BritJet Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 The Sapphire engine testbed Meteor was the most powerful of all Meteors. I replaced the kit engine nacelles using larger diameter tubing and added new intakes/jetpipes from the spares box with lots of filler! The decals are home made. Steve 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Impressive collection of test-beds that you have made there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Thanks, I've got a few more to do yet and then want to get a photo of all of them together. It will need a fair bit of space to fit them all in though..... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Nice one Steve.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 She's a beauty, well done 👏, all the best for Christmas 🎄 🎅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Cheers. Hopefully Christmas will be a time when everybody can put the last horrible 9 months to one side for a while and enjoy what we've still got. It will be very different to a normal Christmas with all the restrictions and lots of people won't be around, for various reasons, but we just need to cope with it and look forward to 2021 being better - hopefully! Whatever you're doing at Christmas I hope you enjoy it and stay safe. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Loving this Steve, there are a lot more to do so keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Thanks, I've done most of the Meteors that I wanted to do leaving the W2/700, Beryl, Avon, Nene testbeds then the radar nose and Griffiths wing F3s. I will then have 50 Meteors, which I think is probably enough..... Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 50 Meteors? Do you expect it'll be enough for you? This work is a real feast for the eyes, and highly educational. I'm frankly surprised at the use of a Meteor to test such outsize engines. Were there no spare Lincolns available at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Thanks, there certainly are more Meteors that I could easily do but I've got so many other types I want to build that I've drawn the line at 50 - I wouldn't want to get obsessed with Meteors Using Lincolns to test jet engines was fine up to a certain point but the airframe wasn't designed/stressed for the higher thrust/speed from the later engines, so the engine couldn't be tested to its limits. The Sapphire Meteor could outclimb anything else then flying but the Meteor airframe was pretty much at its limits so manoeuvring had to be done with care. The normal straight wing spars were replaced on many of the testbed Meteors with spars that went above and below the engine and were known as banjo spars due to their shape. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Well done indeed!! Looks really different with those massive engines! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 That's a great conversion there, especially given the silver finish which would show up any blemishes. It looks excellent! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks both. It looked perfect after the primer coat but showed up lots of problem areas when the silver went on. Luckily they were soon sorted and everything hidden under a second coat! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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