DazDaMan
April 16, 2004 at 12:32 pm

Can anyone tell me…

What’s wrong with this Spit?

It’s a replica, no idea on the engine installation (although it’s gotta be air-cooled).

I actually rather like this one – it’s like a bigger version of how my original project might have turned out 😉

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By: DazDaMan - 17th April 2004 at 09:27

Apparently, it’s NOT a Jurca aircraft!

It was an own-design job by a guy called Clarke Watson. No other details at present except that she crashed after the pilot at the time suffered a heart attack – both were lost 🙁

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By: Bruggen 130 - 16th April 2004 at 16:14

Originally posted by Bograt
Well, that landing gear looks a bit odd for a start!
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Yes it’s retracting inwards instead of outwards.
Phil— 🙂

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By: DazDaMan - 16th April 2004 at 13:34

Looks OK from this angle, though!

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By: DazDaMan - 16th April 2004 at 13:32

It’s the same designer, Marcel Jurca. This is an MJ10; the Gnatsum was the MJ7, IIRC.

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By: Bograt - 16th April 2004 at 13:16

Well, that landing gear looks a bit odd for a start!

That engine installation looks like a Ranger (6 cyl in-line) so I guess it’s a scaled down airframe, a bit like the old Gnatsums from a few years back.