fly-navy Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I saw oil painting (original) by a famous aviation artist of the Beau.while on holiday and fell in love with the look of it.IIRC Tony designed one some time ago was there any link on here to it and has anyone had any experience of the build please?I know where to get the plan from,I couldn't see it on Tonys website.Any help appreciated guys.John Edited By fly-navy on 13/10/2009 01:09:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Its a looker ain't it Fly !! I have a set of plans for the 70" IC version. Haven't managed to track down anything on Tony's original build. Hoping to build mine 'someday'. BBEdited By Basildon Biggles on 13/10/2009 02:52:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly-navy Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Cheers BB,I remember Doc Mitchells and saw it fly a few times before it's demise.The picture I saw was two Beaus dropping down into a Norwegion ffjord after a sortie and escaping flak.john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Whiting Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 BB who's plan is it, I'm really interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Give me a few mo's Terry, i'll go and find it. Don't forget theres a difference between the Bristol & the Beau - guess !!! BB Edited By Basildon Biggles on 15/10/2009 18:27:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Here you go Terry - enjoy Bristol Beaufighter - The Whispering Death ! Prices are up slightly, despite the proclaimed reductions. Traplet are good enough to do the plans for a few different versions. Best of BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Cracking video, BB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Whiting Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 BB Thanks for the info, and I must say I did enjoy Cheers TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Thanks Eck & Terry - Didn't take it myself !! Have some more pics and info - If you want, PM an e-mail address & I'll send it on. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly-navy Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Hi BB,Just found the picture again,it's by Robert Taylor and is titled "Strike and Strike Again"MasterfulJohn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I got this one Fly-navy - Chasing plane is a Beaufighter NOT a Bristol Beaufighter. The Bristol Beaufighter is below ... guess the difference between it and the Beaufighter. And below is a Beaufighter BB Edited By Basildon Biggles on 15/10/2009 21:59:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly-navy Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Would it be the dihedral on the stab. by any chance mon ami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Yeah Fly-Navy. Its a common mistake that it gets mis-identified. The Bristol & Beaufighter were made from the same factories. It was a real 'mother' of necessity as an aircraft - made from many other parts: chassis,main span,tail section etc.. were All non original parts. When the factories were bombed they built parts of it in 'Garden sheds', literaly. Culminating in the Beau then the Bristol. They saw service in many areas of the world - UK costal, reconnasiance,sub/ship attack. The Bristol was of the two probably most feared in foreign climates. Turbo charged engines coupled with a fast decsent rate under power mean't it would 'fall' on the enemy without prior warning, hence the term 'Whispering Death', coined by the Japanese ! Flying low and fast into costal regions its sorties were designed to surprise enemy shipping in or close to port before they had time to react. together with those 'nose' mounted cannons, it could rip apart the hull of many a ship/frigate or destroyer. It was lethal. The elevator coupled with the overly powerful engines made the plane very unstable at low flight. Many were tipped over on landing. Just as many never left the ground as the torque was so strong that some even 'flipped' over under acceleration prior to takeoff. Jeremy Clarkson knows nothing of torque ! It was, in its moment a Spoter/Bomber/Destroyer/Attacker/Fighter - A necessity.Edited By Basildon Biggles on 15/10/2009 23:09:33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Terry - emails sent. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi g Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Biggles have you found the original build article . I have one in a rc scale international magazine. its a build of tonys first? beaufighter. I could scan it and send it if you wish . magazine date is nov/dec 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 No i haven't Kiwi, tried and failed ! That'd be cool I'll PM ya my email BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Whiting Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 BB Received pics, great stuff. TW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Ok Terry, will try and sort the text out later. Going to the Patch, as it looks like the weather is holding. BBEdited By Basildon Biggles on 16/10/2009 09:03:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal brewer Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 I think Basildon Biggles has some of his facts a bit awry.The Beaufighter was originally built with a flat tailplane,as it was developed from the Beaufort bomber.The aircraft was found to be somewhat unstable,and the mk 2 Beaufighter was fitted with a dihedral tailplane to correct this fault.The relatively quiet operation of the aircraft was due to the Bristol 'Hercules' sleeve-valve engines,which exhausted into a large collecter ring which formed the leading edge of the engine cowl.This resulted in the exhaust being cooled considerably before discharge,thereby lowering the exhaust volume and velocity.As regards the torque,yes it was evident,but according to many ex-beaufighter pilots,it was no worse than many other high power tail-dragger twins.But the beaufighter was always known as a Beaufighter,whether mk1 or mk2,flat tail or dihedral tail,Hercules power or Merlin power.Fantastic aircraft,it,s got that lovely ugliness,I've just completed building my model of it,just awaiting it's camoflge paint.......cheers,Mal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks for the update mal, very interesting. Hope you post some pics BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Beaufighter Road. The road bordering the East side of Dallachy Airfield, the home of Dallachy Aeromodellers. Been a few nice models of them flown here, if you have one and are in the area you would be made very welcome. Welcome given anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal brewer Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hi BB, i'll try and post a couple of pics of my Beaufighter,I haven't posted any to this site before,I seem to have read that it's not quite straightforward.Can anybody advise me, me and computers don't really mix...................Mal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Mal, click on the link below. It tells you how to ...How to create & upload Photos Link Looking forward to your pics. Couldn't PM you as you haven't filled in your Public profile page. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning 759 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 hi would this set of plans take much converting to electric & what sort of set up would be required. just finsh cutting my parts & i know nowt about electric andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparks59 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Hey Guys, If anyone is still monitoring this post, I'm just registering my interest. There are two WW2 twins that I love, the DH Mosquito and the Bristol/Beaufighter, I didn't know the difference unti lI read this thread and 'Biggle' informative comments. I'm going to build one for electric, maybe around 38-48" span and am looking around for a suitable plan before going of on the DIY from a few scale drawings thast I have already. I see Traplet list one for geared electric and guess that it may convert to use a pair of small outrunners. Any suggestions would be very welcome. sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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