martyn sharp Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Hi is anybody out there building or thinking of building a Priory Models Silhouette martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I've had one for absolutely ages. It's electric of course these days, goes very well. A bit heavy compared to modern designs but it holds it's own in a wind quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Mine sadly is no more. Totalled it a few weks ago. My own fault. I was one mistake to low. I shall miss it. I did my first low wing flight with this after the "trainer" phase. As said before is a little on the heavy side and would go better with a .46 up front. I only had a .40. Kev PS The wing is basicly sound if wanted! Edited By Kevin Fairgrieve on 08/06/2012 19:02:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I flew one until I crashed it about 6 years ago - I left spin recovery a yard too low. Mine was initially powered with a ringed Irvine 40, when that wore out changed to the ABC version. I thought that power was about right. It's a pleasant sports areobatic but I thought the controls a tad stodgy. Only bad characteristic was that the nose dropped sharply when rudder was applied. This made stall turns "interesting". I currently have a Ripmax Druine Akrobat that has the same peculiarity. The reason for this was once explained to me as it's a known phenomenon with some full size a/c. Something to do with the rudder interfering with the airflow from the tailplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanN Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 An older chap that I worked with briefly a few years ago gave me one of these. A one time r/c flyer, his eyesight had deteriorated and he'd moved on to trains and boats. When he asked me if I wanted a partially built Silhouette I had no idea what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised when I got it I agree with the other comments above re it being slightly heavy by modern standards. This one will be a flea's whisker under 21oz /sq ft with OS46LA Original plan was to use a PAW 35 not only does that allow the fully enclosed exhaust arrangement shown above, it gets the wing loading down to c20.4oz per sq / ft, and that wonderful piece of Brit engineering will have - correctly propped - more useable grunt than the OS However, I don't have a great amount of diesel fuel left and there's no way on this planet I'm paying LMS prices for those small tins of Model Technics stuff. So, I'll fly it with the OS this summer then revert to the PAW when I next get the chance to pick up a couple of large cans of Southern Modelcraft's finest- probably at Much Marcle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I have had one as well, had a few in fact, but i still dont know why you want to know? what info do you seek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Randall Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I bought one of these at a show in the early 90s. It built into a nice looking between the wars style plane like those above. My only regret is that I mounted the engine inverted to keep it all in the cowl with a dustbin silencer. The engine never ran reliably inverted and I bent the conrod due to flooding at least once. The end came when I was landing with the engine having gone sick again. A fellow club member with a couldn't care less attitude, baulked me and the engine died as I tried to open up to go round again. Crunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanN Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 If you'd had a nice PAW that wouldn't have happened. Diesels don't care which way up they're mounted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 If you turn the engine over a couple of times by hand before attaching the glow battery & applying the starter you would be aware if it's been over-primed. By doing this an inverted 2 stroke is less likely to suffer hydraulic lock problems than an upright one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cantwell Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 ah, but if you turn the cowl round, you can mount the engine upright, and still get it on the cowl, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 But it looks much nicer inverted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Funnily enough I just put my Silhouette fuselafe in the bin only yesterday. She originally flew on an Irvine 46, mounted inverted, and was my first low winger. Frightened the life out of me at the time. In later years I converted her to electric, with a Twister 60 and 16xCP2400s on a 12x6" APC-E and she went very well. A couple of crashes down the line saw the fuselage wing seats damaged and getting heavier with each repair. Then, last week having not flown the model for a couple of years I took out all the gear, broke up the damaged fiselage and binned it. I've got a new replacement cowl here somewhare if anyone is looking for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm in the middle of my build of one of these. Was a bit stuck for the colour scheme till i saw this thread. Some beauties there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanN Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Funny how so many of us seem to have settled on a "Military trainer" type scheme. This model certainly lends itself well to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceyfan Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Post for Leccyflyer, do you still have that spare cowl for the silhouette? I just stuffed mine into a stone wall, and the cowl ( amongst other things!) is totalled. I have loved this model and so want to bring it back. Woodwork now fixed, but am struggling to find a cowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Blake 1 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I built and flew a couple of this model in the early nineties but with each of them, when landing on grass, there was problems with the wing mountings for the undercarriage ripping out. Does anyone know if that problem has been improved on because I'm thinking of going along for yet another one. The Silhouette has such a lovely shape and appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly boy3 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Hi Martyn, I do not think they have a web site, only a phone line. A Google search came up with this. **LINK** Its a 2011 number but worth a try if required.. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 ....and if they don't make them anymore, I have an incomplete model listed on eBay. LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Pearce 4 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Having only recently returned to the hobby I've never seen these before. There maybe newer models better suited to electric flight but I doubt if any look as good. There's something about that cowl and tail feathers that make it look good. It's certainly inspired some great colour schemes! Edited By David Pearce 4 on 04/05/2014 09:14:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I tried the phone number which FB3 posted the other day and left a message on the answerphone. A gentleman phoned me back yesterday evening to say that the Silhouette was no longer available. Edited By David Davis on 07/05/2014 11:37:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Fairgrieve Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 That`s a shame as I fancied another one. If you were nearer to me I would have bid on yours David. kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 At the risk of resurrecting an old post, I would be interested to find out what powertrain the 'leccy flyers have used to convert the silhouette. I would like to finish mine and go down the electric route. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert baker Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Lecky, duno but I have got an unfinished one for sale if anyone needs one Bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 For my Silhouette I used a Twister 60 outrunner and Jeti Advance 40 ESC on 16xRGP3300 Sub-C Nimh cells and a 13x8 MA wood prop Performance was pretty good (for the day) and the model was rock solid in the air - not surprising given the weight of those 16 cells.weighing in on the north side of 7lbs. Sadly she succumbed some years later to a barbed wire fence. I do have a spare cowl lying around, but the mothballed damaged model never made the cut for transport up north a few years ago. With lipos you could save a good bit more than a pound from that AUW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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