Sopwith Triplane - Ottawa, Ontario - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

From an information panel on site:

Sopwith Triplane
Fighter (Replica)
First Flight: 1916
Acquisition date: 1966

The following is from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum's Website:

Highlights:

A U.K.-designed, single-seater fighter aircraft manufactured by Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War

Designed following the Sopwith Pup, with excellent manoeuvrability and the aim of maximizing pilot visibility

Used for less than a year in wartime, yet its success inspired several German triplane designs

Served the all-Canadian B Flight of No. 10 (Naval) Squadron in downing eighty-seven enemy aircraft between May and July 1917

First flight was in May/June 1916
Artifact no.:
1967.0693
Manufacturer:
Home-built (Carl Swanson)
Manufacturer Location:
United States
Manufacture Date:
1966
Registration no.:
N5492 (RNAS)
Acquisition Date:
1966

History:

The Triplane was a successful attempt to produce a fighter with outstanding manoeuvrability and excellent visibility for the pilot. Records of procurement are very confused, but the Royal Naval Air Service received all of the small number of Triplanes available. Even though the Triplane remained in front-line service for less than a year, it was so successful that it inspired several German triplane designs. Only 150 Sopwith Triplanes were built.

The all-Canadian B Flight of No. 10 (Naval) Squadron, equipped with Triplanes, downed 87 enemy aircraft between May and July 1917. Called the Black Flight because of the black markings of their airplanes, their aircraft were named: Black Maria, Black Sheep, Black Prince, Black Roger, and Black Death.

Current Location:

Reserve Hangar, Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Provenance:

Purchase

The Museum's Triplane is a reproduction built by American amateur airplane-maker Carl R. Swanson between 1963 and 1966. The Museum purchased it in 1966, and provided and installed its Clerget 9B rotary engine. Wing Commander Paul A. Hartman piloted the aircraft during its first flight, on May 5, 1967 at Rockcliffe airport. It remained airworthy and flew on special occasions until 1971.

Technical Information:

Wing Span 8.1 m (26 ft 6 in)
Length 5.7 m (18 ft 10 in)
Height 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Weight, Empty 499 kg (1,101 lb)
Weight, Gross 699 kg (1,541 lb)
Cruising Speed Unknown
Max Speed 187 km/h (116 mph)
Rate of Climb 305 m (1,000 ft) / 50 sec
Service Ceiling 6,705 m (22,000 ft)
Range 2.75 hours (Endurance)
Power Plant one Clerget 9B, 130 hp, rotary engine

Reference: (visit link)

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Sopwith Triplane Tail Number: (S/N): N5492 Construction:: replica Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Canada Aviation and Space Museum inside / outside: inside Other Information:: Canada Aviation and Space Museum - Ottawa, Ontario Opening hours Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission fees Adult $15, Youth (3-17) $10 Senior (age 60+) / Student $13 - Free on Thursday from 4 to 5 PM An additional 5$ entrance fee to visit the hanger where this aircraft is located will need to be purchased before the visit takes place. You will be escorted by a tour guide. Tours of the hangar are scheduled for 11 AM and 1 PM. There is paid parking on site. Taking photographs is allowed. Access restrictions: You will be briefed by the tour guide at the commencement of your tour and he/she will explain the activities that you may have to restrain from within the hangar. There are barriers on the floor that serve to prevent visitors from approaching too close and touching the aircrafts.

Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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