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The British answer to the SR-71....

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Charlie_c67

#30
July 12, 2026, 07:16:54 AM
Question. How does one see to fly it?!  :o
"If you've never seen an elephant ski, then you've never been on acid."

The Wooksta!

#31
July 12, 2026, 08:43:09 AM
Periscope.
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scautomoton

#32
July 12, 2026, 11:16:03 AM
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on July 12, 2026, 07:16:54 AMQuestion. How does one see to fly it?!  :o
Good image by Jozef Gatial
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The Wooksta!

#33
July 12, 2026, 11:47:30 AM
Quote from: scautomoton on July 11, 2026, 04:07:03 PMIn all honesty I wasn't planning to offer this one for sale, but if there's the demand then all things are possible. As it stands it's an in flight only model, and I'm not planning on working on it further.  Also due to the size it uses a lot of resin and print time. I think we're looking at the £90 mark.

90 notes seems like a relative bargain, considering the quality of both the design and printwork.  The likes of CMR or Anigrand would be charging three times that.  How much is the Lost British Projects one, for something in FDM and not exactly fantastic?
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scautomoton

#34
July 12, 2026, 01:28:05 PM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on July 12, 2026, 11:47:30 AM90 notes seems like a relative bargain, considering the quality of both the design and printwork.  The likes of CMR or Anigrand would be charging three times that.  How much is the Lost British Projects one, for something in FDM and not exactly fantastic?
Broadly similar as I recall. 
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#35
July 12, 2026, 01:32:37 PM
The case for the prosecution rests, m'lord.
"A Romany bint in a field with her paints, suggesting we faint at her beauty, but she's got Dickie Davies eyes!"

MikoLee

#36
July 13, 2026, 04:10:58 AM
Pretty damn cooooool!!

and I thought the Bristol T.188 was Britains answer to SR-71

PR19_Kit

#37
July 13, 2026, 04:15:17 AM
The poor old 188 looked terrific, but didn't have enough oomph to pull the skin off a rice pudding! :(

If they'd given it some decent engines instead of those Gyron Juniors......................
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The Wooksta!

#38
July 13, 2026, 04:53:44 AM
That was down to the cretins at the Ministry of Supply. The engines were from the cancelled SR.177s.
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Paper Kosmonaut

#39
Yesterday at 01:57:01 AM
That aircraft looks like it was a prop in a more realistic version of a Thunderbirds episode. Wonderful. Sleek, mean machine. 100 points.
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Weaver

#40
Yesterday at 05:16:16 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 13, 2026, 04:15:17 AMThe poor old 188 looked terrific, but didn't have enough oomph to pull the skin off a rice pudding! :(

If they'd given it some decent engines instead of those Gyron Juniors......................

Underpowered AND over-thirsty is quite the achievement, isn't it?  :rolleyes:  :banghead:
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Charlie_c67

#41
Today at 10:52:35 AM
Shoulda fitted the full fat Gyron's... though that would've killed the flight time I imagine!
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jcf

#42
Today at 11:25:13 AM
Quote from: Charlie_c67 on July 12, 2026, 07:16:54 AMQuestion. How does one see to fly it?!  :o

Periscope for landing, otherwise not really any pressing reason to be looking ahead.
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jcf

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Today at 11:59:54 AM Last Edit: Today at 12:03:24 PM by jcf
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 13, 2026, 04:15:17 AMThe poor old 188 looked terrific, but didn't have enough oomph to pull the skin off a rice pudding! :(

If they'd given it some decent engines instead of those Gyron Juniors......................
The Gyron Junior had plenty of oomph, but its fuel consumption was horrible and the 188 was too small to carry enough fuel. It would most likely have had the same problem regardless of engine type and the options would have been limited to versions of the Avon, Sapphire or Olympus. I suppose you could give it J75s.
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kerick

#44
Today at 12:47:01 PM
Quote from: Paper Kosmonaut on Yesterday at 01:57:01 AMThat aircraft looks like it was a prop in a more realistic version of a Thunderbirds episode. Wonderful. Sleek, mean machine. 100 points.

I completely agree.
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