Airspeed Courier

A Master Class in building

THose are really neat wing fairings. I know just what a pig they can be to make

Thank you Gents - although I'm far from being a master at this aeromodelling nonsense!

 

Anyway the rain stopped long enough this morning to allow to pin/tape/tack all the bits together for some shots of the almost-ready-to-cover airframe.

 

Netty gives the Courier some scale....
Sorry about this one!

It's a beauty Tim, congrats fellow

 

Cheers,

 

Augusto

Very nice Tim, aircraft of that period just have a certain charm and charism i think, look forward to seeing the finished project.

Lindsay

I cannot but note the short nose.

 

Will ballast be needed to get the Cg whee you want it?

 

I ma particularly impressed with the wood work in the front windows.

Super looking model Tim, well done. If its true that if it looks right it will fly right then this one surely must

 

Cheers

Danny

Thank you Gentlemen!  Your kind comments do indeed mean a lot.

 

Erf,  I noted the short nose when I first drew up the plan, so I've already lengthened the nose by some 20mm!  You'll also note that the battery tray is over 12" long to allow myself to place the battery wherever it's needed.

 

Mind you, I was quite surprised today to find that the airframe as shown (but with wheels retracted aft) actually balances exactly on my chosen CG point, which means that, even after covering and servo installation, I should be able to achieve the CG just by moving the cellpack around a tad, without resorting to adding ballast.  Good,eh?

 

tim

Your to clever for words Tim,2 lovely models and you ,nice photos,looking forward to seeing the complted model.

Posted by Stephen Grigg on 14/11/2010 17:39:20:

 

 

Any more veiled insults like that, and you'll be joining Fenton in the Naughty Book, OK?

 

tim

Superb Tim.

Awesome Tim, nice job

TIm, thats excellent.

 

Highly impressed

 

Whats the chances of it being a future RCME plan??  

 

Craig

Posted by Craig Carr on 15/11/2010 10:29:50: 

 

 

Craig,

 

That all depends if it flies or not........

Put it this way; the plan is drawn and the accompanying article is mostly finished!  Other than that, we'll have to see!

tim

I like your Pix-e Tim.

 

I could never get the original to fly back in the early 50s. Probably my lack of experience but it just would not fly for me. I can't rememebr seeing one fly but they must have done.

Thanks Peter!

 

I have to say that the little Pix - E is a lovely model to fly, although it seems to do even better if I leave the sticks alone!

 

tim

Posted by rActive on 19/11/2010 15:51:08:
Tim, this looks fabulous. Yes please to a plan (free or otherwise) hint hint david

 I'll do my best - promise!

 

Having deliberated for weeks, I spent a bit of time on Saturday cobbling a steerable tailwheel together.  A piano wire leg pases through a plastic tube (itself glued within a hardwood block), and has a bearing disc of brass soldered below, and brass arm soldered to the top.

I did contemplate (in turn) a fixed wheel, a castoring wheel, and a tail skid, but thought that this would allow for any eventuality!

Hi Tim

 

I have a future project for you.