Fun Flyer Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 What a coincidence. I was just going to post that it must be time for another Turbulent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Isn't Peter's 58 inch Turbulent already in the Sarik range as it was an RCMW plan years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Posted by kc on 09/03/2020 19:22:21: Isn't Peter's 58 inch Turbulent already in the Sarik range as it was an RCMW plan years ago? Probably. I can't remember how big this one is but possibly similar. The RCMW one was also in an American scale model mag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Again Edited By Peter Miller on 09/03/2020 21:02:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi Peter, as you are in my age bracket you may remember a model that was out in the 70's called a Moonshiner bipe. It was a neat looking model with foam wings the kit at the time was about £20. I bought one off a fellow club member for a fiver and had some good flying with it till it eventually bit the dust, the wings were ok so I drew up a Hawker Hind semi scale model and used the modified wings. I have often thought it would be a good model to resurrect but my memory is a bit cloudy now. Do's anyone have a picture of it? Eric r. (not panic buying loo rolls as the perforations make them useless for covering wings.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi Eric. The name rings a bell. but I was only just getting into radio then. Your comment about loo rolls brings a memory to mind. When I was in the RAF at St Mawgan in the 50s,late 50s thatis we did some control line flying. Now we didn't have a lot of money then so anything that might save money was tried out. This chap turned up with a combat type model which he had covered with toilet paper (RAF issue) These were pretty small sheets in a hard glossy paper with "Government issue" on every sheetin green letters. He had covered it with the paper at different angles and then doped it. The first landing and it shattered everywhere. Never forgotten that. Imust post the story on the other thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Hi Peter, I had a few of my own designs on Chris Golds Light fantastic, all scale and semi scale models I never had plans published as only I, could work from them. I would scale the outline then work it out as I went along. Most worked very well. When leccy flight was how light can I make it I drew up a Maggie ,the Axi motors were just coming out and I used a 2820/10 with 8 cells it was all built up, even stringered the rear fuz. It flew very well but one day landed short of the strip and the battery exited through the side of the fuz.. I rebuilt it and it is still good though now it has a Duncan Hutson Cowl as the original which was carved at the front with lithoplate sides was destroyed in the crash. I scaled the tailplane wrong it is over size but it works ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 I am amazed that one can build such a model from outlines only. I need a pretty complete plan to work to/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I think I get it from my mother, She was a tailor and women would bring a picture from a magazine and ask if she could make a dress or coat like the one in the picture. She would measure them and then proceed to make paper patterns which she laid over a tailors dummy. A lot of my clothes when I was at school were made from off cuts, during the war people would bring clothes which they had grown out of and she would make something with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 THat is a great skill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Well, after spending days looking through my collection of hundreds of 3-views I have gfinally chosenmy next project...just in time for lockdown. It is an aircraft that has been on my list for a very long time but now it just clicked with my mood. It is the Pilatus P-2 You can see it in my album P-2 Not put up hereas they are copyright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Not a bad choice at all. Although a Gee Bee R1-2 would be better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 The nearest to those that I might have considered is the QED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Cardona Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 How about a staudacher GS300? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Maybe in about twenty years. It is too much like most other current aerobatic aircraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Not sure the world needs another Staudedgxtra... GBQED would have been interesting though. I always think of the P-2 as the trainer with a juicer on its nose It'll be interesting to see how you engineer that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 The QED replica has some additional points in its favour I understand slightly bigger wing and wider UC. I have considered having a go myself. Each time I have thought, this is a PM type scale model. I would build the prototype if asked or offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 The QED is also a lot longer. It always amuses me.I say "Ok, this is what I am going to design end then get a whole lot of"You should design this...." I design what I like. I have occasionally designed things that other people have pushed me into. I never like those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Posted by Peter Miller on 24/03/2020 21:03:25: I design what I like. I have occasionally designed things that other people have pushed me into. I never like those. Tailwind . And although i have not built it, it is on my to do list, Don`t tell me you don`t like it pushed or not it is a Nice subject. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Yes, I was pushed into it. IT just was not a type that I liked. I later did a Wittman Formula V racer and that was very nice. It flew quite well but was hampered by a faulty engine which was later replace by J.Perkins. The ONLY SC engine that ever gave trouble. I was told that the head was incorrectly machined. Apart from that it was fine but it just wasn't what I wanted to do. The other one was the Midget Mustang. I wanted to increase the wing area over scale a bit bit was told not to. To me it lacked something and just did not fly with the same ease of my other designs. The wing loading was just a fraction too high. Other people who prefer higher wing loading liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Peter, Interesting choice of the Pilatus P-2 and looking forward to following the design and build log (assuming you will do one). Did a quick search of the web for details and I think it will be a nice model to fly with a wide flight envelope and your designers touch What size (wingspan) and motive power plant are you considering for this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi Chris It will be 1/8th scale 54" span, about 3 sq. feet of area and powered with my standard electrical set up Two reason for the power choice, I will take it out of my converted Ballerina and this will save me some money. Second, with that long nose an engine up front might need lead in the tail. But I will be kind and draw a power conversion nose. Yes, I will do a blog on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Peter, I hope it was not me that you think was applying pressure. Encouragement yes. I just thought the QED has a lot of the features of some of your other models, plus some character, potentially to make a nice flying model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Noooo!! You can't apply pressure, Only editors can do that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Posted by Erfolg on 24/03/2020 19:38:03: The QED replica has some additional points in its favour I understand slightly bigger wing and wider UC. I have considered having a go myself. Each time I have thought, this is a PM type scale model. I would build the prototype if asked or offered. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but that is one of the most ugliest aeroplanes Erfolg! . I think the only thing that will appeal to Peter is the red/white colour scheme, also used on his Ballerina, Miss Lizzy, and Moon Dancer 2 (amongst others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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