Talk:Sopwith Camel
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What is a "blipped" throttle? Bastie 10:10, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
- I have added an explanation in the text. Ian Dunster 22:15, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
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- Aha, thanks. I did a bit of digging and also found this:
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- The way the pilot controls the engine speed is with a blip switch located on top of the control stick. By holding the switch down with his thumb, the magneto is grounded, which shuts electricity off to the spark plugs. This effectively, kills the engine. When the blip switch is released by taking the thumb off the switch, the spark plugs begin to fire again and the engine roars to life. By blipping the switch on (thumb up) and off (thumb down), the pilot can control the speed of the engine for operation on the ground and to slow down for landing. If you watch any old World War I films, you can hear the sound of the engine going . . . Brrrappp! . . . Brrrappp! . . . Brrrappp!. . . when the aircraft comes in to land.
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- Bastie 04:51, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] even better... we should talk a bit about the classic game...
...sopwith. i think one can still download it for the pc.
[edit] Link Edit
Link to 'Le Rhone' points to the river rather than to the engine manufacturer. Is there a dedicated page for 'Le Rhone'?
- It's Gnome et Rhône, I fixed it. - Emt147 Burninate! 04:07, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
I read in a Wikipedia article about the Sopwith Snipe that major Barker scored at least 4 kills in a Snipe. Here it is said that he only scored in a Camel. What is it?
In the course of researching another topic, I've come across some info which I think can be incorporated into the 'Camel' article. I hope to add some stuff in, as and when; maybe I could tinker a bit with some of the structure, as well? That's unless I'm treading on any toes here.16:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
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