Super Constellation

[Steve Morris]

Great job Keith

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

Nice one Doc,

[Keith Mitchell]

Thanks, Chaps.
Keith

[Phil Clark]

Lookin good Keith.

Phil

[Keith Mitchell]

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

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

[Keith Mitchell]

... 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...??

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

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,

[Dave Berry 2911]

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

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

Thats why i said one of the finest models lol

[John Greenfield]

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

[Keith Mitchell]

Thanks for your kind comments, gents...
Keith

[steve stuttard]

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

[Keith Mitchell]

Thankyou, Steve...

[Phil Clark]

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

See you @ Elvington.

Phil

[Keith Mitchell]

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

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

[Timothy Huff]

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?

[Keith Mitchell]

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.
K.