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No. 19 is a Sopwith Snipe cockpit. Here's Wiki about it: In early 1917, Herbert Smith,the chief designer of the Sopwith Company, began to design a fighterintended to be the replacement for Sopwith's most famous aeroplane, thehighly successful Sopwith Camel. Prototype Snipes had a number of minor technical problems. Inparticular, maximum speed was initially well below expectations. Infact, the Snipe was never a fast aeroplane, even for its day. The Snipe's structure was rather heavier, but much stronger, thanearlier Sopwith fighters. Although not a fast aircraft for 1918, it wasvery maneuverable, and much easier to handle than the Camel, with asuperior view from the cockpit - especially forwards and upwards. TheSnipe also had a superior rate of climb, and much better high-altitudeperformance compared to its predecessor, allowing it to fight Germany'snewer fighters on more equal terms. Further modifications were made tothe Snipe during the war and post-war. The Snipe was built around the Bentley BR2engine - the last rotary to be used by the RAF. It had a maximum speedof 121 mph at 10,000ft compared with the Camel's 115 mph (185 km/h) atthe same altitude and an endurance of three hours. Its fixed armamentconsisted of two 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns in the cowl, and it was also able to carry up to four 25 lb (11 kg) bombs for ground attack work, identical to the Camel's armament. The design allowed for a single Lewis gun to be mounted on the centre section in a similar manner to those carried by the Dolphin - in the event this was not fitted to production aircraft. The Snipe began production in 1918, with more than 4,500 beingordered. Production ended in 1919, with just under 500 being built, therest being cancelled due to the end of the war. There was only onevariant, the Snipe I , but production was by several companies including Sopwith, Boulton & Paul Ltd, Coventry Ordnance Works, D. Napier & Son, Nieuport and Rushton Proctor & Co Ltd. Two aircraft were re-engined with a 320hp (239kW) ABC Dragonfly radial engine and these entered production as the Sopwith Dragon. An armoured version entered production as the Sopwith Salamander.

I used to have that glitch every second or third start of the sim: the screen resolution setting was messed up to either 800 x 600, or higher than my monitor does. Since the Superpatch, this hasn't happened anymore. Did you get that problem solved, or am I just having a lucky chain, Winder, Pol?

Thanks, Jim, for the details on that Bitt - it's hard for a German to find the right word in such specific fields. I was certain, the part was a bitt, and so I searched websites for Marine and Yacht supplies - without finding it really. Since I'm flying the SPAD recently, it's a shame I never noticed that part.

If you learn to handle the extreme instant reactions of the Dr.1, you will have the most lethal turn fighting weapon available here. But in furballs like that, you can only die - better stay above next time.

Carrick, would you please list, what Squad., airfield and date you are flying? That sounds so much like action, that I may try there too. That ace, Stockard, could be from RNAS - I shot him down two times (but the basterd keeps coming back!).

Wow, Luftace - just checked a SPAD XIII cockpit picture, and you must be right there!

Okay, my guess on the wildcard photo - when it's half wrong, the other half may help others. This must be a cleat, or how you call that in English, for fixing boats to land, with ropes- or seaplanes! So this will be on a seaplane here. Now I didn't find any picture showing it; and I must guess: the Hansa-Brandenburg W 29 ? Here's Wiki about it: The Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 was a German biplane fighter floatplane of World War I. It was a development of Ernst Heinkel's previous KDW, adding a rear cockpit for an observer/gunner, and had an unusual inverted tailplane (which instead of standing up from the fuselage, hung below it) in order to give an uninterrupted field of fire. The W.12's (under the Naval designation C3MG) served on the Western Front, based at the Naval air bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge. The aircraft had some success, and one shot down the British airship C.27. In April 1918, a W.12 made an emergency landing in the neutral territory of the Netherlands, where it was interned and flight tested by the Dutch. In 1919 the government of the Netherlands bought a licence to build the aircraft. Thirty-five W.12's were subsequently manufactured by the Van Berkel company of Rotterdam as the W-A, serving with the Dutch Naval Air Service until 1933. The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 was a German monoplane fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I, from bases on the North Sea coast. It was based on the W.12 biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed. General characteristics * Crew: Two (pilot & observer/gunner) * Length: 9.38 m (30 ft 8 in) * Wingspan: 13.50 m (44 ft 4 in) * Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 11 in) * Wing area: 32.2 m² [2] (348 ft²) * Empty weight: 1,000 kg [2] (2,200 lb) * Loaded weight: 1,494 kg (3,285 lb) * Powerplant: 1× Benz Bz.III 6-cylinder water-cooled inline engine, 112 kW (150 hp) Performance * Maximum speed: 175 km/h (95 kn, 109 mph) * Range: 520 km (281 nmi, 320 mi) * Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,400 ft) * Endurance: 4 hrs * Climb to 1,000 m (3,280 ft): 6 min[2] Armament * 1 or 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm (0.312 in) LMG 08/15 machine guns * 1 × flexible 7.92 mm (0.312 in) Parabellum MG14 in rear cockpit

