Aircraft Fetishism II - The Sopwith Camel

in #aircraft8 years ago


The Sopwith Camel, featured in so many of Snoopy's dreams in Peanuts, flying for real.


Documentary on Thomas Sopwith

On his hundredth birthday, a Sopwith Camel did a flyover of his house, along with many other aircraft he designed. He died the following year.

http://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/18/Snoopys-plane-airborne-again/1748569480400/
Report of the flyover, there was video shown at the time but I cannot find a copy


Examination of the Gnome rotary engine used in the Sopwith Camel

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bazylek/8035247089
Photo and article on a captured Sopwith Camel

http://articles.philly.com/1989-01-28/news/26121458_1_fighter-planes-hawker-hurricane-wars
Obituary of Thomas Sopwith

http://www.canadianflight.org/content/sopwith-camel-replica
Interior and exterior photos of a replica

http://www.rotecengines.com/Projects/PeterBond/95Wing.html
The wing of a replica, and
http://www.rotecengines.com/Projects/PeterBond.html
the description of the rebuild project.

http://www.rotecengines.com/Projects/PetrSvoboda.html
Another replica project, this one reached flying stage