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By: - 6th September 2004 at 22:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I make it a rule to have nothing to do with Pprune.
However I have heard elsewhere that there is a Mk26 group potentially forming in East Anglia.
I was a bit uinterested until I heard they were loking for just 4 members, which would put the share price over £15,000.
IMHO this is a nonsense. My Yak group had 10 members, the cost was reasonable and since it was an aircraft that nobody in their right mind would go touring in availability was not a problem. Likewise I suspect, the Mk 26.
Worth keeping an eye on though.
Moggy
By: - 7th September 2004 at 17:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Dunno , but I did hear there is a potentially airworthy overpowered wooden 3/4 Spit replica due in the country by Nov the 4th . :)
By: - 8th September 2004 at 08:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I wonder which one that is, then..... :D
While we're on the subject, found this beast on airliners.net yesterday...
By: - 17th September 2004 at 19:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Those scale productions improve by the day Daz. The one on your pic proves that.
Nice!
J.V.
By: - 21st September 2004 at 09:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Got a couple more from a French friend (Jean-Pierre Regnault, owner of the "Kurun" homebuilt)
I think this is another Jurca Spit (like HB-YIZ in Switzerland) but no idea what kind of engine she has!
By: - 21st September 2004 at 10:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'd love that :)
Pity about the profile of the fin, it just doesn't look right on the pictures. There must be a reason. I wonder what it is?
Moggy
By: - 21st September 2004 at 10:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Having looked at it again, I think you're right, Moggy. It appears to be a bit straighter around the edges to me. Might be a slight alteration to preserve lateral stability?
Have a look at the fin/rudder of this MJ100, though!!
By: - 21st September 2004 at 10:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yes, that one will do.
Wrap it up please. I'll take it with me.
Moggy
By: - 21st September 2004 at 10:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yours for around $250,000 - including the cost of having the welded steel tube fuselage done for you!
(And if you don't mind an Allison under the bonnet! :D)
By: - 23rd September 2004 at 17:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My thoughts exactly. The edges are definitely strighter than either of the fin/rudder profiles used on real Spitfires, whether that is actually to give increased area for greater stabilty or for ease of construction I don't know.
By: - 23rd September 2004 at 19:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Don't know quite how much 'real' spitfire footage there will be, but might be worth having a look at the last in the Battlefield Britain series on BBC2 tomorrow (friday) evening, 24th September 9pm. :cool:
By: - 23rd September 2004 at 19:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
British Columbia Aviation Museum, Sidney
THis is a very nice 3/4 model, I haven't researched it yet, though (still ploughing though the captions for the earlier part of my trip)
By: - 24th September 2004 at 08:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
PL - that one is a Jurca MJ10, a chap called Bob Noren who started building it as a flyer. Unfortunately, Bob passed away (at only 41!) and the unfinished article was donated to the musem. It was later finished off by members of 443 (Anti-Submarine) Sqdn. More info at: http://www.bcam.net/hangar%20ac/spitfire.htm
443, as you probably know, flew Spits in WW2. Here's one that flew with them...
(John Dibbs photo)
By: - 24th September 2004 at 09:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Don't know quite how much 'real' spitfire footage there will be, but might be worth having a look at the last in the Battlefield Britain series on BBC2 tomorrow (friday) evening, 24th September 9pm. :cool:
But there might be some really nice Extra footage huh Mark?
I'm out tonight and have forgotten to set the video. Bummer :mad:
Moggy
By: - 25th September 2004 at 00:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Robbo, thou art a saviour. Would you possibly be able to run me a dvd copy please? (now where's the smiley for 'looking sheepish'?)
By: - 25th September 2004 at 11:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
PM sent mate, ta. :)
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By: DazDaMan - 6th September 2004 at 13:14
Anyone know if one has fown in the UK yet? A thread over on PPruNe seems to suggest one of them has....
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