Nice….!!

The Titan T-51 looks really nice! I have info on it at home.

There was also the Spitfire 25, again made by Supermarine in Australia but unfortunately discontinued :(, that had a Jabiru of some kind installed.

Oshkosh this year…. Titan T-51

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=335412

Martin

Yes, I have seen this site before come to think of it.

They are very authentic looking.
What are the Me-109’s powered by ?

TNZ

Dakota Messerschmitts

I found that link – it was in my favourites, where I **should** have looked first! D’oh! :rolleyes:

http://www.web-birds.com/miller/index.html

Good stuff, I’ll be watching this space 🙂

Cheers
TNZ

Sheez you’re a d0dgy bu88er, Phil !!!! 😀

Seriously though,,,

Daz, how’s your Spit project coming along ??

TNZ

Some interesting developments of late, Turbo… 😉

I did manage to find this on the Me-109 replica. Looks nice !!

http://members.tripod.com/~SOARR/image.htm

That’s the one I was talking about before. I think it suffered some damage a while ago.

The ones that dj51d was referring to really look like Bf109s – I think they are either F or G models. I can’t find a link for them, nor do I have any pictures, but they were awesome!

I did manage to find this on the Me-109 replica. Looks nice !!

http://members.tripod.com/~SOARR/image.htm

Theoritically the inverted V12 would give the Me-109 the same cowling lines as a DB-601 would…

Love to see pics of those if ever possible.

TNZ

I can’t say why the Rangers are so common for these projects. There is another project I’ve heard about, but can’t find further details on at the moment. Two retiree’s in either North or South Dakota here in the states built full scale Bf-109 replicas from composite materials, these were powered by Ranger engines, though most likely the inverted V-12 rather than the 6-cyl used on the P-40 and P-51 replicas.

What’s the story with the Ranger engines?
I always thought they were quite an elderly engine, powering the Ryan PT-22 and such, and also a messy one with old tech exposed tappets.

TNZ

Sorry I can’t find any better photos. The ranger looks good on his 2/3 Mustang too, http://members.shaw.ca/kfalconar/fa/mustang.htm . Ross Grady used to own ex-FAB Cavalier Mustang 67-22581 C-GMUS, which is now N151MC and has unfortunately been returned to stock P-51D configuration by the current owner.

Nice looking P-40 look a like 🙂 , Yes I agree Daz, They look better from behind :rolleyes: , I had a girl friend years back in a drunk moment who was much the same :p , But had Great t 😮 😮 s, legs and Peach like ars*, Cheers Lads 😀 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Sheez you’re a d0dgy bu88er, Phil !!!! 😀

My missus would give me the bash if she heard me say that, ah but she’s not on the forum though…..

Seriously though,,,

Daz, how’s your Spit project coming along ??

TNZ

Not bad Daz

Nice looking P-40 look a like 🙂 , Yes I agree Daz, They look better from behind :rolleyes: , I had a girl friend years back in a drunk moment who was much the same :p , But had Great t 😮 😮 s, legs and Peach like ars*, Cheers Lads 😀 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

That’s ‘cos you’re seeing it from behind 😉

But yeah, it is nice. Here’s a couple of much better looking ones….

Spit No.1 is the Chevy V-8-powered beauty that first flew in July.

Spit. No.2 is a Jag V-12-powered 80% scale replica from a company (now long-defunct) called “Thunder Wings” – they also offered a P-40 and FW190. This one is in the Norwegian Aviation Museum.
http://www.luftfart.museum.no/Engelsk/Exhibitions/Spitfire.htm

The middle one looks good !!

TNZ

Presumably he chose a Ranger because it was available, and it’s a proven and reliable powerplant, without having to modify it to buggery like the V-12 Jag engine that Clive Du Cros had for his full-scale K5054 replica. Plus it’s air-cooled, which probably saves in complexity and weight.

Here’s another couple of Ranger-powered Spitfires.

The P-40 definitely looks the best.

Why a Ranger ?
Are there any better V-type engines for these size aircraft which would look more scale in the cowling area ?

I know the P-40 guy has it sorted though.

TNZ

Two-thirds scale. That inverted Ranger engine is nicely hidden in the P-40’s cowling, unlike this one in a Spitfire… :rolleyes:

Ever see that full-scale flying replica Me109, again with a Ranger? That looks even worse….!!

wow !! looks great.

From the pics it looks full-size or near to.

TNZ