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Title: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: rickshaw on April 01, 2018, 07:39:33 AM
Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion (http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/609/Fairey-Vintech-Swordfish-Turbine-Conversion.aspx)   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Doug K on April 01, 2018, 07:49:14 AM
 ;D
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: PR19_Kit on April 01, 2018, 08:07:44 AM
I can't help feeling the date may have some effect on this item................  ;D ;)
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: zenrat on April 01, 2018, 10:10:19 PM
I need another Trumpeter Wyvern and a Airfix Swordfish so I can build the Python powered Fairy-Westland Fishwyve...

Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Old Wombat on April 02, 2018, 02:55:54 AM
Evad Yellamo (another hint to the nature of the story) has done it brilliantly & the "live" images are superb! :thumbsup: ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Weaver on April 02, 2018, 04:45:49 AM
This was excellent!  ;D :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Old Wombat on April 02, 2018, 06:18:34 AM
Quote from: zenrat on April 01, 2018, 10:10:19 PM
I need another Trumpeter Wyvern and a Airfix Swordfish so I can build the Python powered Fairy-Westland Fishwyve...

You'll need to build two Fairy-Westland Fishwyves, I'm sure a singular would be a Fishwyfe. ;D
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: zenrat on April 03, 2018, 04:33:30 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on April 02, 2018, 06:18:34 AM
Quote from: zenrat on April 01, 2018, 10:10:19 PM
I need another Trumpeter Wyvern and a Airfix Swordfish so I can build the Python powered Fairy-Westland Fishwyve...

You'll need to build two Fairy-Westland Fishwyves, I'm sure a singular would be a Fishwyfe. ;D

I was using ye olde norsglishe spelling.  A long forgotten tongue known only by a few of us with viking blood...
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Weaver on April 03, 2018, 05:32:07 AM
Coming next: A Tiger Moth with an Allison 250. Twice the engine power for half the weight: what could possibly go wrong...
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: Rheged on April 03, 2018, 03:30:28 PM
Quote from: Weaver on April 03, 2018, 05:32:07 AM
Coming next: A Tiger Moth with an Allison 250. Twice the engine power for half the weight: what could possibly go wrong...

.......then the Vampire with the Olympus 593 installed. That extra thrust should get it to operating altitude a second or two sooner.
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: kitnut617 on April 03, 2018, 04:10:10 PM
Quote from: Weaver on April 03, 2018, 05:32:07 AM
Coming next: A Tiger Moth with an Allison 250. Twice the engine power for half the weight: what could possibly go wrong...

Well, there was this Chipmunk with a turbine

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fvillage.photos%2Fimages%2Fuser%2F8f3973c9-3f0e-4b54-80e2-017121c0bf9f%2F94e2dfee-9dc0-4640-87ef-11374fd8c317.jpg&hash=e5fedaac55f1d6e560508f5b827ed62d4e78ebb4)
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: zenrat on April 04, 2018, 04:01:41 AM
Well, I don't have a Tiger Moth in the stash but I do have a Kawanishi K5Y which is of a similar size...
Title: Re: Fairey-Vintech Swordfish Turbine Conversion
Post by: jcf on April 05, 2018, 02:13:12 PM
Super-Duper Cub.  :wacko: :thumbsup:

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supercub.org%2Fphotopost%2Fdata%2F513%2Fmedium%2FOshkosh0029.JPG&hash=fd35e0a2fbce04b8d6ca1c2e3a1fc208c633b5ae)