Cliff Bastow Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I was given this recently, does anyone have any ideas what it might be and is it based on any full size aircraft please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The wheels were used on Precedent models But may just be borrowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thanks for that Denis, I am not sure the wheels are original as they look to big to me but not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Muir Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I just typed the registration into Google and it came up with a Peyret Mauboussin XI. Sounds familiar. Did Peter Miller do one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Short lived french light aircraft maker from 1928 to 1932. One is known to survive [ wing less ] but good order in French museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 http://www.modelflying.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=103785 Edited By Mike T on 12/03/2018 16:29:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 That is great chaps, many thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share Posted January 6, 2019 Sorry to report that this had bit the dust after the elevator servo jammed at full up elevator! Shame as it was a nice relaxing model to fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Sorry to hear that Cliff. Make a new one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Yes, that is one ofmine.A truly lovely relaxing model to fly. Another club member now owns mine and likes to fly it at great altitutes The orginal had a 45 HP seven cylinder radial engine which is pretty feeble really. Made two outstanding flights. The first was in 1930 Paris to Madagascar, acrosss Africa tp the West coast and back to Paris. A year later it was flown from Paris to Saigon in 10 days. IT was then flown back to Paris but not quite as fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Isn't the model repairable? If it's balsa construction repair should be possible especially as it's electric and presumably not fuel soaked. Repaired models always fly better than they did before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Repaired models always fly better than they did before! why is that then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Or maybe, you fly it better because you are less precious about it after a repair? OTOH they also go better when you have your blood soaked into the balsa in a few places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Well of course it's an illusion - I find I am less worried about damaging the model again and enjoy the flight more because of that. And there is the point that rebuilding gives the oportunity of modifying anything that was not quite right before. So every reason to rebuild if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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