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Nieuport 28
This Nieuport, flown by Chuck Wentworth of Antique Aero and owned by
C. C. Air Corp., carries the same markings as the plane flown by Wentworth's
great uncle John Wentworth who served with the 94th Aero Squadron in France
in 1918. With its engine sputtering and spitting out streams of castor oil
this aircraft is a pure delight to watch. The plane has no throttle and
once she starts, the Gnome rotary engine runs on full all the time. The
only way to control the plane's speed is to turn individual or groups of
cylinders on and off, hence the sputtering sound. Also, there is no oil
pan to recirculate the oil; it just goes into the engine, circulates, and
is sprayed out into the air. One can only imagine the effects on pilots
after inhaling a mist of pure castor oil for an hour! Luckily, the plane
only holds 18 gallons of fuel and burns 20 gallons per hour, automatically
limiting the time of exposure for the pilot.
Sopwith F.1 Camel
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