Scale Aviator International Magazine Issue 3 | Page 71

preserving aviation history
Avro Lancaster British
Dam Buster Bomber

The Lancaster started out as an (ARF)
that turned out to be so far from scale
that we decided not to use it. Team
Built in Phoenix, Arizona by: Howard
Kennedy Rich Wildey, John Geyer, Frank
Seminera, Gene Peterson, & Mike Peck.

Wingspan
134 inches
Length
90 inches
Weight (Estimated) 55 lbs.
Power
4 each RCGF 15cc gas
Propellers
Master airscrew 13-7
or 14-7 3 blades if we can find spinners.
The Lancaster spinners have a unique
shape, we may have to make them ourselves from a 3D Printer.
Landinbg Gear Century Jet
Color Scheme to be determined.

1/5 Bristol Beaufighter
Dave Wigley, drew up his own plans
from photographs, some 3-view
drawings and a lot of research from
a real Beaufighter located in a museum. This version is 1/5th scale.
Wingspan 138 Inches
Length
96 Inches
Power 2 BME 102cc Petrol Engines

All the plugs, molds, and parts for cowls, nacelles,
oil coolers, carburetor intake radome, dummy engines, static propellers and hubs, canopy, and cupola, were fabricated by the builder. Both engines
have electronic ignition. The right engine operates
in reverse rotation. This eliminates the problem with
torque on a twin engine aircraft.
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