Another WW2 plane with Oz insignia

[Peter H]

I just found DeWayne Barnett has posted in Marek's 1:50 singles a Spitfire MkVIII in Australian insignia.`

As a short rundown (maybe someone knows any more ??) I figure there is.....

1) Marek's Spitfire
2) Kancho's CA15
3) Rainier Wong has done a nifty little Boomerang

I'm going to use silver laminated paper for the CA15 and use Jim H's trick of scoring and printing on the plain side but I'm still waiting for a 3rd sheet I ordered.

I've "tweaked" a Trotskiy P51 to be a CA18 when we talked about it in the last Forum so I can give to anyone, but no luck with any response from MrT so that appears to be a dead end.

Charlie, Maurice, Et AL....is a Harvard trainer similar to a Wirraway ??

Peter H

[Darwin]

Peter, I'm not sure if you have run across this one:

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/dbdesignbureau/plans.htm

The paper is tissue rather than card, but you might find the subjects interesting....and if you have any bent toward design, it may be possible to convert the plans into cardmodels rather than stick and tissue.

[charliec]

The Harvard trainer - used by the NZ Air Force until the 1970s for initial training. Cursed by the residents of Christchurch as it climbed out slowly at 28 inches of boost with a 2-bladed prop - i.e. immensely noisy. I notice that the Harvard survivors don't operate at anywhere near the same boost/rpm settings so they are fairly quiet - there is at least one Harvard based at Archerfield (Brisbane) - just down the road from me.

The Americans called the Harvard the T-6 Texan (NA-16) - the Wirraway was a modified licence-built version of a combat derivative of the NA-16 - the North American BC-1 although it does have some generic similarities.

Regards,

Charlie

[charliec]

How about the LadnDad Bristol Bulldog which was available about 18 months ago?

Regards,

Charlie

[Sticky Fingers]

Charliec;

Every year before Oshkosh we get treated to T-6s and some P-51 Mustangs doing formation flying training out of the local airport. When the Mustangs are up the music out out by the Merlins is pure poetry

[charliec]

Merlins are, indeed, music to anyone's ears. There's a P-40 survivor around Brisbane - the Allison engine is almost as sweet a sound as the Merlin. However, a single row Pratt & Whitney with a 2 bladed prop at high boost is an entirely different sound - seriously irritating?

Regards,

Charlie

[Sticky Fingers]

Plus we are right on the flight path for most of the planes coming in for the Fly-in from the South. Most being homebuilts and general aviation machines thy really don't attract all that much attention. But a few years ago I was on the golf course when Fifi came over at about 5,000 ft. Absolutely awesome

[Peter H]

Many thanks Darwin,Charlie and Mark for filling the gaps in.....

Peter H

[Maurice]

The answer to the original question is sort of yes and no.
The Harvard I and the Wirraway were based on the early versions of the North American trainer series and had largely fabric covered fuselages.
The Harvard II was the metal skinned T6 Texan.
The Wirraway never made the transition to full metal skin fuselage. (But the Boomerand did.)
Overall external shape changed little. (Same for the supersonic prop tip whine. )
http://www.australianwarbirds.com.au/survivors.htm