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
...


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.

What kind of a carburetor did a rotary engine have? There was no
throttle.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote:

What kind of a carburetor did a rotary engine have? There was no
throttle.

Depends on the engine. The Camel typically came with a Le Rhone, a Clerget, or a
Bentley rotary. All three had carburetors, apparently in addition to the "dribble
feed" fuel intake used by most rotaries. Carb parts for the Le Rhone are sold at
http://www.lerhoneauburn.com and you will find a rather vague photo there. Looks like
a new carb would be worth somewhere around $5,000.

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

"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!

What kind of a carburetor did a rotary engine have? There was no
throttle.

Beats the hell out of me. It's a bit bigger than a thimble, doesn't look
anything like a modern carburetor, (in fact, it doesn't look like it would
do much of anything in particular), and is only of interest because of its
history.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"