Dave & Harold's Panthers

[Keith Mitchell]

Do you know what, those useless large, LMA laggards from Lancashire still haven't posted any pic's of their magnificent 1/4-scale Grumman Panthers so yours truly is doing it for them --------------!

K.
PS Is Harold adjusting the crown jewels with his left hand? He always was a show-off -------!

[Euan Galloway]

Keith,
Thanks for posting the photo of the Panthers,can i ask do you have any more details,ie plan,kit ,scratch built? and and dimensions ,
cheers Euan.

[Keith Mitchell]

Euan - they're scratch-built. As I recall, they're enlarged from the Ziroli plan (I think), Belair did the formers; they're balsa/glass cloth covered.
Why don't you have a chat with them; they'll be at Longhorsley on the Sunday.
Keith

[Dave Swarbrick]

Dear Uncle Keith, Thanks for putting on our Panthers, we have got through life by acting thick and we have found that people help us out with all this new fangled technology.
The panthers are scratch built from modified ziroli plans enlarged by Belair to 155%.
The models are 1/4 scale and are 116 ins wingspan and 114 ins long.
We have been approx 18 months building them and probably 1600 hours.
REGS DAVE

[Stuart Solomon]

Harold, I told you I had some 3/16" sq Cyparis, Oh ye of little faith.

[Vince Raia]

What a gorgeous couple, jets that is, not them two old buggers behind them, "Well done " you pair of old scallywags, cracking looking couple models you have got there, "hey Dave, how you gonna manage flying both of them, or is your chairman buddy gonna get his hands on the other one!"

Best regards,

Vince.

[Dave Swarbrick]

Well Vince, Flat spin Johnson is trying to get his hands on one of them but up to now we have fended him off, but he is a persistant little b***er.
Dave

[wayne owen]

absolutley awsome congrats, whats the weight and what engines are you useing? are they going to be flown at cosford?
happy landings and regards

[Dave Swarbrick]

They should be ready for Cosford if we get the test flights done in time.
they will be 25kgs finished.
Engines are Kero Start Funsonic 170s in both models

[Sverrir Gunnlaugsson]

Congrats, nice looking birds!

[DAVE JOHNSON]

Congrats to big Dave on completing 4 of his test flights today----the model looks superb in flight--some piccies to follow

[PHIL ATHERTON 2400]

Congrats to big Dave on completing 4 of his test flights today----the model looks suerb in flight--some piccies to follow

[PHIL ATHERTON 2400]

Congrats to big Dave on completing 4 of his test flights today----the model looks suerb in flight--some piccies to follow

[Keith Mitchell]

Well done, Dave; you deserve it!

We look forward to seeing Harold's, too, in the not too distant future --------------.

Cheers,
Keith

[DAVE JOHNSON]

Congratulations to Dave S on completion of his test flights yesterday.Harold also saw his Panther take to the air finally yesterday,and complete 3 super flights--the look on his face after the first touch down made it all worth while.A big thanks to the guys up in the Lakes for the use of their facities.These 2 superb aircraft will be on display at Gaydon next month

[Vince Raia]

From a new "Kero in the veins" addict, well done guy's two great looking models, and the proof of the pudding flights, hope you get many flights under your belt with them, and keep up the good work. (no ruddy thumbs up on the smilies, Grrrr.)

Vince.