Hi All,

I think Kev & Ant make very good points. It’s the human element that brings the airframe ‘alive’. It’s that element that gives an aeroplane or aircraft it’s importance! Whether it be human scarifice or technical achievement.

I know whenever I’m lucky enough to climb into the cockpit of TA 634, several minutes go by, when I think about the aircrews who did & didn’t make it through the last war, flying these superb aeroplanes & others, too. I got a similar feeling the first time I looked through the Bomber Command Losses books. when I was doing a bit of research. To see all those aircrews that didn’t return & to see their names, rather than just saying 55,000 kia., brought a few moments of quiet contemplation.

To me an aeroplane has to have that something indefinable, that the human element brings to an airframe, whether it’s through sacrifice or achievement eg. record breaking flights etc. An aircraft is something ordinary, like an B 707. It might be technically important, but there’s no feeling to it, it’s just another man made machine, in much the same way as your car!

Cheers,
Neilly

Isn’t there a Mosquito missing from the list?

Neilly

Hi Ewen,

Super look fuz! What scale is it? Keep sending the pictures, too. I like to see what other modellers are up to.

Geedee, this model flying lark isn’t difficult, you’ve just got to practice & be prepared for your first few model to have a relatively short operational life. You’ll find eventually your flying becomes more natural & things like arrivals turn into landings.

I’ve been having fun with the engines on my Mossie. The port one wouldn’t rev properly & the cause seemed to be back pressure from the silencer. So after changing everything over & the problem was still there, I ‘plumbed’ in the original silencer (these will not fit in the Mosquitoes engine nacelle, so I had 2 specially made!). A slight tweak on the mixture screws & hey presto 6100rpm:) The 2 engines give me nearly 75lbs of static thrust (according to my mate, who knows how to work these things out)

Cheers,
Neilly

Hi Kev,

How many channels?

Neilly:p

Hi All,

Alastair, here’s the undercarriage. The picture was taken last year. I still have to make the U/c look Mosquito like, but it’s fully functioning. The tailwheel also retracts & steers, too.

Schanche, that definitely looks B-24. Looking forward to seeing the rest, keep the pictures coming!

Ewen, my Mosquito is from Rawle Aviation. I’d loved to see pictures of your Wellington. Is it an own design or from a plan? What other details, span, engines etc?