Just bought that Sopwith Pup
 

From my old thread when at the air force flying-in at Dayton I just looked at the pup a guy had for sale south of Indy and bought it: Steel fuselage is tack welded up, nose bowl and all the ribs are cut out. Full size built from original plans except for the fuselage which is steel tubing: Still a ton of work but a good start. I have to go back and pick it up but he did give me the gun for it, very nice repo Vickers 303 which I took with me, I had to bring something home today :)

Here are some pics of what it will look like when done someday!

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I thought you already had a warbird replica bipe.

Cool
 

That is cool on a totally new level.

You sir are living the dream!:eek:

I would love the chance to ride in one of those some day. Elemental flying at its best

I do, its my British SE5a but always wanted a Pup too, this way my son and I can fly together :)

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Wow. Very cool.

Wow, how very cool...I love the WW1 warbirds (well WW2 also).
That must be great fun working with and flying those two.
I'm envious.

Curious - what type of motor in the Pup?

Unbelievable the things fellow Pelicans have themselves into....but that may just be the coolest of all!

They use a lot of different motors but the common one to keep it looking correct is the radial engine, Rotec makes a nice 7 cylinder, r2800 @ 115hp, but I'm also looking at the Russian built radial @ 160hp

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Cool plane. What engine is in the SE5a?

I just hope you don't get into a blazing dog fight with your son and knock him out of the sky with those bad Azz machine guns.

Looks too cool.

If you're talking about the Vedeneyev M14, that is 360hp - not 160.

Continental o-200

It must be an absolute thrill to fly those planes!

I know its not the one Culp uses, I will find out, someone on the west coast is building them, you can get them with a reduction drive or not.

Wow Craig, that is awesome!!

I hate you.

Translation, I'm gel ass.

BTW Harvey. Did Eric take care of you?

Craig, my grandson has not stopped talking about your SE5a. We knew almost nothing about WWI aircraft and now we know all the planes. You made a little boy very, very happy when you were in Dayton and helped me give him a higher, broader horizon to aspire to. "Yes, men who fly airplanes are nice people. Yes, you can be one too." Priceless lessons.

Good stuff
Jim