David Davis 2

Welcome from me too from the middle of France. The Junior 60 was my first successful radio controlled model aircraft and I learned to fly on it. Picture of my second Junior 60 below with my much younger self! This one was electric powered, six NiCads and a brushed motor! I plan to build a third Junior 60 over the winter off a plan. I'm going to build it as light as possible, cover it in tissue over doculam, and power it with a 15 two stroke once other repairs and projects are complete.

We've never had our motor mower stolen but our club house has been broken into several times and cookers and fridges have been stolen so we decided to install a camera in a tree to monitor movement around the clubhouse. We also have a three-sided shelter which houses our barbeque amongst other things. In 2013 we hosted a round of the French National Aerobatic Championship and hired a PA system for the occasion but we had to supply a long length of electrical cable. This cable was kept on a drum in the shelter. One day the camera picked up the arrival of a young couple in a new white Toyota. They peered inside the club hut, walked over to the shelter, stole the cable drum, loaded it into their car and drove off. This was all captured on camera so we made a copy on a DVD and a delegation reported the matter to the gendarmes. We did not manage to film the registration number of the car but Toyotas are relatively rare in France; most people opt for French marques. It seems that the gendarmes recognised the couple and confronted them with the evidence for a few days later the camera was stolen! Whether the couple was ever prosecuted we do not know but neither the cable nor the camera were ever returned to us!

We have a club mower which is kept at the chairman's home but in order to save time several of us usually turn up on mowing days with our own mowers as well. One of our members owns a John Deere mower. It was stolen from his house and when he reported it to the police, they explained that two more John Deere mowers had recently been stolen too. I also own a John Deere. I used it yesterday and put it into the garage. I'd better check that it's still there!

Dry but rather windy in the middle of France yesterday which probably explains why only four of us turned up with only three models between us. Gerard flew his Kingfisher, Francois his Baron and I flew my Calmato powered by an OS 46AX which I picked up at a swap meet for very little minus the exhaust. I fitted one from my box of bits! Check out the maize crop blowing in the wind in the first picture.

What scale is the BE2e?

What do the various classifications actually mean?

I used to have one, my second r/c model. Mine was powered by an Irvine 20 car racing engine modified with an aircraft crankshaft. It flew it extremely well and was a good introduction to aerobatics. It remains one of three models which I wish I hadn't sold. The other two were a Flair Hooligan, Flair's answer to the WOT 4, and a vintage Radio Queen.

I used to have a New Yamamoto powered by a Merco 61. It was far too fast for me as a novice so I gave it away.

Interesting. I have built a couple of Junior 60s and assisted a novice in the construction of a third. Mine were powered by a variety of engines including an Irvine 20 and an HP VT 25 as well as a couple of electric motors in the end. I intend to build another Junior 60 over the winter, to cover it in tissue over doculam and to power it by an OS 15, after all the original was a free flight model powered by a 2.5cc-3.5cc engine. There is footage of a Junior 60 powered by an ED Racer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXd-IiVED98&t=149s. As the Racer was a 2.5cc engine, I think that my OS 15 should power it.

Ah! But you do not know the Unmarried Modellers' Club's motto. "We Haven't The Time For That!"

It's a 90. It has eleven fins. If it had had it only nine fins it would have been been a 75. I've had one for years which I thought was a 90 until it proved to be a 75. Then I bought a "50" on line. That proved to be a 75 too! Bristol Blenheim anyone? 😉 PS. A 50 has a parallel front bearing housing.

Robin's link takes us back to 2020. I was informed later on in the thread that David Parker did indeed design the Firebrand. He was also a pilot in the RAF. My memory must be slipping.

There was a guy in Sri Lanka who built this model and flew it, though it looks a bit different to the one shown in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n17uoYgtIw. Was the designer of The Comet the same David Parker who designed the Firebrand? This is an elegant vintage model which I've never seen in the wood. I believe that it has a six foot wingspan. Colin Buckle has the plan: https://www.benbucklevintage.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_9&products_id=64

Does anybody know the part number of the main needle valve of the OS 40 FS Surpass?

The number on my BE2e is on the fuselage, below the tailplane.