old timers look here must be 50+ years only
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Having a connection to Warbirds through the B-17E project, we knew about that plane years ago and were excited when he finally was ready to fly it. Too bad he passed before he could fully enjoy flying it. He did a great job.
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Flyer, lot of kits in reserve, torn between a Sig mini bipe or replacing my Kaos what met an untimely Demi’s a few years back🤣
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
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Flyer, lot of kits in reserve, torn between a Sig mini bipe or replacing my Kaos what met an untimely Demi’s a few years back🤣
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
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Flyer, lot of kits in reserve, torn between a Sig mini bipe or replacing my Kaos what met an untimely Demi’s a few years back🤣
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
David, what a masterpiece on both accounts relating to engine and craftsmanship on the plane. Leaves you with a lot of questions about how the engine operates.
Demise. Suggested words. Got me
The engine in the model is a replica of the Bentley BR1 or BR2 engine. This engine was never fitted to the Avro 504 but was reserved for fighter aircraft like the Sopwith Camel and the Sopwith Snipe. More information on the Bentley rotaries here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_BR1 and on its designer here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._O._Bentley. He was a very interesting man.
The bearded gentleman in the video, who actually flew the model, is Ian Redshaw who works as a teacher of craft, design and technology. He is also a fine modeller who built a half-scale Flying Flea seen here flying at an event in Germany.
Next weekend our club celebrates its twentieth birthday and we are going to have a bit of a do. A working party has been organised for later today to prepare the site. Rain is forecast mid week but it's predicted to be fine over the coming weekend. I'll keep you posted.
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Have you heard of the Clerget 9B used to power the Sopwith Baby floatplane? It was a 110 HP rotary engine. I purchased a 1/4 scale Sopwith Baby project off a retired gentleman and was able to purchase a 3D prototype of the engine from a gentleman in England. Here are a couple of photos for your amusement.
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David, if you can access the site you will love the drive in this week!
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David, thanks for the tutorial on radial engines. I never realized they rotated around a stationary crankshaft, learn something new everyday!
Mike, your right about the drive in reference, there’s enough videos on that site to last a week. 👍
Mike, your right about the drive in reference, there’s enough videos on that site to last a week. 👍