@grumpygamer I destroyed a Zeppelin while flying a Sopwith Camel once back in 1993 when playing Red Baron on our Macintosh LC III. It was able to make a right turn like you wouldn't believe due to the rotary engine.
I'm a little insulted that you are suggesting that I would be unable to hop in a plane and fly myself wherever with zero actual training in the last 31 years.
@kroyio @grumpygamer read an interesting article by someone who flew a 1980s replica Camel (with a contemporary engine that was _less_ reliable than the original, intriguingly)
there was an emphasis the Camel was only manoueverable by the standards of its day, which were... low. it was aerodynamically very unrefined. things like the aileron hinges... there are Good Aileron Hinge Designs unknown in 1917 so the Camel has, idk, lots of adverse yaw? generally not a nice plane to fly on balance
particularly with an engine that will see you making emergency landings in fields on a regular basis
@kroyio @grumpygamer read an interesting article by someone who flew a 1980s replica Camel (with a contemporary engine that was _less_ reliable than the original, intriguingly)
there was an emphasis the Camel was only manoueverable by the standards of its day, which were... low. it was aerodynamically very unrefined. things like the aileron hinges... there are Good Aileron Hinge Designs unknown in 1917 so the Camel has, idk, lots of adverse yaw? generally not a nice plane to fly on balance