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Re: Opinion on the Sopwith Camel?
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lugnet.build.sculpture
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Mon, 19 Nov 2001 15:04:19 GMT
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, Mike Case writes:
> On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 05:19:42 GMT, "Mark" <snowleopard@foxinternet.net>
> wrote:
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> > It is a nice kit, very detailed. Just one gripe, this baby packs tons of
> > torque, when you spin the props, the engine spins with it. I thought it
> > was kind of a cheap maneuver but it does look good and there certainly are
> > ways to work around it if you want the prop to spin freely.
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> Wasn't this an intentional part of the design? I had thought that the
> radial engines of that era rotated around a central shaft just like
> the model.
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> Mike
If the engine spins with the propellor, then it is a rotary engine, and it
is correct, see this link for more detail,
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/sopwith/camel.html .
In reality, the rotary engine packed so much torque that inexperience pilots
routinely crashed flying the Camel. Experienced pilots knew how to
compensate for it, and used the torque to their advantage, amking the Camel
extremely manueverable. Often, a pilot would turn 240 degrees one way to
make a 120 degree turn the other way, there was that much torque.
There was a discussion about rotary and radial engines in lugnet.military
not too long ago.
George
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