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A model from nine years ago, of curious design. Yes, it flew. Nope, I didn't invent it. Looping the loop Mr. Gary had some ideas about how a plane should look. Or fly. Or perhaps roll. To his creative mind we owe this remarkable example of early aviation design. And before you say anything, yes, it did fly. The machine represented here was based on the only photo –badly retouched- I got of this series of planes, which run from 1910 to 1913. Some of the attempts achieved sustained flight, although it is not clear which version achieved what. I found long time ago on the Net a press article which stated the span (or is it diameter?) as 20’ and how the Totowa, New Jersey dwellers were amused by the flights of this adventurous machine. Now, mind you, 1910 was only 7 years after the Wright’s first powered flight, four years before WWI. At the time I guess it seemed a good idea to get your own arrow and target together airborne. Or perhaps the configuration had more to do with an apartment building-like airplane: First floor (where the pilot was) would be command and control; second floor (power plant) engineering; third floor (gas tank) supplies; fourth floor recreational area (for the pigeons and hens that is). Enjoy:- 13 replies
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The Vuia I, another machine of the pioneer period from Rumania, built -as the rest of this series- some time ago. Hope fellow BModellers are enjoying this "pioneers" thread. A kit sold at a Romanian museum were the replica is, that has its shortcomings too, thus requiring replacements and scrathbuilding to render a decent result. The flying surfaces, as presented in the kit, are not realistic at all and were replaced; besides the wing being not totally accurate. Some photoetched items were again not accurate or two bi-dimensional and were replaced too. A "stitching" seam was created using "stitches" from an aftermarket detail set. The wing in the original plane was held in place by two structural members on top of it, and other two under it; the latter absent from the kit. Bear in mind that this machine was modified a number of times and the kit describes a particular one (although in general and vague terms and not accurately). So here is yet another pterodactyl (or Archaeopterix Styrenoides):
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Who needs a kit? Not me... When the local paper ran a story in 2013 about the first plane to land in my local area I thought I'd build a model. The plane was the BE4 and the two RFC occupants landed near a local pub just over a mile from my home due to "engine problems". As it landed in a field next to the pub one wonders. The pub and the field are still there but the BE4 took two later occupants to Glory when the rudder snapped off, an early example of metal fatigue, and well before many more planes and men took a similar route over Flanders fields. Anyway, here's the model, which I built in a couple of weeks to enter in the local group's annual competition. It didn't place but both model and I got our photos and a story in the local paper. The model is built from balsa and brass wire, the prop was carved from a coffee stirrer! Cheers Will
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A couple from Biggin - Twin Pin from 1972 and the Meteor from 1974:
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Hawker Sea Fury T.20...Pioneer/PM 1/72
rotorheadtx posted a topic in Fleet Air Arm (FAA) Group Build
I just received a copy of the FROG Tempest, which I had never seen before. It's a surprisingly nice kit! I'm going to build it for the Obsolete Kit GB, so I thought the Sea Fury would make a great companion piece. I'm aboard!
