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Need help with identification
| World War I Discuss Need help with identification in the Other Eras forums; HI guys,
my knowledge of WWI planes is pretty limited. Can anyone identifiy this airplane that I took a shot ... |
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"Shooter"
Need help with identification
HI guys,
my knowledge of WWI planes is pretty limited. Can anyone identifiy this airplane that I took a shot of last year and forgot to note it's type? I appreciate it!
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Yeah, some of them were fitted with half canopies, earning them the name 'greenhouses'.
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Re: Need help with identification
Originally Posted by
evangilder HI guys,
my knowledge of WWI planes is pretty limited. Can anyone identifiy this airplane that I took a shot of last year and forgot to note it's type? I appreciate it!
What, you don't know one of the classics of WW1? 
Looks like it is suppose to be a SE5a with a Wolsely Viper direct drive 220hp engine, though the air intake is a tad high.
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"Shooter"
You guys rock! I can't really tell one WWI plane from another. I should learn which ones are which. I do know the Fokker Tri-plane though!
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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They all look the same though, that's the problem
When you realise that the light at the end of the tunnel is actually an oncoming train, you know it's time to run for your life
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"Shooter"
Originally Posted by
mosquitoman They all look the same though, that's the problem
That's how I see it too. But I know there are differences. I have hundreds of books on WWII, Korea, Vietname and aviation in general. My WWI bok count is about 3! Maybe I need to invest in some WWI books!
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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It looks like an SE5, but there is something odd about it...the engine doesnt seem long enough, and the cowl too square. I dont suppose you'd know what engine is in it Evan?
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII
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"Shooter"
I have no idea. I took the picture as I was walking down to get shots of a Stearman. I usually make a mental note of planes that I shoot, but I missed this one. If it shows up at the show this year, I will look again more closely.
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
I think that is a Loehle SE-5 replica, possibly Rotax or Cuyuna powered. Check this out: http://www.loehle.com/SE5Kit.htm
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Evan,
lots of pics of WW1 a/c here, http://members.shaw.ca/flyingaces/archive1.htm
From the above, a "greenhouse" Se5
another image, but with a SE5a nearest the camera
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"Shooter"
Cool, thanks! Those are some great shots.
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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For what its worth I also think that its a replica which is about 2/3rds the size of a real one.
I have seen replicas and originals and the balance isn't right
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the wings look wrong for a se5a. the picture below is of the shuttleworth collections origional se5a:
to me it looks like the wings on that plane have been taken off something like a dh9.
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