McG 6969 | 11/11/2019 19:54:22 |
![]() 3525 forum posts 1338 photos | Hi Peter, You're indeed very close to covering now. Will it become the Belgian one? Looking forward to your decision. Cheers Chris
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Peter Miller | 11/11/2019 20:55:16 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | Yes, the one in the museum. All orange |
McG 6969 | 11/11/2019 21:04:50 |
![]() 3525 forum posts 1338 photos | ... ooh, the one in the Brussels Air Museum... Thank Goodness... and you of course, Peter. Cheers Chris |
Peter Miller | 11/11/2019 21:19:52 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | There have been some corrections around the underside of the nose on the plan |
John Bisset | 16/11/2019 22:08:33 |
237 forum posts 6 photos | Posted by Peter Miller on 01/11/2019 08:28:58:
It is interesting that the great Brian Lecomber favoured the Stampe SV-4 for aerobatics...before he went on the Dunlop Pitts. And anyone who watched Brian flying the Pitts will never forget it!! Edited By Peter Miller on 01/11/2019 08:30:15
Indeed, Peter. Greatly missed, Mr Lecomber. I think he kept his Stampe even when he had moved his team on to ?Extra 300s? I think. The start of his book 'Talk Down; showed how much he liked the Stampe for gentle aerobatics. I still recall a lovely conversation I had with him when I was debating doing a Lycoming conversion. He had a 200HP Lycoming with VP prop and turbo for sale; he tried to persuade me to fit that to my Stampe - "Just think how much vertical you could get with that!" I felt it was the down vertical maneouvres that might be the limit, unless I could fit airbrakes(!) - the Stampe had quite a low flick roll limit speed. He was a terrific character and a superbly thoughtful, careful pilot.
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Peter Miller | 17/11/2019 08:22:04 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | Hi John. I liked his forst two books. "Talk Down" was very good but I did not enjoy it as much. I saw hin flying his PItts at the Dunlop Pitts competion at Old Warden. Where the only models in all classes where of his aircraft. I think he must have been inspired by the fact that so many modellers had build models of his aircraft. I will NEVER forget his knife edge flight down the strip with the wing tip about 10 feet or less above the ground. I came fourth in static with a model that was built as per the full size.i.e a frame of brass tube and all built up to 1/12th scale Probably one of the best and most detailed models that I have ever built. A judge later told me that the judges results had been changed because another model was being featured in a magazine article so.... Edited By Peter Miller on 17/11/2019 08:25:44 |
David Davis | 18/11/2019 05:44:11 |
![]() 3863 forum posts 741 photos | I have the old Skyways Models kit. I'll build it one day if I live long enough! |
Peter Miller | 18/11/2019 08:30:58 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | That must have been a along time ago. I can't even remember it, must have been before I started serious R/C in the 70s. The only one that I know was the control line stunter which was very semi scaleor more "based loosely on" |
David Davis | 18/11/2019 09:03:53 |
![]() 3863 forum posts 741 photos | Posted by Peter Miller on 18/11/2019 08:30:58:
That must have been a along time ago. I can't even remember it, must have been before I started serious R/C in the 70s. The only one that I know was the control line stunter which was very semi scaleor more "based loosely on" I didn't start flying r/c until 1988 and I bought the kit at Weston Park probably in 2002 but it could have been earlier. I bought it because I'd admired Frank Warburton's control line model as a youth but I've never got round to buildng it! I've never started the Skyways Model either! Edited By David Davis on 18/11/2019 09:05:02 |
Peter Miller | 18/11/2019 09:09:33 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | It should be a nice model to fly. I hope mine is. I never built the controline model but saw one flying in the club. |
David Davis | 18/11/2019 09:25:44 |
![]() 3863 forum posts 741 photos | Anybody know the colour scheme of the French registered aircraft? |
McG 6969 | 18/11/2019 09:43:20 |
![]() 3525 forum posts 1338 photos | Here you go, David. The Farman Monitor, to be presented to the Armée de l'Air for evaluation purposes. Watch the absence of dorsal fairing in front of the vertical tail and the different cowl as it was equipped with a Renault engine and not the Gipsy. Cheers Chris
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Peter Miller | 18/11/2019 10:31:20 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | Note also the different location for the tail wheel. I can't fin any colour pictures of this one. |
kc | 18/11/2019 10:35:44 |
6946 forum posts 175 photos | Skyway Models advertised the Stampe Monitor in their 1995 catalogue - so it is a more recent kit than thought. 55 inch span for a .40 and based on their 'Classic' Hawk series so may not be very scale. |
David Davis | 18/11/2019 10:38:42 |
![]() 3863 forum posts 741 photos | Posted by McG 6969 on 18/11/2019 09:43:20:
Here you go, David. The Farman Monitor, to be presented to the Armée de l'Air for evaluation purposes. Watch the absence of dorsal fairing in front of the vertical tail and the different cowl as it was equipped with a Renault engine and not the Gipsy. Cheers Chris
Oh I won't be entering mine in the National Championships Chris! Has the French version been left in the natural aluminium overall with lettering in red and black? |
McG 6969 | 18/11/2019 11:00:10 |
![]() 3525 forum posts 1338 photos | I doubt it could be "natural aluminium overall", David. The SR7 & Farman Monitor 1 have the wooden frame and tailplanes of the SV4 which are fabric covered. Following what I found it was 'silver' painted w/ black/red markings. Cheers Chris
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Peter Miller | 18/11/2019 12:10:58 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles | I have found some pictures of the Belgian one with black chequerboard on the rudder. I may do that is I have enough Solartrim left. |
Peter Miller | 21/11/2019 11:29:35 |
![]() 11771 forum posts 1416 photos 10 articles |
Well I just finished my Stampe SR-7 and nipped out and photographed it sitting in the road. I am very please with it. About430 Sq in. of winger area. All up ready to fly weight 3lbs 11 ounces with a 3000Mah 3S battery. And the best bit. the CG came out smack on the main spar which is where it was designed to be. Wing loading is 19 ounces per sq. ft.. I may add the chequers to the rudder as seen on some older photos.
Motor is a 4-Max 3541 1070 Prop is 11 X 5.5 Edited By Peter Miller on 21/11/2019 11:30:54 |
McG 6969 | 21/11/2019 11:51:38 |
![]() 3525 forum posts 1338 photos | ... just splendid, Peter. ... and yes, please. Some checkers on the rudder. Cheers Chris |
John Bisset | 21/11/2019 12:45:57 |
237 forum posts 6 photos | That is superb Peter. Just needs the chequerboard markings on the rudder! , as Chris said. |
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