"The Blue Max"

[Guamsst]

Interesting fact, parachutes were available and used by baloon observers But the "Brit War office" didn't issue them to pilots "because pilots might "Not tend to fight their aircraft but bail out instead if they got into trouble!"

YEP, Pilots just weren't worth as much back then

[snakehunter]

If I ever win the mega millions I really want a hand built blueprinted Spad or DR1. Ofcourse, with some modern improvements to the engine so it won't coat me in oil and stall out constantly.......and a parachute.... a really good parachute.

The SPAD is my favorite WW1 fighter. I saw an ultra light one at an air show a couple of years ago. It was almost perfect, except for the size of course.

[Guamsst]

I took this pic for my wife while she was still in England. We have a running gag going where we compete for the most rediculous photo or idea based on her PillowPets. I am currently the winner as the Unicorn should be on the new season of Cajun Pawn Stars.

This was at the Ft Worth militaria show. The corsair was a really nice little plane, IT IS an actual flyable aircraft and the owners were super great people.

[Griff Murphey]

Ok it's only a replica but there are lots of good references.... Why screw it up this bad?

Japanese kill markings, postwar insgnia, and MARINES goes aft on the fuselage on postwar aircraft, postwar plane would be overall glossy sea blue, no gull gray undersurfaces. This thing is a mixture of paintwork, all wrong.

That said, some people who own the real ones worth close to a million bucks mark them up like toys, too.

Airplane goon, signing off.

[PhillipM]

Ok it's only a replica but there are lots of good references.... Why screw it up this bad?

Japanese kill markings, postwar insgnia, and MARINES goes aft on the fuselage on postwar aircraft, postwar plane would be overall glossy sea blue, no gull gray undersurfaces. This thing is a mixture of paintwork, all wrong.

That said, some people who own the real ones worth close to a million bucks mark them up like toys, too.

Airplane goon, signing off.

I agree that thing just doesn't look right. Even the font is wrong.

[PhillipM]

I was watching it the other day and noted that the British fighters looked exactly like SE 5s except the props were mounted at the top of the cowling instead of at the bottom. Was there an SE 5 model made in that configuration? If not, what did they use to simulate the SE 5

Could the three different engines used explain the prop location?

S.E.5
First production version. Single-seat fighter biplane, powered by a 150 hp (112 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8a piston engine.
S.E.5a
Improved production version, powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8b V-8 or 200 hp (149 kW) Wolseley Viper piston engine.

[Guamsst]

I think that would explain the minor variation in the museum displays and old photos.

[Guamsst]

Ok it's only a replica but there are lots of good references.... Why screw it up this bad?...........Airplane goon, signing off.

Because
A.) it's just a neat toy
B.) I think he was pretty limited with available graphics and budget.
C.) It's easier to just do what you want than try to please the airplane goons who worry about Fonts and left handed floopjacks being light interior green only on aircraft produced on the second Monday in May.

Here's what Hanson's aircraft supposedly looked like