Sopwith Triplane 1916 WW1 fighter
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- The Vintage Aviator's Sopwith Triplane puts on a terrific display at the Wings Over Waiarapa 2011 airshow (Masterton, New Zealand)
The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during WW1. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers (less than 200) and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917.
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Great to see my favourite WW1 fighter being flown in fairly spirited style.
Absolutely awesome, love the vintage aircraft, well done.
Thank you thank you thank you firstly for posting these vids of these wonderful old aeroplanes, and secondly for resisting the urge to be 'artistic' with the editing. Just letting the beautiful old warplanes do their thing so we can get a good solid look at them in their element.
Definitely my absolute favorite WW1 fighter. It never gets the credit it deserves
A really cool looking, yet very underrated fighter.
Everybody (almost) knows the Fokker Triplane.
Very few people realise it was inspired by Sopwith's Tripehound.
Many reckon the Sopwith version better, yet only something like 150 were built.
@@Farweasel In fact, the Red Baron said it was the best plane the british had, so the german government scrambled to produce a triplane
@@Eccho3 Just so.
Great video. Thanks !!!!!!
Canadian Raymond Collishaw's Sopwith Triplane "Black Maria."
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IS this an Original Tripe, or replica? What a beast for that era!! :D I'd be scared of it if my name was Boelcke, et als!
This is a replica.
Amazing, sweet job!! :) You done Snoopy proud :)
@@waynejones205 Peasant!
Snoopy daydreamed about flying a Sopwith *Camel*
what a great video, pity about the fog. If Sir Percy Ware-amitage had chosen this over the Avroe he might not have landed on the train. ha' ha, Where is this aircraft based and is it still flying?😃
It's one of the WW1 aircraft of The Vintage Aviator Collection, and is based at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton, New Zealand. It still flies regularly during the flying season.
@@HistAvFilmUnit That's great. I'm about to start building a1/17th (?) scale model for our R.S.L. war memorial walk.
They have a 1/17th Albatross D111 (IV?) hanging in a descending turn. So I thought NO! Get a Sopwith Triplane after it. The club agreed. especially when I pointed out how successful some Australian pilots were with them particularly against Albatross.__ Nigel Minifiel 17 kills Robert Little D.S.O & Bar 28 kills.
@@HistAvFilmUnit Is original or a replica?
The Dutch designer Fokker copied the Sopwith creating the DR1.
Pfalz produced a triplane too but not in numbers and Fokker's design was preferred by German pilots. Barry Diggins's book, September Evening, discusses the introduction of both types in 1917.
too bad this plane is not as popular as the DR.1
its fantastico.
I agreed,but there is one ace who flied very long with this plane.
Yes, it was Ray Collishaw -a Canadian pilot of No. 10 Naval Squadron. He was part of the famous "Black Flight" group which consisted of Sopwith Triplanes.
@@justinharvey1355 And you sir are absolutely correct. He was the Flight Lader of Black Flight.
Nice plane.