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Taz · 7 April 2007, 09:02 PM

Cobby- Many WW-I fighters could take off in less than 50 yards, so the documentary film is accurate. Replicas with modern engines and small propellers, compared to the 9' or so of a WW-I aircraft prop, in general (not always) have a much longer take-off roll. Fred Murrin's and Ross Walton's Fokker F.I Triplane replicas with real Le Rhone rotaries get off the ground very quickly.

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Terry Phillips

7 April 2007, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Taz Forum Ace Contributor Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,738	Cobby- Many WW-I fighters could take off in less than 50 yards, so the documentary film is accurate. Replicas with modern engines and small propellers, compared to the 9' or so of a WW-I aircraft prop, in general (not always) have a much longer take-off roll. Fred Murrin's and Ross Walton's Fokker F.I Triplane replicas with real Le Rhone rotaries get off the ground very quickly. Taz Terry Phillips