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Biplanes and rigged aircraft

Started by zak, January 22, 2022, 02:02:32 PM

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zak

I eventually got this finished.
Grumpy by name and nature

Haddock

Nice.
The deflectors on the prop blades look a bit ferociuos.
Haddock.

chriswil42

Chris

cph64


Bigkev

I hope my next is always better

zak

#110
Next its onto this one from Avis. This is in 1:72 scale and is a Bristol Type 72 Racer designed by Wilfred Thomas Reid and built by The Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton.
One aircraft was built in 1922 and made its maiden flight in July 1922, Piloted by Cyril Unwins.

Cyril Frank Uwins OBE, AFC, FRAeS (1896–1972) was a British test pilot who worked for Bristol Aeroplane Company, where he made the first flight of 58 types of aircraft. On 16 September 1932 he broke the world aeroplane height record by climbing to 43,976 ft (13,404 m) (nearly 8+1⁄2 miles). He eventually became the Deputy Chairman of Bristol Aircraft. He was also Chairman of the Society of British Aircraft Manufacturer between 1956 and 1958, and he was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society silver medal for aeronautics. If you want to know more Google him!
Grumpy by name and nature

chriswil42

Chris

Bigkev

That's some heck of a dihedral looking at the artwork.
But a very different looking aeroplane.
Bigkev
I hope my next is always better

zak

Quote from: Bigkev on March 13, 2022, 06:26:17 PM
That's some heck of a dihedral looking at the artwork.
But a very different looking aeroplane.
Bigkev
Does this help?
Grumpy by name and nature

zak

#114
Progress.

More information.
The undercarriage could be raised by using a hand crank.
It was not very successful and made only 7 fights and was scrapped in 1924.
Grumpy by name and nature

Bigkev

Looks very ungainly Zak.
Like a plane that's overdosed on junk food.
Hand cranking an undercarriage........Yikes.
Bigkev
I hope my next is always better

zak

#116
Quote from: Bigkev on March 16, 2022, 09:22:32 PM
Looks very ungainly Zak.
Like a plane that's overdosed on junk food.
Hand cranking an undercarriage........Yikes.
Bigkev
Apparently, rugby ball shaped to go through the air better?
It is very ungainly when posed next to other aircraft, it must have been hard to get into.
Talking of which there is a new series of Secrets of the Transport Museum on at the moment. They had a Camel on and it looked really difficult to get into.
Here it is rigged and finished.
A comparison with another monoplane.
Grumpy by name and nature

chriswil42

It doesn't look as if it has enough wing area to fly.
Chris

zak

I started this on the Modelling Day.
It is the Monogram Goshawk and kit dates from 1968.
It is really nice considering its age.
Unfortunately the struts had broken off and were missing. I am in the process of fabricating some new one. This was from The Don Pryde Collection.
Grumpy by name and nature

chriswil42

Chris