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| David Duckett, Image # 35255 | 03 Jan 16 12:18 |
Joining the nose assembly to the rest of it |
| David Duckett, Image # 35254 | 03 Jan 16 12:17 |
The impellers and a Royal Spitfire .049 for illustration. The engine does not work. |
| David Duckett, Image # 35253 | 03 Jan 16 12:15 |
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| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35251 | 03 Jan 16 11:20 |
| I think we use to start our glow plug duct engines with a belt to the duct spinner. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35251 | 03 Jan 16 11:11 |
| It has a pull starter. I'll get a photo in a bit. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35251 | 03 Jan 16 10:00 |
| I wonder how you would start the .049 engine, cause you have to turn the prop over with your fingers? |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35239 | 03 Jan 16 09:12 |
| Perhaps someone knows when they were first used, I do not:-) |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35251 | 03 Jan 16 09:08 |
| It came with two "impellers" and is designed to fly using an .049 gas engine. |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35250 | 03 Jan 16 09:06 |
| In addition to this one, Berkeley also made ducted fan kits of the F-11 Tiger, F-8 Crusader, and T-33. Reports I've read indicate they were not good flyers. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35250 | 03 Jan 16 08:51 |
| that would be neat to fly!
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| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35239 | 03 Jan 16 08:50 |
| cool, I didn't know duct fans went that far back! |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35239 | 03 Jan 16 08:29 |
| Brian..... |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35251 | 03 Jan 16 07:49 |
| did it come with the duct prop, david, does it have a flying option? what size is it about? |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35251 | 02 Jan 16 19:19 |
| Just for reference, the inside diameter of the plywood ring is 3 3/4". I used a broom handle to curl the stiff paper lining the duct and it fit quite well. |
| David Duckett, Image # 35252 | 02 Jan 16 18:36 |
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| David Duckett, Image # 35251 | 02 Jan 16 18:36 |
Everything glued in place. |
| David Duckett, Image # 35250 | 02 Jan 16 18:35 |
The cone structure was covered, badly, with the supplied stiff paper and painted just to be able to see it. Of course, it will all be covered anyway but.... |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35246 | 02 Jan 16 12:04 |
| Yes it is a pretty aircraft and it will have an appropriate paint scheme to show it off, as well.
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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 35247 | 02 Jan 16 12:03 |
| Agreed! |
| rgood, Comment for image # 35247 | 01 Jan 16 13:36 |
| I loved this aircraft when I was a boy of 13. Still do! |
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