Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Sopwith Camel

This is the Sopwith Camel. It is the best WWI British fighter. It is the plane that Snoopy is always flying :) The Sopwith Camel was very difficult to fly, but once you got the hang of it, it was a good plane. Around 395 pilots died learning to fly the Camel, and 410 died in combat while flying the Sopwith Camel :( I'll post another plane tomorrow.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Fokker Triplane


This is the Fokker Triplane. Its a WWI German plane. The triplane’s advantage was the third set of wings, which was different than most planes of the time that only had two sets of wings. This made the triplane more maneuverable than most fighters of the time, but slower because the third set of wings add drag. I will post information on another plane tomorrow.