ORIGINAL: LesUyeda
''Your Stampe is a beautiful plane''
I built a 1/4 Scale Svenson model of that thing once. The squadron marking was a penguin on the tail. Belgium markings I believe. Flew absolutely great. One of the guys was driving into the field when I did a loop, and later told me that at the top of the loop, he was holding his breath, waiting for it to go over the top. The thing was sooooo draggy, that at full throttle, it flew the same speed straight down, as it did in level flight:-))))))))))))))
Les
Les Manchots used a penquin on the tail. This team, which flew with two Stampe SV-4b biplanes, was formed in 1965 using two instructors from the Elementary Flying Training School of the Belgian Air Force. Their first display was at the international air meeting in Brustem in 1965. In 1967, the team formally received its name "Manchots" (from French - Penguins). The team existed until 1970, also displaying around Europe in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy and the Netherlands.
Mine was finished in the colours of one of the Stampes used by the team.
Their signature manouvre was to fly around with one aircraft flying inverted just above the other.