WW1 RC DOGFIGHT – FOKKER D7 VS SOPWITH PUP 1/3 SCALE – IAN & MAT – LMA RAF TIBENHAM – 201704:33

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Published on January 24, 2018

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A BRILLIANT SHOW PUT ON BY DAWN PATROL MEMBERS IAN (TARZAN) AND MAT (MUDDERS) AT THIS LMA SHOW HELD AT RAF TIBENHAM IN THE UK,

MATTS FOKKER D7 INFO –

SHE IS POWERED BY A 62cc ZENOAH GAS / PETROL ENGINE WITH A BELT DRIVEN REDUCTION GEARING TO THE PROPPELER,

THE WHITE COLOUR SCHEME IS THAT OF HERMANN GOERING
THE SECOND IN COMMAND NEXT TO THE FAMOUS “RED BARON” ACE BARON MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN DURING WW1,

WHEN RICHTHOFEN WAS KILLED GOERING STEPPED INTO HIS POSITION UNTIL THE WAR ENDED,

GOERING LATER BECAME THE LEADER / COMMANDER OF THE LUFTWAFFE (GERMAN AIR FORCE) DURING WW2,

INFO ON REAL AIRCRAFT –

The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918.

Wingspan: 8.9 m
Top speed: 187 km/h
Range: 266 km
Length: 6.95 m
Weight: 700 kg
Engine type: Inline engine
Manufacturer: Fokker

The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918. In service with the Luftstreitkräfte, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft. The Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies. Surviving aircraft saw continued widespread service with many other countries in the years after World War I.

IAN BUILT THIS 1/3 SCALE PUP 11 YRS AGO AND SHE IS ONE OF THE FIRST ORIGINAL DAWN PATROL MODELS TO BE BUILT,
POWERED BY A GEARED ZENOAH 38cc GAS / PETROL ENGINE TURNING A 32″ X 18″ WOODEN PROP,

SHE WON THE TOP GUN UK OVERALL AWARD BACK WHEN SHE WAS BUILT,
SHE IS PAINTED IN THE COLORS OF PILOT LLOYD BREADNER OF NAVAL 3 RNAS,

REAL AIRCRAFT INFO –

Wingspan: 8.08 m
Top speed: 180 km/h
Range: 309 km
Length: 5.89 m
Weight: 357 kg
Engine type: Rotary engine
First flight: February 9, 1916

The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater biplane fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in the autumn of 1916. With pleasant flying characteristics and good manoeuvrability, the aircraft proved very successful.

The Pup was eventually outclassed by newer German fighters, but it was not completely replaced on the Western Front until the end of 1917. Remaining Pups were relegated to Home Defence and training units. The Pup’s docile flying characteristics also made it ideal for use in aircraft carrier deck landing and takeoff experiments.

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FILMED AT AN LMA SPONSORED PUBLIC RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW AT THE FORMER SECOND WORLD WAR LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRBASE OF RAF TIBENHAM – NR16 1NT – IN NORFOLK IN THE UK ON 20/21-5-2017,

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