The Avro Penzance

[Glenn]

Originally designed as P.44/231, the Penzance was possibly the worst Avro design, ever! It was suggested that the only Lancaster never built was a flying boat, and Avro would build one.
The Penzance name was never chosen be their crews, (3 prototypes built) they referred to it as 'The Table Duck', meaning it was not meant to fly, beyond 'short hops'!
This photo shows the second prototype over The West Indies, shortly before it crashed on landing.
By 1946, what aircraft were left, were scraped....................

Model :Crown
Scale :1/144
Modifications: Float from 1/72 Norseman and a few bits and pieces.

Glenn

[cthulhu77]

  Wonderful !!!!

[The Rat]

You've put me right off my breakfast.  

Roy Chadwick must be spinning in his grave.    

[Alvis 3.1]

that has to be one of the most hideous, horrible aircraft I've ever seen!!!!!!















I LOVE it!


Alvis 3.1      

[Tophe]

I agree with Alvis: it is so ugly , so pleasant ... We try and try again to identify what changed from the rather beautiful source  to this weird shape , possible however . This is a Masterpiece, congratulations, Glenn.  

[Leigh]

Some people really do need proffessional help.

[nev]

Its like a flying platform shoe!    

[lancer]

That thing is truely UGLY