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Bristol Brabazon – where are the exhausts

Gentlemen (and Gentle Ladies)….

I’m currently building a 1:72 scale model of the Bristol Brabazon – produced by a Ukrainian company called ‘Amodel’…..

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_brabazon_files/boxtop.jpg

It’s a big beast – but I’m getting there….

http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/model_brabazon_files/Brabazon%20014.jpg

It comes with representations of the eight Bristol Centaurus engines – so I’m displaying it with the access panels open on two of them to show off the unique angled engine mountings and shafts driving the contraprops.

My question though is – where are the exhausts for the Centauri ???

I would guess that they are on the underside of the wings – but all the photos I’ve found so far have the underside in shadow – so I can’t work out where they are.

Or – is that them shown on the box art – on the upper wing trailing edge (the model does not have any provision for them as far as I can tell)

Any good info anyone ???

Thanks in anticipation.

Ken

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By: GrahamSimons - 27th April 2011 at 10:06

FINALLY I got a publisher interested in the Brabazon story – which means I can release this image of the exhausts and under-wing area that night be of use!

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