Absolute work of art, I do wish someone would manufacture a scaled down version of the popping, low rpm engines of the period but despite the ‘Sea Fury-sounding’ engine you manage to fly her close to scale, I love that.
A lovely model but it is still missing an aspect of these WW1 types that I've never seen anyone attempt. If I was still aeromodelling I would like to try implementing a more realistic blip-throttling system for WW1 Gnome & Bentley engines. Someone has commented about this aircraft sounding realistic but it is so only at full throttle where, even then, it revs too high. To me its sounds more like a WW2 radial. When I built my Sopwith Triplane during the '80s I overpropped a largish diesel to try and make it sound more realistic, but this still came well short in throttling. Now that we have computers I would love try something different, but am no longer able to build these models. I would start by choosing a spark ignition engine, due to its ability to switch ignition on/off instantly. To this I would fit the largest, heaviest low pitch prop I could get the engine to run, augmented if necessary by a flywheel. As well as adding a realistic torque twisting effect, this would simulate the low compression effect of these old engines and allow it to continue spinning for a significant time after killing the ignition. As these aircraft ran very large propellers by modern standards anyway this would also enhance a realistic appearance. If you want to keep the handling sweet then add a roll gyro with around a 1/4second delay and you have a realistic prop torque effect with some protection against the infamous vice the Camel was well known for. Then fix the carburettor wide open, perhaps using a bypass servo for safety. But this would be on a spare channel, certainly not the radios normal throttle channel. Instead the revs would be controlled by a kill switch on the ignition, something very easily implemented. Ideally this would be controllled by an on/off button on the transmitter but I can see whole worlds full of pain here. But the throttle stick could control the pulse width of a PWM in the aircraft the would do the ignition switching. Thus the model could be way more realistic As well as having blip throttling of the original, there is the potential for other benefits towards a more realistic scale model. I would be very interested to hear others thoughts on this.
Hey Greg, man, for a large scale foamie of the Camel would be so cool! What do you call a a Sopwith Camel that launches a glider... that's right lol! Thumbs up! Best regards!
What was the engine? A real half scale rotary Clerget would be necessary since there was so much work to go 1/2 scale. And OH what a beautiful sound it would have!
Beautiful but please start it with a "chicken stick" to be safe. I assume you would never consider flip starting your lawn mower. But when you think about it, this is like flip starting a 5 cylinder lawnmower.
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wow,what a beautifull plane and well flown and filmed and a amazing sound,WOW ! Chapeau !
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Great flight!! Especially that Landing!!!
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Very very nice, looked and sounded real in the air!
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Simply put, OUTSTANDING!!! What more can I say?
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Absolute work of art, I do wish someone would manufacture a scaled down version of the popping, low rpm engines of the period but despite the ‘Sea Fury-sounding’ engine you manage to fly her close to scale, I love that.
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THAT is epic Roland. Thanks for sharing man! Right up my ally...love the WWI planes.
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How cool is that! Love the bi-plane models regardless of scale but 1/2 is surely impressive.
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That is beautiful, and we'll flown! Outstanding!
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Beeeeeooooooootifuuuuuuul!
That's sweet enough to be a Sopwith Caramel. Well done!
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A lovely model but it is still missing an aspect of these WW1 types that I've never seen anyone attempt. If I was still aeromodelling I would like to try implementing a more realistic blip-throttling system for WW1 Gnome & Bentley engines. Someone has commented about this aircraft sounding realistic but it is so only at full throttle where, even then, it revs too high. To me its sounds more like a WW2 radial.
When I built my Sopwith Triplane during the '80s I overpropped a largish diesel to try and make it sound more realistic, but this still came well short in throttling. Now that we have computers I would love try something different, but am no longer able to build these models.
I would start by choosing a spark ignition engine, due to its ability to switch ignition on/off instantly.
To this I would fit the largest, heaviest low pitch prop I could get the engine to run, augmented if necessary by a flywheel. As well as adding a realistic torque twisting effect, this would simulate the low compression effect of these old engines and allow it to continue spinning for a significant time after killing the ignition. As these aircraft ran very large propellers by modern standards anyway this would also enhance a realistic appearance.
If you want to keep the handling sweet then add a roll gyro with around a 1/4second delay and you have a realistic prop torque effect with some protection against the infamous vice the Camel was well known for.
Then fix the carburettor wide open, perhaps using a bypass servo for safety. But this would be on a spare channel, certainly not the radios normal throttle channel. Instead the revs would be controlled by a kill switch on the ignition, something very easily implemented. Ideally this would be controllled by an on/off button on the transmitter but I can see whole worlds full of pain here. But the throttle stick could control the pulse width of a PWM in the aircraft the would do the ignition switching.
Thus the model could be way more realistic As well as having blip throttling of the original, there is the potential for other benefits towards a more realistic scale model. I would be very interested to hear others thoughts on this.
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Greg fantastic video of a great bird. Jeff in LA USA
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I would really like to see you put together a video of pictures while building this beautiful plane.
Not my plane
BEAUTIFUL PLANE ❤❤❤❤
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Looks superb on the ground !
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flying things make beautiful sounds
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Well done!
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Beautiful !
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Very nice piloting
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Paul McNeil could ride in that one! lol
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Hey Greg, man, for a large scale foamie of the Camel would be so cool! What do you call a a Sopwith Camel that launches a glider... that's right lol! Thumbs up! Best regards!
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Man that engine sounds awesome! Big Moki?
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What was the engine? A real half scale rotary Clerget would be necessary since there was so much work to go 1/2 scale. And OH what a beautiful sound it would have!
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Beautiful but please start it with a "chicken stick" to be safe. I assume you would never consider flip starting your lawn mower. But when you think about it, this is like flip starting a 5 cylinder lawnmower.
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So how often do you see someone using a stick to start a large one ? Moron
Big flies better. Well done.
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Beautiful!
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