Super Constellation

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Steve Morris
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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Steve Morris » July 9th, 2017, 8:38 am

Great job Keith

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Alan Cantwell 1131 » July 9th, 2017, 10:11 am

Nice one Doc,

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » July 10th, 2017, 8:29 pm

Thanks, Chaps.
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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Phil Clark » July 12th, 2017, 8:03 am

Lookin good Keith.

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » July 22nd, 2017, 9:50 am

Nice compilation by my Bro'. Four test flights left to do...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf0LZbQCSGA

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » August 1st, 2017, 5:28 pm

... so 5 years later - and several thousand hours of Pete's life - we finally completed the Connie's 12 certification flights at Border Gliding Club today, a beautiful, expansive site but less than ideal, blustery conditions.

All 220lb of the beast got chucked round like a trainer but, thankfully, was landed safely.

See you at that event somewhere in Yorkshire, week after next...??
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Alan Cantwell 1131
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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Alan Cantwell 1131 » August 1st, 2017, 5:43 pm

Congrats to The Doc and the team, for me, quite one of the finest models ever to have come out of the LMA, look forward to seeeing her at Elvington,

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Dave Berry 2911 » August 1st, 2017, 6:49 pm

Totally agree Alan, but the Fokker 70 and the new look VC10 are giving the Connie a run for her money. :D
Overall the LMA have some very skillful members who year after year keep producing beautiful models of all eras.

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Alan Cantwell 1131 » August 1st, 2017, 6:59 pm

Thats why i said one of the finest models lol

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby John Greenfield » August 2nd, 2017, 6:46 am

Well done Keith and the team.
Hope your paperwork comes through in time for Elvington. Sorry I will not be there to see it fly.
John

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » August 2nd, 2017, 7:26 pm

Thanks for your kind comments, gents...
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Re: Super Constellation

Postby steve stuttard » August 4th, 2017, 7:08 pm

well done Keith for having such staying power , cant wait to see it fly then i will buy you a beer or three

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » August 4th, 2017, 9:51 pm

Thankyou, Steve...

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Phil Clark » August 6th, 2017, 9:06 pm

Well done Keith (& Peter)........fantastic achievement.

See you @ Elvington.

Phil

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » November 5th, 2017, 7:34 pm

Not the greatest conditions for a first public flight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_djV0yBnqHQ

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Timothy Huff » December 15th, 2018, 2:15 am

Sir, a beautiful model! Watching the film, I was wondering how you handled making the nose-gear so it remains extended forwards in the airflow in flight. It looks as if there's a tremendous moment-arm to any rearwards force applied to the fairing that is ahead of the nose-leg. How did you get around that?

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Re: Super Constellation

Postby Keith Mitchell » December 15th, 2018, 12:05 pm

Timothy - the original U/C was pneumatic driven and we indeed had problems on the original test flights as the noseleg would not lock down due to the airflow (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=y ... pp=desktop).

For this reason - and also the fact that the original mains units were not strong enough - Peter totally rebuilt them as electric screwjacks which solved the problem.
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