Howard Wright monoplane

[tranquillo]

Hi guys.

I'm in the process of making drawings for a flying model of the Howard Wright monoplane, the 1912 version as flown by T.O.M. Sopwith.

The problem I'm having is finding some decent pictures af said craft. Any help in this matter greatly appreciated.

[Lewie]

Hi guys.

I'm in the process of making drawings for a flying model of the Howard Wright monoplane, the 1912 version as flown by T.O.M. Sopwith.

The problem I'm having is finding some decent pictures af said craft. Any help in this matter greatly appreciated.

 

Have you checked the archives of The Aerodrome Forum's Pioneering Aircraft subforum? Some of the participant's in Breguet's Pioneering quiz threads are pretty sharp. In particular the forum member known as Kees from the Netherlands knows a lot of arcana.

[tranquillo]

Didn't think of that, Lewie. Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[tranquillo]

This is the best place I know of to find old pictures, if what you seek is there. . .got me ???

 

http://www.earlyaero...om/archive1.htm

Thanks, uncleal. I've looked there and found nothing. Perhaps I should build something that was more common but I can't leave it alone now.

[Shiloh]

Try the Library of Congress website tranquillo...I get photos from there for my Battle of Gettysburg website.

 

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

 

Good luck!

Edited April 23, 2011 by Shiloh

[tranquillo]

Try the Library of Congress website tranquillo...I get photos from there for my Battle of Gettysburg website.

 

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

 

Good luck!

All they can refer me to there is the book "Sopwith, The Man and his Aircraft" which has pictures of said aircraft. Not good enough detail for me though.

I've got a copy of some 1/10 scale plans that were made from those pictures (and I beleive now that they are the only pics in existence) but I want to go to at least 1/6 and maybe 1/4 scale so I need more cockpit detail. The plus side is that if I make it up no-one can tell me it's wrong .

[Burning Beard]

If you make it up remember to leave out the radio and gps unit

 

Beard

[tranquillo]

If you make it up remember to leave out the radio and gps unit

 

Beard

Thanks for that, BB. I suppose the CD multichanger is out of the question too.

[tranquillo]

We've had a lot of people join the forum since I first posted this so I thought I'd give it another shot.

 

Looking for detailed drawings and/or photos of the Howard Wright Monoplane. Can anyone help?

thanks.

[Hauksbee]

I'm in the process of making drawings for a flying model of the Howard Wright monoplane, the 1912 version as flown by T.O.M. Sopwith.

The problem I'm having is finding some decent pictures af said craft. Any help in this matter greatly appreciated.

 

A quick poke-around on Google got me this: http://www.earlyaviators.com/esopwith.htm

[Hauksbee]

This link purports to have plans (for a fee) of many planes, including the Howard-Wright. (third from the bottom of the list.)

http://www.sopwithmike.org.uk/html/plans_list.html

Edited October 11, 2011 by Hauksbee

[Hauksbee]

These folk seem to be offering a kit model, but I can't find it.

http://lazer-works.com/modelact.html

[Hauksbee]

Tommy Sopwith Lands At Windsor Castle!

http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/aviation/TommySopwith1911.html

[tranquillo]

Hauksbee, you really went for it there, didn't you?

 

This is the plane in question.

 

 

I've got a set of Mike Roach's plans that I intended to scale up to 1/6 scale (his is around 1/10 I think) and beef up a bit to take an IC engine as opposed to electric. Unfortunately there is not enough detail to make a larger scale convincing. On Mike Roach's site it mentions laser cut parts for a 120" wingspan which would be a little large I think. I did think that the plans for that 120" model would be great to scale down but my search for said plan has proved fruitless.

Many thanks for trying, Hauksbee.

[Hauksbee]

Yes, you did say 'monoplane, didn't you? I saw "Howard-Wright...' and got carried away. Here's another cut at it.

 

...and this from the MIKE ROACH website: http://www.sopwithmike.org.uk/html/other_wwi_photos_1.html

Edited October 11, 2011 by Hauksbee

[Hauksbee]

So it looks like the model and plans exist somewhere.

 

http://www.modelflight.regheath.com/earlybirds/1909frameset.htm

Edited October 11, 2011 by Hauksbee

[tranquillo]

That little model (colour pic) is Mike Roach's 34" and that's the one I want to replicate in a larger scale. That model had the landing skids and is the one Sopwith learnt to fly in. My real problem is that I want to put a lot of scale detail in it (cockpit controls etc.) and I can't get any details of what it was like. It was not a popular plane of the day and I guess this is why there is a lack of documentation/photos available.

I've been in touch with Mike Roach and he's unaware of any plans but his so it looks like I may scale up his design and, as per a previous thought, make the rest up as I go along.

I'm familiar with Bleriot and Blackburn monoplane cockpit interiors and it couldn't have been much different. And who's to tell me I'm wrong.

Thanks for your sterling efforts, Hauksbee. Should you come across the original drawings on your travels, that would be great.