Avro Baby

thanks for your comments.
If you think people might be interested I will make a thread with the DH61. It’s a while since I made it but I think it’s an atmospheric addition for the museum and gives a link with the past.

I thought the Baby was stunning…….then I opened the link to the DH61 Giant Moth!! http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/QANTAS%2017.JPG

Bl**dy stupendous Geoff!! Any chance of some more pictures and the story behind it, maybe as a separate thread when you have the time?

Hi John
Quite a resemblance!

I wonder about those smallish, round, finless rudders.
They appeared on the Avro 504, Fokker Eindecker, lots of Neiuports and a host of other aircraft. I wonder if they suffered much from yaw instability.

regards
GeoffR

More than a resemblence, the first Martlet was said to have used some Baby parts. As for the yaw I agree, but perhaps someone more erudite might discuss.

John

Hi John
Quite a resemblance!

I wonder about those smallish, round, finless rudders.
They appeared on the Avro 504, Fokker Eindecker, lots of Neiuports and a host of other aircraft. I wonder if they suffered much from yaw instability.

regards
GeoffR

yes and the lengthened nose must have made that worse.

I imagine a decent fin would improve the Baby’s handling, but then it wouldn’t be an Avro Baby any more.

GeoffR

But then it would become a Miles Martlet 🙂

John

yes and the lengthened nose must have made that worse.

I imagine a decent fin would improve the Baby’s handling, but then it wouldn’t be an Avro Baby any more.

GeoffR

Looking at the size of the rudder I should imagine that yaw stability would be marginal considering the shoert lever arm. I would think that even with the longer lever arm of the 504 it still would not be good as the 504’s rudder was about the same size.

(please oh please make the B24 R/c Flyable )

hehe

I wish

Perhaps this one…
http://www.bundabergonthe.net/hinkler/aircraft.htm

So looks as though Geoff has his work cut out for the next few weeks catching up with the backload!:D

that looks fascinating and a damn good job 🙂 is there a story behind it?
NaShIo

Perhaps this one…
http://www.bundabergonthe.net/hinkler/aircraft.htm

Hi
Plans for the Avro 534 available from Len Whalley at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/aeroplans/index.html

There are two sets of plans, one for a short nose and one for a longer (230mm) nose version. Hinkler’s aircraft, currently in the Queensland museum in australia, is the later long nose version, converted by Avro in ~1920 from the short nose version I think.

This is an interactive display. Wings are frp from a fibreglass mould taken from a fabric covered wing I made earlier, similar to my DH61 replica.http://www.airwaveyachts.com.au/Aircraft/QANTAS%2017.JPG
Controls all work.

The Bert Hinkler Museum is currently under construction in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

Hinkler flew this aircraft from London to Turin, and from Sydney to Bundaberg, in 1921.

GeoffR

That looks quite delightfull Geoff, did you have drawings and if so are they readly available??

that looks fascinating and a damn good job 🙂 is there a story behind it?

NaShIo

(please oh please make the B24 R/c Flyable :D)