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    Airframe Family: Sopwith Camel
    Latest Model:Camel (replica)
    Construction Number:1990
    Last Civil Registration:N7157Q
    Compressed ID:Sopwith Camel (replica) cn 1990 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck, New York

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    Dates

    Event

    From 1970 to 1992

    Constructed as a Camel (replica).
    The fuselage was built by Nat de Flavia and the wings were built by Cole Palen. The machine is powered with a 160 hp Gnome rotary engine.

    22 November 1994

    To Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum, Rhinebeck, NY with new c/r N7157Q.

    To Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck, NY.
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    Markings Applied: B6299, B

    19 September 1996

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7157Q (PALENS SOPWITH CAMEL, 1990) issued.

    10 April 1999


    Photographer: Earl A Homquist
    Notes: Photographed at Lakeland, FL.

    12 April 1999


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    9 May 2005

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Old Rhinebeck Airport (NY94) Rhinebeck, NY, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot went to the airport for the purpose of conducting an initial checkout in the single-seat replica of a Sopwith Camel. Assisted by a flight instructor who was highly experienced in the same make and model, the pilot completed the preflight, rehearsed various cockpit operations and then boarded to practice taxiing...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    10 October 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at Old Rhinebeck

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX7157Q (PALENS SOPWITH CAMEL, 1990) issued.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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