Bob Thomson of APSS (Aviation Preservation Society, Scotland) described the recreation of a 100+ year old plane design: The Sopwith Strutter 1 1/2. The Strutter came before the more famous Sopwith Camel and had a close relationship with this part of the world.
Bob talked about the plane and how it was recreated and the obvious issues that face building a 100 year old design with particular attention being applied to the electrical issues along with how radio was incorporated into the reconstruction.
After his talk, Bob was presented with a donation from the LRS to the APSS preservation fund.
Many thanks to Bob for a most interesting talk and for allowing us to show his slides on the website.
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The original electrical system was very simple, if not crude!
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Of necessity the electrical system in the reconstructed aircraft is more complex
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The padding around the windscreen provided protection for the pilot in the event of a sudden stop.
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The original radio equipment was a spark transmitter for morse code.
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A modern transceiver had to be used in the recreated aircraft.
The Trig TY92 is manufactured by Trig Avionics near Edinburgh.
See: https://www.trig-avionics.com/products/
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LRS program manager James GM4WZP visited the aircraft when arranging Bob's talk.
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Many thanks to Bob for a great talk. He handed out this leaflet encouraging volunteers to join the project. (E-mail Mike This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested).
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