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First of all, my condolenses for the loss of Queen Elizabeth.
So, I got my hands of a Balsacraft Hawker Hurricane kit, and the maiden flight is coming. i know that the Mk1 JU-B was one of the Hurricanes of 111th Squadron. I'm interested to find out more about for example who was the pilot and what happened to the plane. I have found only one image of JU-B in a refuelling situation.
So does anyone know where to find mor of the history of the plane, of sourse I've found much just by using Google, but I would kike to read more and perhaps find som more pictures.
Best regards
Jan Olov Stenberg, Sweden
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I'm really pleased too see Hurricane as winner. Yes, it's another warbird. But it's a rare one.
Many of You claim that there are lots of Hurricane kits on the market. I got the April issue of RCM&E today and a quick check gave result: None. Not at Steve Webb, not at Sussex Model Centre, not at Al's Hobbies. In fact no Hurricane at all. I might have missed somewhere, but I couldn't see anyone in the ad's.
I'm looking forward to build this one. I'm shure it'll fly as well as the Mosquito does.
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I keep on wanting a Hurricane....
My votes:
1. Hawker Hurricane
2. Consolidated Catalina
3. Ju87 Stuka(in spite of being an ugly airplane)
With all respect, I don't understand why some of You vote for D.H. Mosquito since Mr Nijhuis has designed two in different sizes in 2004? See June/ July 2004 and June 2005.
By the way: My D.H. Mosquito had it's maiden flight last friday. Built from the excellent Nijhuis-plan in RCM&E June/July 2004. Great flyer, absolutely no problems at all.
It's powered by 2 Apache 20-34T brushless motors drawing 8 AMps each out of a 3s1p PQ2500Xp Lipo-pack. Overall weight i 793 grams (about 28 oz)
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Hello!
No #1 on my list is still Hawker Hurricane..
Here are my preferences:
#1 Hawker Hurricane - .40 size 2-stroke or equivalent electric
#2 Auster J-1 Autocrat 40 size 2-stroke /outrunner
#3 Hawker Hunter, why not another jet model?
By the way, i'm just finishing a Mosquito from an RCM&E-plan (the smaller one), a very nice model indeed.
Just covering with Solite was a true challenge. Must You English always create so beautiful airplanes?
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My Club field is 5 mins away by car, and I get there in 10-15 mins with my bicycle.
Should I prefer a walk it'll take me some 40 minutes through the town.We're neighbours to the Local aeroclub, which means that we have acces to big lawn mower, tractor, etc and we share a snow thrower too.
We are lucky indeed, since we rent the area from the town administration of Köping (Sweden)
Our cost is below £100 per year. 230 Volts provided by the Aero Club to a cost of approx. £300 per year. -
Hello!
Seems to be similar to F5J-Exteme, initiated by Robert Burson, USA?
This is indeed challenging, always funny to compete with an Electric soarer.
I missed October, but may a Swede join You for the rest of the Winter?
Best regards
Jan Olof Stenberg, Köping - Sweden
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Updated 10. November -07
Flyable:
Great Planes Spirit (glider)
Fireworks 2 (Discus Launch Glider)
E-Spirit (Electric glider with Spirit wings Mega Acn 16/15/6 brushless geared 3,33:1)
Great Planes Electricub (Plettenberg Orbit 10-22)
Poison (Swedish Fun Flyer design Enya 35 TV)
Klemm Kl25D (powered by Magnum .30 4-stroke)
Cox Micro Spitfire Mk14 (Brushless motor only 10 grams. Flies excellent!)
Hacker Mystery (czech electro glider, Plettenberg 290/20/8 brushed motor geared 3 to 1)
Josefin (another swedish design, Fokker look-alike, OS 40 4-stroke)
Flyable after radio installation:
Krypto (F3B- type glider)
Graupner Terry (park flyer)
Sting (small electric plane swedish design, Plettenberg Typhoon 15-10)
Two nice projects going on:
Marutaka Spitfire Mk8(bought half finished, motor not decided - maybe .90 4-stroke
De Havilland DH98 Mosquito, from RCM&E plan, will be powered by 2 Apache 20-34T brushless motors, and Etec 1200 HP LiPo-cells. Almost finished now. I will publish a building thread in this Forum.
Waiting for repair:
GWS Tiger Moth (indoor, Apache 20-48T)
Graupner Discus 330 (electrified 3.25 metre glider Plettenberg HP 300/30/A3 brushless)). Old plastic fuselage cracked to pieces if I grabbed it too hard. New fuse in construction -
Flyable:
Great Planes Spirit (glider)
Fireworks 2 (Discus Launch Glider)
E-Spirit (Electric glider with Spirit wings Mega Acn 16/15/6 brushless geared 3,33:1)
Graupner Discus 330 (electrified 3.25 metre glider Plettenberg HP 300/30/A3 brushless))
Great Planes Electricub (Plettenberg Orbit 10-22)
Poison (Swedish Fun Flyer design Enya 35 TV)
Klemm Kl25D (powered by Magnum .30 4-stroke)
Flyable after radio installation:
Krypto (F3B- type glider)
Graupner Terry (park flyer)
Josefin (another swedish design, Fokker look-alike, OS 40 4-stroke)
Building:
Sting (small electric plane swedish design, Plettenberg Typhoon 15-10)
Marutaka Spitfire Mk8(bought half finished, motor not decided - maybe .90 4-stroke
Waiting for repair:
GWS Tiger Moth (indoor, Apache 20-48T)
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Hello!
Just a comment to Flanker; If You want something that's not seen too often at the airfields, then Hawker Hurricane shurely would qualify!
So many Spitfire ARF:s, plans kits etc are available (clearly being one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built), and almost no Hurries?
That said, my choice of course is:
1) Hawker Hurricane (.40 2-stroke size)
2) Miles Magister
3) B25
...and in a Future - why not a Hawker Hunter ducted fan model?
Best regards
Jan Olof Stenberg, a.k.a. "Airfoil" -
Hello!
Agree totally with Dead-stick and Mike Rolls. I broke the wing of my best electric glider in a spiral dive i April last year.
Wasn't in cloud but the thermal was heavy, and a strong wind took the plane far away so I decided to get out of it, made a large left hand diving turn to get back to the landing spot.
I was a bit surprised as I had flewn the model in stronger winds before this happened.
If things are going out of your control, try to spin the plane. -
Hi Julian!
You're my friend forever, Hurricane rules!
Here's another one searching for a plan, may I suggest .40 size with retracts?? -
Hi!
As being an overseas reader of RCM&E I can only agree to this excellent idea!
Happy flying!
Jan Olof
About the Hawker Hurricane
in All Things Model Flying
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Hi,
Thanks for the information. I found the websites interesting and I will continue to explore.
David: The decals in the kit seems to be exactly as seen in the picture without the red/white/blue on the fin and no yellow outer roundel.
Pity about the fate for mr Ferriss and the airplane, but things were obviously extreme chaotic then.