On the Chase???
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This is the plane that The Red Baron files in the Owls Head Transportation
Museum air shows. Another plane, for quite a few years flown by one of my flying friends -- is the plane/pilot The Red Baron "tries" to shoot down. In my photo sequence Ken Cianchette was just doing some demonstration/aerobatics flying for the gathering. And thanks for your little addition.
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I wonder how much extra lift that third wing really give the plane.
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Given his ~60 foot takeoff roll...I'd bet a lot! It actually has a fourth wing, too, between the gear.
I don't know about lift, but it surely added drag. The Fokker was not a fast plane. In fact, the majority of the famed Red Baron's kills were made in Albatros D V-a (D Roman numeral 5 a) aircraft.
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Lawreston
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When I was talking to Ken(who signed the visor of my Wicked Good Aviation[Wiscasset] cap) he said the bird can be a bear to land.
He's very accommodating to children. One 3 yr. old's eyes were bugging-out near the plane. Ken asked him if he like to sit in the plane. The parents didn't have camera ready, so I took several shots and will e-mail them to the parents.
The kid could barely see out of the cockpit.
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Nice replica!
If I remember right, the deal with the extra wings was to not so much produce more lift overall, but to greatly reduce the required turn radius. The great strength of the Dr. I was its ability to slew around at low airspeeds, and in general nothing in the air at the time could turn inside it, even the Camel. It also seemed to do very well in extreme mushing flight- sneaking under enemy planes and raking their bellies with fire was a common triplane tactic.
I think the short takeoff runs have more to do with the power-to-weight ratio and the airfoils themselves: the original Dr. I sported 110 hp for a 1200-lb. GTW plane with a high-camber airfoil.
And I'll bet this replica has an even more favorable power-to-weight ratio, and more efficient airfoils...
If I remember right, the deal with the extra wings was to not so much produce more lift overall, but to greatly reduce the required turn radius. The great strength of the Dr. I was its ability to slew around at low airspeeds, and in general nothing in the air at the time could turn inside it, even the Camel. It also seemed to do very well in extreme mushing flight- sneaking under enemy planes and raking their bellies with fire was a common triplane tactic.
I think the short takeoff runs have more to do with the power-to-weight ratio and the airfoils themselves: the original Dr. I sported 110 hp for a 1200-lb. GTW plane with a high-camber airfoil.
And I'll bet this replica has an even more favorable power-to-weight ratio, and more efficient airfoils...
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