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These plans for the 1917 Sopwith
Triplane were scanned from my purchased copy of the August 1968 American Aircraft
Modeler magazine. Plans for this fine model were drawn by Mr. Björn Karlström. All
copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged. "The Sopwith Triplane was a
British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation
Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply
the Tripe. The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early
1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively
small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in
the latter half of 1917. Surviving aircraft continued to serve as operational trainers
until the end of the war. " -
Wikipedia
Thanks to Marcin O. for letting me know about these free CAD plans from The
Profili website. Download
a free DXF File Viewer
from SolidWorks. Type "Sopwith Triplane" into the "By name" search box.
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Notice:
The AMA Plans Service offers a
full-size version of many of the plans show here at a very reasonable cost. They
will scale the plans any size for you. It is always best to buy printed plans because
my scanner versions often have distortions that can cause parts to fit poorly. Purchasing
plans also help to support the operation of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics - the #1
advocate for model aviation throughout the world. If the AMA no longer has this
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Posted June 28, 2010
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