Chiltern Models Chipmunk.

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

Came into possession of one of these 40 glow size, old kit.

Anyone know them ?

[McG 6969]

... when are you starting your build blog, John?  ?

 

Cheers

Chris

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

3 minutes ago, McG 6969 said:

... when are you starting your build blog, John?  ?

 

Cheers

Chris

 

Not yet, but will do one. ?

[leccyflyer]

Yes John, I used to have one, when I first started flying - they were good fun, if a little fast for scale-like Chipmonkery. Mine had an OS .40FP and was my 2nd low winger, but I only flew the model maybe half-a-dozen times. She fell foul to the "The model doesn;t know that it;s windy, come on, get one up-itis" and was destroyed cartwheeling across the field without getting airborne, before I knew better

Nice models, mine was done out as an aeroplane from a University Air Squadron -the sort of aeroplane that gave us ATC bods our first Air Experience flights in the 70's.

 

 

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Edited July 23, 2021 by leccyflyer

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

It worth putting flaps on Lecky ?

[leccyflyer]

I'm not in the best position to make an informed comment on that John, since I don't really use them, despite having several flap-equipped models -and certainly not at the rookie stage of second low winger that I was at with the Chipmunk. It felt pretty fast to me, at the time, having moved on from my trainer and first low winger.