mackem01 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Having started my build project and reviewing my references, I have noticed I am devoid of a cockpit shot. I have a couple of very good cutaways that I can get details from but these give no indication of colours. Failing a picture would any interwar officianado like speculate on colouring? I would assume red dope fabric, japaned black metal structure, and varnished wood. If anyone would like to pitch in.........any advice greatly accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Any help? http://forum.keypublishing.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19191&stc=1&d=1080510222 Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Thanks for the pic Andy, but I'm not convinced it's a Fox for a number of reasons. The main ones being the shape of the cockpit coaming, where the struts meet the fuselage (too far back), the control column is wrong (the Fox had a plain stick column), and also the pic shows the aircraft with a venturi on the stbd side (Foxes did not have this as far as I'm aware. Sorry to be a buzz-kill, I do appreciate your endeavours though. Cheers....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 It MIGHT he a Belgian Fox, but I suspect not For olours, I'd go with what you said, maybe painted aluminium for the inside of the metallic areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Felix Fox. From Ian Huntley archives. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Thanks for that John. I have a similar copy already but this is much clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Fox pilot's seat - would it have been fitted with a lap harness or a four point Sutton harness. Not sure when the Sutton came into use. T.I.A......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I would say yes. Contemporary aircraft such as the Grebe and Gamecock used the Sutton Harness Mk.IV, as did the Bulldog. There is a note on the Mk. IV fitted to the Grebe which says "No forwards release" so the harness fixing would go down the back of the seat as in the Hawker Tomtit. . The gunner would probably just have a 'monkey chain'. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Cheers John, thanks for the confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I think Ian Huntley did a Column on the Fox, possibly in two instalments, way back when in SAM. Imprecise as always, but I'd guess that if IRC, it must have been somewhere in Vol.'s 8 to 13, as those were the ones I obtained earliest. Not much help probably ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Your quite right Tempestfan, he did do a two-parter and I've got my mitts on it, and it helped alot. But as a "short run" aircraft it doesn't seem greatly documented. Apart from SAM and Aeroplane Monthly there's nothing else of substance in print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Hi! I found a photo of what is alleged to be a Fairey Fox cockpit; not being much of an authority on 'tween the wars aircraft, I'm not going tio stick my neck out and say it is a Fox, but I imagine you or one of the forum experts can confirm. I have listed the link below- scroll down the article to see the cockpit photo. . Hope this is helpful to you and your build. Mike http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?23077-How-to-recognize-a-Spitfire-spade-grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The cockpit in the photo is I think a Fox VI used as a two seat Recce fighter by the Belgians (two forwards firing guns) and is a utterly different airframe to the RAF Fox 1. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 Your correct as ever John, it's a great picture but not alot I can work with. I do appreciate your efforts though Mike..........thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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