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Old 05-15-2012 | 03:25 AM
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Default RE: Hangar-9 Sopwith Camel Build Thread

Nice airborne pic. The Camel just looks cool, no argument.

I was just looking again at that shot of the replica, 3889, and realized what the designer did to get the CG right: the pilot and machine guns are shoved way forward. Looks like the guns are right behind the prop. That doesn't surprise me at all. I've read the original was considered tail heavy by the pilots. It looks like it has a real rotary engine, too. (?)