For fan's of the Oz Ca-15.

Cheers Mark.With all the hassles Briggsy has had in the past I think he would take this in his stride.Bob is the one with the most stuff to move and I hope things travel well for them all.Is there much availability of workshops down there that the guys can move into??With the model I hope he doesn,t put it into the ground.Heard RC models have a tendency to do that sometimes…”shudder”..

thanks mark.
in regards to your model it looks like one that was flown at an early avalon airshow maybe 92 or 95 either way a great buy 😀
paul

Oz_rb,

I will post an update regarding Point Cook later this week as things unfold, but at this stage no reversal on the Hangar evictions at this stage.

In regard to the other models the Comet is sold to someone in Sydney who will continue to fly in it competition model races, the DC-4 is still for sale at this stage. (it is fully operational with engines/retractable u/c etc. – I assume a hand set would need to be purchased? or pre-owned)

regards

Mark Pilkington

Same here,wondering how things are progressing down there.I hope someone gets ALL the measurements off the model so one day a repro might be done.4 inches true size up and down from the datum line would be sweet for the waterlines…..Now where,s my calculator….And some construction notes would be cool as well..
:rolleyes:

damn that is nice, any idea what is happening with the rest of the models .
paul
ps heard you on the radio the other day any more news on the future of point cook.

smiles,

sorry guy’s,

I couldnt help myself, but it does look so real!

It is a 1/6th flying model (6′ long with 6′ wingspan, the orginal was a 36′ wingspan) built by Adrian Hopgood from Geelong who recently passed away, I purchased it from his family on the weekend.

It is a balsa model with aluminium litho plate “skin” glued to all surfaces with rivet and zeus fasteners detailed, it was designed built as a flying model and had retractable undercarriage and flew with a two blade prop.

Adrian later removed the servos, motor and rebuilt the undercarriage as “fixed” with more scale detail and fitted a 4 blade prop to complete the scale model presentation.

Here are some more pics of it in his model shed (his other models were equally impressive including a huge flying 4 engined Ansett ANA DC-4 with retractable undercarriage, and a flying DH 88 Comet Racer), the last CA-15 photo is one I scored from another site of the model being flown.

Adrian’s model plans are still available

http://www.airbornemagazine.com.au/artCA15.htm

For those interested in seeing it close up, it is intended to have this model on display at the model show in November at the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin.

http://www.aarg.com.au/events.htm

regards

Mark Pilkington

you hear rumours of rarre aircraft hidden away in a shed?…….

…..I got an email to go and look at an aircraft for sale, stored in a shed…….

……it hadn’t flown for years……..but I just had to have it!!

I will post some pics of it being dis-assembled for recovery….

Here is how it looked when I found it….

regards

Mark Pilkington

Hey Wombat I’m with you and all, all the way mate, Where’s Ozmatt ?, I thought he might have had a looky looky here too.

Cheer’s all, Tally Ho! Ho! Phil.

Hi Cees – How are you – we haven’t chatted for a while – what are you up to at present?

The surviving parts ar large chunks of fuselage and the empenage I believe in Victoria somewhere – but the plans are the key and with todays technology they would facilitate a pretty good replica.

Regards
John P

Hi John,

I’ve been dabbling allong here and there nothing major at present, we were supposed to recover the engine and prop of a Heinkel 115 today but was cancelled due to the weather (yes, it is winter here, finally). You have been up to a lot judging from all the magazines where a certain Mr Parker seems to have taken over all pages, keep it up :p .

Oh well, back on topic, as the CA-15 is a very important type for the Aussie aircraft industry, a reconstruction would be very much wanted.

Cheers

Cees

Hi Cees – How are you – we haven’t chatted for a while – what are you up to at present?

The surviving parts ar large chunks of fuselage and the empenage I believe in Victoria somewhere – but the plans are the key and with todays technology they would facilitate a pretty good replica.

Regards
John P

What parts of it are surviving?

Cheers

Cees

I want one please Mr magic Genie

More Ca-15 stuff

Well I think I have been to about 20 site’s on the Ca-15 and C.A.C. for the last few hour’s and I am getting cross eyed 😮 .

I think I have learnt all there really is now about the old girl and it was FUN!!!. 😀

Never did find another real flying shot YET :rolleyes: , but going by the number of flight’s and what was it 16 hour’s 35 min’s in the air, there must be a few getting around 🙂 .

Don’t think I saw mention of Cannon’s :confused: .

Here’s a few thing’s of interest I saw while on my C.A.C. trip on the net 😎 ,

Maybe from that book that was mentioned.

There was a site with full download’s of it’s drawing’s, but it seem’s not to be working 🙁 .

Cheer’s all 😀 , Tally :dev2: Ho! :dev2: Ho! Phil :diablo: .

Ca-15.

Thank’s for imput guy’s 😉
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Sound’s good Setter(John), I may take you up on that, I seem to never have enough to read, or so it seem’s :rolleyes: .

Glad you said something Papa 😀 , I was a bit suss on that pic too mate.

Still it’s a mad model(great link Papa), and not a bad pic 😉 .

As for the Gun’s other than Cannon’s Oz Rb, I am not sure why, maybe the .50 cal was in ready supply and the easyest to get hold of :confused: .

I’m sure other’s on here may be able to give more answer’s on this mate :rolleyes: .

Cheer’s all 😀 , Tally :dev2: Ho! :dev2: Ho! Phil :diablo: .

if only the us hadn’t kept changing their mind what version of the r 2800 was availible
but even with the late change of engine it was still a first class piston fighter.
it would have been even better if it got the promised griffon 120 with three stage supercharger
paul
ps does any one know why they changed the arnament from 4 x20mm cannons to 6 x 50 cals

Don’t forget it was designed originally to have the maestro of engines, the P&W R-2800. The RR Griffon thingie was an after thought. So clean up the belly put a well sculptured close cowled 2800 on her and see how she looks…

Sorry, but my job depends on a high level of nit-picking . . .

Aren’t we the nitpicker… 😀

Isn’t post #8 a photo of a model CA-15?
Compare with the picture at:
http://www.airbornemagazine.com.au/artCA15.htm

Hi James

I think it was a great bit of Aussie engineering – just a shame it was delayed and too late although I suspect as always the Polies had rather too much influence – it could have served for a while and kept our indiginous industry alive a little better – as for dimensions and likeness to the Mustang – larger and totally different in engineering and design – I think the P51 had rather less influence than others seem to attribute.

Regards
John P