Bubbleboy Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Congratulations to Andrew Carter on his first flight of the Fokker Triplane! 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Wow, looks great Scotty. Nice grass field too, to complement the aircraft. Where is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbleboy Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Its at Caboolture Lyle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit12 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 It's surprising how big the Tripe is! Looks fantastic, well done to TAVAS and Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Terrific! Anyone know what the engine is? Doesn't look like it is running on castor oil at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbleboy Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Terrific! Anyone know what the engine is? Doesn't look like it is running on castor oil at any rate. Its a modern Aero engine from memory but I believe Andrew wants to replace it with one of the Rotary engines they are building in NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The original rotary engines ran on castor oil at a HIGH rate. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Nice plane. 2 questions. Is that the fuel tank between the wheels? What are the wooden "handles" for on the tips of the wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 They improve the "handleing" Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Big congratulations Andrew...and nicely flown also ! Very authentic looking aircraft .....great job. The handles on the lower wing tips are to keep the wings out of the dirt ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit12 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Is that the fuel tank between the wheels? I believe it is just a fairing for the axle to reduce drag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Thanks guys. Re the 'fuel' tank question, at one point in the taxi sequence, the though I saw a filler cap but it must be an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 On some German types the 'wing' on the axel had a couple of spikes attached to its rear edge. By pulling on a cable attached to the foward edge, the spikes would contact the ground for braking, as few of these aircraft at the time had any wheel brakes fitted..................Maj.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 They made illusions in Russia DP. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 They made illusions in Russia DP. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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