Avro Triplane 1911

http://www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworth_aircraft.asp

Alliot Vernon Roe was one of Britain's most famous early pioneers and later set up the famous AVRO company. From 1910 he started designing and building a series of triplane aeroplanes. He decided on the triplane layout, rather than the more conventional monoplane or biplane, as the triplane layout provided the extra lift that he required. Four triplanes were built and provided valuable experience for later aircraft designs. Both the Avro 504 and the Tutor can trace their ancestry back to the Triplane IV. All have high aspect ration wings (meaning that the wings are much longer than they are wide - this helps to produce more lift). The Avro Triplane is a replica built by the Hampshire Aeroplane Club at Eastleigh, Southampton for the film 'Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines'. During the making of this film it was found to be a very impressive flyer and so the Trustees decided that it should be acquired to add to the Collection. During the winter of 2000/1, the Avro Triplane was completely stripped down and restored. During this time the opportunity was taken to reapply the markings that the Triplane wore in 'Those Magnificent Men'. Height: 9ft 0in Length: 30ft 0in Wingspan: 32ft 0in Engine: one 105hp Cirrus Hermes II

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[standallas]

Well done - as usual. That's why I subscribed!

[auldm]

@standallas and thankyou for your subscription.

[HerrSchnellmann]

I'd be afraid to sit in this plane, much less fly it, haha

[TheSakamura]

My favorite airplane forever!!! I was looking film those magnificent men like a kid and this airplane fascinated me even today

Tnx for upload very nice video!!

[M11ty]

sounds like a modern engine

[rajivnarainsingh]

One of my dream projects.. buid an RC model from scratch !

[Wingwarper]

Well done video! And thanks for the hi res posting.

It's good to see the landing. (Not many video clips show that) The pilot is George Ellis who recently retired from the Collection after many, many years of flying there.

A total pro.

[deepseadirt]

the announcer is wrong , this airplane dates from 1911 , not 1910. This is a replica, I believe one of the ones used in "The Magnificent Men ...." film (1965)

[verdemanthe1]

I must build this

[motoTOM10]

nice...fantastic....