Pick a plane 2008!

[Hazel Rea]

Tiger Moth Blackbird Stealth Bomber

[frank raby]

Hello David, my selections would be, 1) Blackburn Beverly,electric, 2) TSR2, edf, 3)Lockheed Neptune,electric.   Best regards     Frank

[A.A. Barry]

I have to keep reminding you "chaps" about the Westland Whirlwind" Barry

[willhappy]

hi heres mine and all electric please

1 lockheed S-B Viking

2 0V10- Bronc

3 Stuka

[chipmunk]

1

 1. cranfield A.1

 2.Hurricane. has to be to match typhoon and spitfire

 3. i agree with tiger moth. that would be superb  as a free plane. 

  

[Richard Foinette]

1. De Havilland Mosquito

2. Focke Wolf 190

Sopwith Camel

[Robert Leadbeater]

heres mine

1.scottish aviation bulldog

2. grob G109 picture

3.DH chipmunk

all small i.c .15 size and an option to convert to electric

[Alex Phin]

I would like to suggest some 'between the wars civils' like:

1 DH 84

2 Miles M5 Sparrow Hawk

3 Miles Hawkspeed Six

for starters and all being dual power gas & electric which shoyuld cater for the needs of most

[robert graham]

keeper2a2

I would like to propose;

1) Westland Whirlwind twin engined fighter/bomber

2)Westland Lysander

3)Dehaviland Hornet twin engined fighter/bomber

All three would make good electric powered models. but I have to admit to a soft spot for the much maligned Whirlwind.

Would "Shortfinger" contact me re:- Engine cowl for DeAgostini Spitfire.

[Steve Murray]

Hmm, tricky ... but I'd have to say:

1. De Havilland Hornet (IC, say 45 or electric equivalent)

2. De Havilland Vampire (EDF, maybe midifan size)

3. Heinkel 100D (IC, 60 size would be fantastic)

[robert graham]

Hi, Steve Murray,

I believe you want to contact me; possibly about DeAgostini "Spitfire" engine cowl ? hopefully; my original one is'nt too healthy.

Regards, Bob.

[Mick Simms]

Hi everyone, well heres my 3    Focke  wulf Ta-152  Focke wulf 190D   Focke wulf Condor

[David Holland 2]

Stop it , now, with the warbirds. We all love spits and mossies and lancs and wimpeys and..............

but, how about an Islander with turbo props cos the nacelles are really pretty

or a turbulent

or how about a jet provost with edf

Too many lovely aeroplanes, not enough years!!

[Jack Bagley]

My three aircraft would be 1) Auster AOP6.  2) Percival Proctor  3)De Haviland Puss Moth. I have modeled all three over the years, but would like a Tony designed electric powered model of either of the above to a span of about 1.5 to 2.0 meters!  all the best to all,  from Jack

[Phil Winks]

The aircraft i'd like to see as a feature plan is a beechcraft cessna i think twin engine V tail some thing I remember from my dim and distant youth. Dual power optoins would be good.      by the way isn't a westland whirlwind a helicopter just some thing i saw earlier from Robert graham may be a new thread needed.

[robert graham]

rcm&e says mick simms wants to contact me.

phil winks,

Hi Phil, The Westland Whirlwind was'nt made in large numbers; in fact it only equiped two squadrons.

It was deemed too slow but, was certainly as fast as the Hurricane. But what killed it off was the Air Ministry's refusal to allocate the Merlin engine to the factory. It was the first aircraft to have a bubble canopy, and the first aircraft to have all hydraulic controls.  It had four twenty m/m cannon mounted in the nose giving it a massive punch, and also carried bombs and, just before it was withdrawn from service, underwing rockets. It did'nt perform at altitude, but was a fantastic ship buster. The only known surviving aircraft is believed to be in southern Ireland.

Regards, Bob Graham.

[The Whistler]

Well after lots of careful consideration I have finally whittled down my selection of 128 aircraft to 3

1. Hawker Hurricane  .91 4 stroke size

2. Focke Wulf 190 A/8  .91 4 stroke size

3. Westland Whirlwind for two .52 4 strokes would be very nice as I have a pair doing nothing.

[Eric Smyth]

Here's my choice all powered by that clean electric fuel!!!

1. Fw 190B

2. Westland Whirlwind.

3. Bronco

This is the end of my vote!

[Dave Say]

Hi what about

Blackburn BEVERLEY

AVRO LANCASTER 

SPITFIRE

only because im new to the hobby and just love warbirds

[Graham Meredith]

1.Stuka

2.D.H. Venom

3.Optica

[Graham Meredith]

Interesting models to make

[Martin Roberts]

This year we have had a beautifully designed piston engined Typhoon (plan), which in my recollection of reading RC magazines from all over the world, over a 30+ years span is a very rare event. However,I have recently been reading the the Fly Past Vulcan special edition, what lucky people you are up there, being able to see the real plane in her glory, the last time I saw fly was as I recall Farnborough 1964/5 there abouts. I do believe that we must recognise beautiful creatures from all eras, but this competition should be balance for far and recent history, and Tony, as a master of design, would be able to do justice to our recent history, and there are many recent plans and fits available for WW1 and WW11 craft, as well as civilians.

All things being fair and equal, and in the firm belief that we all suffer from to much USA abusay, I must humly ask for Tony et al, to strongly consider a screaming jet, which is of British Design (or possibly Canadian), Australia is out of the running unfortunately, other than by name.

Said design challenge should be for either a V-Bomber, of two or four EDFs, giving the first three real options as follows:-

1, The Victor,          2, The Valiant,         3, The Vulcan (my father used to hand carve them for mum)        

4, not a V-Bomber but an Aussie Icon and my absolute favourite the CANBERRA. Also rans (fighters)

5, Vampire,    6, Venom    7, Vixen

please note that all seven would also make ideal slopers, as would the Canadian heavy jet bomber which I can not remember the name of butr which had a very short life, due to the bastardising of the projects by certain clandestine groups.

[Gary Eyre]

I would like to see  something not often modelled - to be powered by EFlite Park 480 -

1.  Hannover c111 German biplane

2. Lutin Minor  parasol

3. Sopwith Triplane

I have Aeromodeller plans of the first two, from some years ago, but they are for 15 and 20 size glow engines

[001]

Martin, do you mean the CF 105 Avro  Arrow, which was a (large) fighter ?

[A.A. Barry]

WEEELLLL lets' get some more votes for the "westland Whirlwind'  fella's, That's interesting, Bob Graham, about one surviving in ireland, as the records show the last "hack" was reduced to material, and buried at the end of an airstrip, I think it was Yeovil, altho 2 went to Fiji , Do you have any more info , now back to the "PICK a PLANE" GGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the "whirly bird" . Barry