chris collis Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 Glad I’ve got the full fat version! I didn’t realise that aero tech produced so many different types of models.There must be loads still out there in shed’s and lofts maybe forgotten or unbuilt.Andy,you should try and finish the wellie so we could fly both yours and mine together!Would be an interesting sight to see.Some interesting non warbirds in the catalog,anybody got one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 4 hours ago, leccyflyer said: Hi Chris There's a Profile Series Me109G on eBay at the moment. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296245624753?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3hNlwWa6R8m&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=S6bh7olhRJm&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I think it is a lot of money, but I live in the past, when they were going down they sold everything off cheap, the single engine profile models models were £15 and the twins were £19. I bought a profile Mosquito, the fuselage and nacelles were veneered 1" thick foam the wings were semi semi symmetrical section and the tail feathers balsa. I fattened it up and it flew well once I changed the 600 brushed motors for Axi 2028/ 10s I believe it was 60" span. I also built the Stuka from the Aerotech kit it had an OS 40 2 stroke again no complaints with the flying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 5 hours ago, chris collis said: Are you considering building all three of them sometime in the future Martin?Eric,do you plan on building the mossie sometime as I know that you seem to prefer depron equivalent builds,brilliant ones at that.There must be a lot of unstarted Aerotech kits out there!Makes you wonder if their reputation has put people off? Yes I will build it if I live long enough, I like to experiment with alternative options but I do build in a traditional way also . This Bristol Bulldog was built from a plan, a labour of love at the time as there was no precut parts. Sarik have now produced a laser cut set for it very tempted but the exhaust system was a pita and I don't do 3d printing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 That Stuka looks the business Eric - very nice. 👍 It was the Aerotech Stuka and Mosquito that I found very attractive in their range, when they were displayed at the shows, but their reputation was such that I never bought one. There was talk of missing or ill-fitting parts and wing panels that were different lengths, rather than being in proper pairs. As you said when they came to the end they were selling them for next to nothing, but I still didn't buy one. It was only some years later when I saw the Profile P-51 perform that I wished that I had done so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 It’s a brilliant looking Stuka and the Mossie looks like a lot of fun too. Bulldog is tremendous and really well finished. I used to have a P38 Lightning finished in solafilm chrome,loved flying it until it got nicked.Eric, I know you have a superb Sunderland,ever thought about a Walrus or anyone else doing one?Just a crazy thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 My clubmate Jim built a small Walrus a couple of years ago, but I believe it was nothing but trouble - saw it rolled into a ball several times on failed ROG launches and in the air it used to wallow about with a scary Dutch Roll sort of motion. I believe that in the end after modifying the wing incidence and engine thrust lines a few times Jim mothballed the Walrus. You can just see it here, behind the Sunderland and Canberra. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 It looks intriguing and looks great in the air,such a shame that after so much effort, was a disappointment in the air.If the flight characteristics could eventually be sorted,would it be possible to fly it off water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I wouldn't think so Chris, as far as I know it has a fixed undercarriage, with the appropriate holes in the hull, but I'll ask Jim when I next see him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 You never know what would happen to the flight characteristics if all the weight of the u/c was taken away?could be interesting,possibly use a dolly instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Or perhaps an elephant? Those FB algorithms are something else, or perhaps it's just the Interconnectedness Of All Things, but this pooped up a few minutes ago. 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 All that needs now is a seal of approval! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 17 minutes ago, leccyflyer said: Or perhaps an elephant? Those FB algorithms are something else, or perhaps it's just the Interconnectedness Of All Things, but this pooped up a few minutes ago. 😃 "Pooped up...." ...... excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Back on topic Sussex Model Centre have got a few Aerotech Kits on eBay at the moment including a profile Thunderbolt and a full fat P-51. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Hi Leccy,had a good look at Smc site and could only find a P47 profile kit for sale,quite expensive for a profile kit?but still an interesting project for someone.As Eric says,they do fly well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 They must be selling fast -they had at least three yesterday, including the profile P-47 and a P-51 but looks like that's the only one left now. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166594260843?itmmeta=01HQZHMRBBXSH1ASKGWPGZF25G&hash=item26c9caaf6b:g:gMsAAOSwnW1lyRkR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Just an off the wall thought,maybe there’s a very slim to none existent chance that that this thread has provoked a tad of interest in Aerotech kits?not my original intention! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On recollection I flew from a ww2 airfield with the Aerotech P38 and Stuka, and always brought them in fairly quickly as they were prone to tip stalls, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 When I get round to building it, wonder if carving washout into the ailerons would help with the tip stall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Hi Chris, washout is built into the wing on the building board, it is virtually a twist in the wing. I haven't tried it as I was told many years ago putting both ailerons up would not have the same effect as washout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Hi Eric, wasn’t sure if your P38 and Stuka had foam and obeche wing panels and if washout was already built in.On any model I have built in the past I’ve always when hot wiring the core,added a degree or two of washout. I think it may have helped with the flying characteristics.My last incarnation being a A37 Dragonfly. It flies pretty well. Will have to check carefully if the Fw190 has any washout built in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 That is a very nice Dragonfly Chris, All the Aerotech kits had foam veneer wings with no washout. The Mosquito kit I have has a pair of outer panels with washout, these were cut for me by a friend to replace the original panels. I must make an effort to build it before I get to old. If you have the facility to cut your own wings why not make a pair with washout and as veneer is not so readily available sheet them with balsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris collis Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Many thanks Eric,that would be a great idea.Quick to make and I still have some sheets of obeche left over from a few years ago,been hoarding it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 (edited) I have managed to to get my hands on one of Richard`s excellent BF109 kits thanks to Ron Gray (top bloke 😁) so i will be selling my Aerotech International BF109 kit if anyone is interested, there is a period magazine with it complete with the build article. i`m looking for £140 plus postage for it. Edited March 16 by martin collins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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