Ratch Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 5 May 1942 an advance party arrived at Chelveston from the Air Forces Experimental Establishment Detachment from Ringway in connection with the carrying out of specified work on the development of towing troop-carrying gliders. The remainder of the party arrived – according to official records – whenever the weather was fit for flying. On 3 June a Lockheed Hudson was towing two Hotspurs when one disintegrated in mid-air north of Raunds. Fortunately, both the crew survived. The AFEE left Chelveston on 31 August 1942. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Lovely model, well photographed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Hi Ratch, very Oldie and very Goldie as well! These old kits are so seldom seen built, and it is a shame as your Hotspur looks superb in his flashy colors. Well done! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Thanks very much for your interest guys. I also built the Twin Hotspur some time back. The General Aircraft Twin Hotspur, tested by ‘A’ Flight, Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment, Chelveston, August 1942, was an experimental glider consisting of two standard fuselages and outer wings sections joined by a new " centre section" and a common tailplane. This had the serial number MP486 and was towed by an Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley tug. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I did not know that such a contraption had flown, let alone existed!!! A grand piano must have had a better glide ratio! Well done Ratch. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 As Jean has commented this model is rarely seen whihc is a shame. I also did not know that the double had ever existed or flown - I'll bet it did not fly very often! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/27/2019 at 11:21 PM, Ratch said: The General Aircraft Twin Hotspur, Nice build of a rarely seen glider or kit. Thanks for giving me yet another prototype to add to my wish list 🤔 where can I get such a kit or kits to produce such a model? Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 I made it from two Hotspurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 21 hours ago, Head in the clouds. said: where can I get such a kit or kits to produce such a model? Airmolds did a boxing of 3 Frog/novo Hotspurs plus the conversion bits to make a twin hotspur and an ordinary Hotspur, but as Ratch has shown, not too dificult to scratch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Great work Ratch especially on the "twin" Hotspur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 great looking models, built the frog kit twice, the one i built last year i posted on here somewhere. did the twin fly???? looks like it would be a handfull!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Yes they used a Whitley to tow the twin Hotspur. N1435, a glider tug with Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment, ‘A’ Flight, based at RAF Chelveston May – August 1942. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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