FEATURES

• One piece construction
• Top and bottom wing alignment is built into design
• Scale dihedral, includes in wing aileron servos
• Fuselage built from formers and stringers
• Front of the fuselage is balsa box, the rear is built up with top and bottom formers, stringers
• Balsa for built up cowl, exhaust manifold
• Plywood landing gear in scale outline
• Plywood IP struts
• Scale number of ribs (110 total)
• 1/32" plywood trailing edges insure scale scalloping
• Carbon tube leading edges and 1/8" diameter carbon rod spars in scale locations (not included)
• Flat bottomed scale like airfoil

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

The French Air Service replaced the Nieuport 17 with the SPAD S.VII. Although disadvantaged by poor forward and downward views from the cockpit, the SPAD S.VII was fast, durable and difficult to shoot down. A good performer, it was flown by nearly all the French aces. It proved less successful in the hands of the British, possibly due to the combat tactics employed by the pilots of the Royal Flying Corps. Irish ace William Cochran-Patrick scored 18 victories, with the SPAD S.VII and SPAD S.XIII more than any other ace.