Okay; pic 16 must be an LVG C-Type; I'd say the C VI, cause it's designer DID work for DFW earlier (thanks for that hint); here's Wikipedia about that craft: LVG C.VI was a German two-seat reconnaissance aircraft used during World War I. Development The aircraft was designed by Willy Sabersky-Müssigbrodt and developed by Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (LVG) in 1917. The C.VI was a further development of the C.V, which Sabersky-Müssigbrodt had made for his former employer DFW. It was lighter, smaller and aerodynamically refined, although its fuselage seemed more bulky. It was a biplane of mixed, mostly wooden construction. It featured a semi-monocoque fuselage, plywood covered. Rectangular wings of wooden and metal construction, canvas covered. Upper wing of slightly greater span, shifted some 25 cm (10 in) towards front. Vertical fin plywood covered, rudder and elevators of metal frame canvas covered, stabilizers of wooden frame canvas covered. Straight uncovered engine in a fuselage nose, with a chimney-like exhaust pipe. Two-blade Benz wooden propeller, 2.88 m (9.45 ft) diameter. Flat water radiator in central section of upper wing. Fixed conventional landing gear, with a straight common axle and a rear skid. A total of 1,100 aircraft of the type were manufactured. Operational service Most LVG C.VIs were used by the German military aviation in last operations of World War I, mostly on Western Front, for close reconnaissance and observation. After the war, Deutsche Luft-Reederei (DLR) used several C.VIs to provide mail and passenger transport service. The Polish Air Force used several aircraft during Polish-Soviet war (the first was left by the Germans, another completed from parts in 1920 and several bought abroad). Suomen ilmailuliikenne Oy purchased two C.VIs from a Swedish airline in 1923. The company filed bankruptcy in 1922, but would be a predecessor to Aero O/Y, i.e. Finnair. The Finnish Air Force purchased two aircraft. One was destroyed in a spin in Santahamina in 1923. The other was used until the end of 1924. Several (at least eight) were used by Lithuania, two last ones survived until 1940. Three were used in Czechoslovakia, two in Switzerland (1920-1929), several in the USSR. Today, there are three surviving C.VIs. Two are on display at the RAF Museum in Hendon and the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Paris. [end of quote] I don't know, what the important feature was, that you mentioned being improved by the designer, but I guess, that think it's either the radiator being placed sidewards of the pilot, so he could not get hurt by boiling water; or that second pipe going from the radiator forward. Last question: can I still take part on the wild card picture?

Yeah, these colours would have been only allowed on German craft, that's true.

Been in some parallel universe, where they where still fighting in 1971 (Lol!) Hey, this mission sounds like a real lot of action, Carrick! And to be escorted by DIIIs must always be an honour. So you met Albert Ball? I once shot him down, but that was early on, before the patches. Wonder, how it would go now?

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Not fully true, Waldemar - you can also join American squads flying the Camel.

BuB, I have never met you up there, Sir, and I have the proof: I was never only once shot down by a Sopwith Camel. And as for the SPAD: I'm flying one myself with 93rd Aero (as you may check in the screen shots). With great success by the way. I have shot 4 DVIIs to pieces in three sorties.

Here is a kind of sreen background, although not really formatted. My latest adventures in my American SPAD XIII...

Good one, Bullet! Hasse Wind: the SPAD is now much improved, but fortunately it isn't as nimble as the D.VII Careful, old boy! In the hands of an ace, it will be able to kill you! I have just had a fight against DVIIs in my American SPAD (pics will follow later in screenshots). I could kill two of them. Of couse I don't turn tightest with them, but can follow into their evasive turns good enough to hit them hard. Last flight I got shot up and had to crash-land. I thought I was fighting the red-white DVIIs from Jasta 18 - but half of them where Dr.1 ! I had never before been fighting the Dreidecker, and now I know, it is an extremely lethal weapon. What those aces did in them only made you dizzy - and then they got you!

Maybe the devs thought: with a life expectancy of 17 hours, promotions better be fast?

Baldric, good man! You should have mentioned you fly on my side! A double welcome! The Albatros DV wasn't superiour anymore really. When your sim arrives, you better try the DIII, when it's new released. Excellent fighting craft! Also the DII, when it's new (September 1916) - can shredder any Allied crate with it's two MGs. To score in the DV or the DVa is more challenging; didn't try that since the Superpatch. For the DII, I recommend Jasta 2 or 5; for the DIII (early) Jasta 10 or 28w (if you want action). If you want to start quieter, you should choose a defensive Staffel.

Thank you for the sacrifice of your weekend, Fates and Team. If I memorise your face right, you mustr be flying a "Kittyhawk"?

Carrick: ...beware of the Hun in the Sun! How did zee enemy know my nickname?!? Hmm! Herr 77Scout, you voult not like to try ziss viss me, mein Herr! Vee have ein gross fireside in Roucourt castle, and alvays neeed more firewood. My advisse: don't come near Jasta 1, Jasta 10, Jasta 12, Jasta 28w You want der Tea to remain in der belly and not spill out ssrough all zose holes?

Cappucino, eyh? Flying for the Mafia - arhm, the Italians, I mean? Don't forget to check the Tips & Tricks sticky, and you could print out the command keys chart of HomeBoy. I'm sure, you think that as soon as you're in the crate's cockpit, you will clobber the enemy singlehandedly. Be prepared for some disappointments. But the Pilot's log is huge - you may fill it with heroes. Dead heroes mostly.

Tsmoke, Rooster89 is a fine member of the OFF community, Sir, east/southeast of you position on the map. I haven't seen him here since July or even June; that's why I asked.

Hmm - would really like to taste on or two, cause as an Ostfriese, I'm a great tea consumer, too. What I really liked with tea in England (Cornwall), where scones with clotted cream and raspberry jam. Hmmmm!!!!!

That's British understatement, Pol: "...I think we can live with." Check the review of OFF in simouthouse, that Shredward has posted. Yes, we can live with it - but could we live without it? Me, I would find it more than hard. Rather than living without OFF, I prefer to die in it, as often as I must.

Good description of our fighting style, Bullet. Yes, we often have another wingman lurking behind the scene. But those RNAS-9 Pups do that too. Maybe they learnt from us?

You could interrupt warp more often, Jim. Ctrl. + X That way, you have more control over the situation and height. When I come out some miles before the actual hotspot, I climb like mad to get up to flight 1. That has often saved my skin.