Graeme Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hi All, I found this French website today while looking for references for my soon to arrive Eduard Spad. http://storage.mfa.free.fr/SpadXIII.html It contains 170 photos of the Spa restoration alone, plus there are others such as SE5a, Fokker DR1 and DVII shown in great detail. As an example: DR1 cockpit after restoration: Spad pilots seat in stripped down fuselage: I know that we need to treat the colours used with caution but even so, varnsihed wood is pretty muich varnished wood! There are some good examples, in the DVII section, showing the interior of the 5-colour lozenge fabric as seen inside the cockpit. I hope this is of use. Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 wot ! it's not RLM 66 then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Frey Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Great stuff, excellent find! I've been working on my first Fokker D.VII, and trying to visualise how the interior should look was giving me fits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 If you want to bookmark the front of the site, and get the English version, go here: http://memorial.flight.free.fr/indexuk.html bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Frey Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Even better in English, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 I know that we need to treat the colours used with caution but even so, varnsihed wood is pretty muich varnished wood! There are some good examples, in the DVII section, showing the interior of the 5-colour lozenge fabric as seen inside the cockpit.I hope this is of use. Graeme A super find Graeme. Given the weight challenges most early aeroplanes had, the minimum covering is not surprising I suppose. Also varnished wood probably makes it easier to spot any failures and splits occurring? Looks lovely like that. John B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidad Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 What an absolutely excellent website. Just astounding and thorough walkrounds!! Thanks for alerting us to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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