Pick a Plane 2011

[Wiltshire Flyer]

Well top of my list has to be the Dragon Rapide!

 

So

 

1- Dragon Rapide

 

2- Gloster Meteor

 

3- Mosquito

 

[Former Member]

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[DENNY]

 How about the Mitchell B-25 or an A-10 

[Dave Towell]

1. Mossie

2. B-25

3. Bucanner

Edited By Dave Towell on 19/11/2010 07:10:07

[Ernie]

Why is there so little interest in WW1 jobs? What about a juicy German albatross?

ernie

 

 

 

 

>>>>>>Just one vote please Ernie - please let me know if you'd ike to add 2 more>>>>

David

Edited By David Ashby - RCME Administrator on 19/11/2010 07:37:49

[kevin b]

How about a different type of warbird ?

A non U.K / American twin for instance.

 

Fiat BR20

 

Mitsubishi 100 Ki-46

 

Or even a triple ?

 

Cant Z1007

 

[Peter Atkins]

 Have just been watching The Battle of Britain on the History Channel, so how about something for all those Spitfires, Hurricanes to chase

1) Messerschmitt 110

2) Heinkel He 111

3) Messerschmitt 109E 

1)      

[Alan Williams]

catalina flying boat,Tigercat or invader.Alan Williams

 

[Rob]

I think a Swordfish would be great, A WW2 icon with a nod of the head towards the WW1 bipes.

[P-A-W]

How about a 1/4 scale corsair .. now theres a challange

[Mike Baker]

1 Miles Magister  (Is there a 40 size kit for this one?)

2 DH Chipmunk

3 Me 110

[Keith Lewzey]

I like the ideas Jonathan.

 

My personnal preference this year would be to see us NOT ask Tony to build a British WW2 era aircraft. WW2 era would be fine as long as the subject is from another nation. Variety is after all the spice of life.

 

I think a twin of some sort would be great probably electric & below the 7kg weight limit that applies on a number of club fields up & down the country. My personnal preferences therefore are as follows....

 

1. P38 Lightning

2. Me 110

3. Grumman Tigercat (having seen one fly at Seattle Seafair this summer)

 

May the best plane win.

[Keith Simmons]

Here is my vote.

 

1,  Avro Manchester

2, Buccaneer (EDF)

3, Vulcan (EDF)

 

Thanks

[stu knowles]

I would add my vote for the DH Dove airliner, undermodelled so far but my fave suggestion would be for a Leopard Moth (or any of the other high wing monoplane moths

 

beautiful aeroplanes and would make fine models.  Even a 60 powered version could be 100 " span.

 

stu k 

[Misha]

1. Republic P-47 is my favorite (1.8m)

2. FW 190 (1.8)

3. Piper Cub

 

[Ian Laing]

A truly scale Piper Cub/L4 would be a nice change.

[Vecchio Austriaco]

Zlin 52

Boeing Stearman

Corvus Racer

 

In size 40 or 50 so a selection of power system is possible.

[LHR Dave]

How about a nice DHC 1 Chipmunk an electric version would be really great!

[Towlie]

Well I've wanted a Ilyushin il 2 sturmovik for a while 

So with that in mind;

 

1. il 2 sturmovik please

2.Gloster Gladiator great inter warbird and no retracts

3.Bristol Buccaneer (EDF)Would be great

[Hugh Coleman]

Oh, I'm allowed three votes aren't I...

 

2. Hawker Fury (The biplane, not the radial engined beast that but the wind up the Mig 15s in Korea).

 

3. Upsize the ME109 from years ago.

 

Hugh

Edited By Hugh Coleman on 19/11/2010 20:44:28

[Luke Lane]

1. DH 104 Dove. A great choice for a first scale twin. You know it makes sense Tony

 

2. SA Twin Pin

 

3. Britten Norman Trilander. Fairly straightforward to build and different.

[Fraser White]

For me it would have to be either:

1) Grumman Goose - brings back childhood memories of the Tales of the Gold Monkey on Saturday evenings

2) Hawker Hind - Fabulous aircraft

3)  Dehavilland dhc-3 Otter

[Tony Richardson]

OK  #1  Westland Whirlwind  Great twin

 

        #2 F6F Hellcat a real brute of a warbird

        #3 Z526 Zlin Akrobat.

Edited By Tony Richardson on 20/11/2010 02:21:39

Edited By Tony Richardson on 20/11/2010 02:22:49

[Magnar Schou Olsen]

Here is my votes.

 

FW 190

HE 119

ME 109G

 

All with a wingspan over 1,6m

[Shaun K]

There seems to be a building number of golden era non-military types popping up here.

 

PLEEEEEEAAAAAASE Tony, I want one of these: 1937 Spartan Executive 7W. 50-60 size, big enough for retracts but small enough to be manageable. I promise I'd buy the parts kit for that!! 

 

1/7 scale comes in at a tidy 67" span. It ticks all the boxes for me - looks great, not often modelled, could be done with a simple colour scheme for those wanting a quick build or in great detail for the scale enthusiast.

 

 

 

2. To support other previous ideas - I like the look of the Grumman Cougar / Beechcraft Bonanza / general light commercial twins

 

 

3.  Ryan ST - Would be a delight pottering around on a nice 4-stroke!