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Originally Posted by lake flyer
I have just completed reading through your thread .
It was great reading and I think I will do a repeat run through , as there is too much to grasp in one go .
Do you know if the airfoil used on the Baby is the same as was used on the Tabloid ( Schneider Trophy version )
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Fairey Hamble Babies (a subcontractor), experimented with an increased camber airfoil as well as some other changes. Otherwise, the Sopwith and Blackburn Babies were direct lineage from the Monaco Schneider.
Sopwith Aviation Company's first mass production aircraft was in fact the Schneider, and the first 100 or so were actually wing warping versions, even though they had already flown with ailerons after Monaco, the Admiralty wanted the Monaco bird.
My airfoil drawing is dated 1915. In fact, I have an interesting mixture of Tabloid, Schneider, and Baby drawings which is causing me a bit of confusion but, nothing that I shouldn't be able to work through.
Thanks for the comments. You will note some hesitancy on my part in the beginning of the thread as to what level of authenticity to pursue. Power choices, continue to plague me as you can see in the last few pages.