of the best display pilots at one of the best venues in the UK.

Rob