Camel

Lets see if this link works.

Click he Original Sopwith Camel



Big John

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:20:51 -0500, Big John
wrote:

Lets see if this link works.

Click he Original Sopwith Camel

Big John

Lets see if this link works.

http://www.vintageaviation.net/Origi...th%20Camel.htm

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

Big John

In a previous article, Big John said:
http://www.vintageaviation.net/Origi...th%20Camel.htm

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

As long as you understand the principle of "You break it, you bought it".
I understand Camels were exceptionally hard to fly.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"I had to kill him -- he was starting to make sense."

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

$1.6 million! Wow -- we have a Sopwith Camel carburetor at the Inn -- with
inflated prices like this, it must be worth around $30K!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

$1.6 million! Wow -- we have a Sopwith Camel carburetor at the Inn -- with
inflated prices like this, it must be worth around $30K!

Lessee - there's only one original Camel flying out there (according to this ad), and
it already has a carburetor. Nope. Don't think so.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

$1.6 million! Wow -- we have a Sopwith Camel carburetor at the Inn --
with
inflated prices like this, it must be worth around $30K!

Lessee - there's only one original Camel flying out there (according to
this ad), and
it already has a carburetor. Nope. Don't think so.

It doesn't have the ONLY Camel carburetor in existence.

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
...

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...



$1.6 million! Wow -- we have a Sopwith Camel carburetor at the
Inn --
with
inflated prices like this, it must be worth around $30K!

Lessee - there's only one original Camel flying out there (according to
this ad), and
it already has a carburetor. Nope. Don't think so.

It doesn't have the ONLY Camel carburetor in existence.


I think he's just saying that the market for Camel carburetor's is very,
very tight right now!

Go to:

http://www.stormbirds.com/project/

They have three Me 262's for sale for about $2 Mil each, less the
J-34's which are readily available.

Compare this with the Camel at $1.6 Mil.

The 262 would be a lot easer to fly than the Camel for the low time
pilot. Also 540 mph vs 100+ mph

Either would be a 'show' stopper at Osh or SnF G

Big John


On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:27:38 -0500, Big John
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:20:51 -0500, Big John
wrote:

Lets see if this link works.

Click he Original Sopwith Camel

Big John

Lets see if this link works.

http://www.vintageaviation.net/Origi...th%20Camel.htm

OK. Any takers? I don't want to get into a bidding war. Wonder if he
wil let you test hop prior to bidding?

Big John

They have three Me 262's for sale for about $2 Mil each, less the
J-34's which are readily available.

Compare this with the Camel at $1.6 Mil.

Besides being cheaper, the Camel would be a hell of a lot more fun!

The 262 would be a lot easer to fly than the Camel for the low time
pilot.

That might be true. But back in 1918, guys with less time than
anyone in this news group, probably, got into Camels and flew away..
Some killed themselves, but most of them did not. Survival of the
fittest.

Also 540 mph vs 100+ mph

Yeah, but unless you're illegally low, you have no sense of moving at
540.

But the one I'd REALLY like to have is that SE-5 shown on the same web
site.

Flying an SE-5, you don't have to gulp Castor Oil.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote:


That might be true. But back in 1918, guys with less time than
anyone in this news group, probably, got into Camels and flew away..
Some killed themselves, but most of them did not.

Sort of backwards. Most killed themselves, but some did not. The loss rate during
training was far higher than the loss rate in combat.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.