"From Blueprints to Blue Skies: Building My Own Sopwith Camel Aircraft!"

"Embark on a journey of passion and craftsmanship as I bring the iconic Sopwith Camel to life in my very own homebuilt aircraft project. Witness the meticulous process of recreating this WWI legend from scratch, blending vintage design with modern engineering. Join me in the skies as this biplane dream takes flight, a true testament to dedication, skill, and the love of aviation history. Subscribe for an up-close look at the art of building and flying a piece of living history."

[@James_Hallam]

Keep it up, keen to see your progress.

[@scottmatthews5280]

Thanks, will do!

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day,
Yay Team !
Wow, 300 Cliquoes !
I know a bloke who built a Zenair Ch- 701 with 3 dozen, and when I used Saucepan-grade 20-thou. Aluminium Core-Sample Tray -Covers to aluminise the Leading Edge of my VJ-24w..., I had none of them, at all...!
Your Project might not be quite progressing according to your expectations - but, you have obviously have plenty of
Spare money, to throw at your
Spare time
Hobby,
ie,
Camel Cobbling.
(!).
Keep on keeping on.
Stay safe.
;-p
Ciao !

[@scottmatthews5280]

Thank you.

[@donwtsn]

Looking good mate. You’ll find you’ll need to pre roll that Leading edge bit of the skin to get it to sit down nicely. Alclad has too much of a spring back to get away with not shaping it a tad. If you can’t find a roller that will do it, use a length of pipe or an old wing strut to encourage a bit of a roll in to the skin. I understand your frustrations with limited or wrong info for the build. The STOL King plans I had are very similar….that’s why I Frankensteined it. Keep at it mate and do it your way

[@scottmatthews5280]

2” L/E what size tube to roll it Don? Or do I fold the edge about 1/4” to get same result.

[@donwtsn]

@@scottmatthews5280 a smaller diameter tube will work better to allow for spring back. If you use a 1/4” just roll from the edge to the rivet hole

[@garyruxton5226]

Been thinking about your project instead of mine😅: There will be aluminum plates covering the openings of the inside of the wing sections that can disassemble. The rivets may need to be just offset from each other on mating halves so 2 rivets don't butt into each from each side making a double rivet thickness at that point, hence a wider wing gap.

[@scottmatthews5280]

Just covering my over my root ribs I think will be easier. But same idea.

[@ptonpc]

It is progressing. Perhaps not as smoothly as you would like but it is getting there. Is there any part of the plans that say "and then a miracle happens?"

[@scottmatthews5280]

Just a lot of head scratching and forward thinking.

[@romulus7412]

Was just recommended your channel through the youtube algorithm magic. I'm a US Navy airframe mechanic and i guess some tools never change. Is that sheet metal you're using on that leading edge really thin gauge steel or some treated aluminum? The way its fighting you with the bend makes me think its some treated aluminum. Also for the leading edge are you going to use some cherry max since you're riveting into the tubing? I've never worked with a fabric coated aircraft so if anything im saying sounds like a stupid question I aplologize! Neat project and I look forward to seeing how it goes in the future.

[@scottmatthews5280]

Thanks for joining in. 16 thou 2024 T3 alloy sheet,

[@scotthumphreys1789]

Really starting to take shape! Starting to look like a Camel now. Great quality work Scott

[@scottmatthews5280]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@richardwylie07]

Looking great Scott. I really like polyurethane glue for mixed material applications.

[@scottmatthews5280]

Thanks 👍