106 inch Hawker typhoon

[Mike Booth]

Hi Chris
She's looking good, cant wait to see it in the air......what are you putting into the cowl to create the draft?

Its a multi cylinder Kwakasaki Ci 120cc Le-Tp . Theres a clue in the Ci , a bit like battery coding, ie Li Po, except in this case the Ci stands for cast iron, Lead Tuned pipe.

Chris told me himself that he was doing some restoration work on a period property recently and managed to salvage some lead box section downpipe from the mansion.
After carefully welding on end plates the silencer system will just operate above meltdown temperatures.
The ingenuity of those two lads in Herts and Essex never ceases to amaze me.
No wonder we won the war.

[Bob Thompson1894]

Is it April 1st already?

[chris willis]

Yeah Jon, what Mike said

[Ken Bones]

Bonzey!

[Mike Booth]

Dont worry Ken, what we do know is whether they are powered by the Kwaka or Zenoah, they will be a fine addition to this years warbird scene.

[Gregg Veasey]

And here's my hawker to fly with them!

[chris willis]

Very nice too Gregg, cant wait to see them all on the flightline,

[Mike Booth]

Gregg email me your address ive got something for you that will make the front end of the Hurri look real.

Mike. studio.mike@btinternet.com

[BRIAN RAWCLIFFE]

Chris and Gregg welcome to the Hawker club,i must say both models look superb.I built the Vailly Aviation Hurricane a few years ago, and it flew a treat,and the model i was flying at the LMA events in 2009 was my Tempest mkII also from a Vailly aviation plan, this is powered by a Mackay 150cc radial.Pics of the Hurricane and Tempest attached.
Just in case Mikes reading this post i have included a pic of my Flying Ledgens MKI Spitfire which i flew for 11 years before i sold it to Paul Crawshaw, who is still flying it.

[chris willis]

some lovely models there Brian, unusual the mk2 tempest, what is the wing span of each model
Chris

[Mike Booth]

Very good Brian, love the Tempest, a true Warbirder and its all British, a man after my own heart.
Mike.

[Gregg Veasey]

mike

what you sending me?????????????

[BRIAN RAWCLIFFE]

Chris,the Tempest has a wing span of 97".Weight 42Ibs,engine Mackay 150cc 5 cyl. radial,28"x12" prop.
The Hurricane has a wing span of 92",weight 28 1/2Ibs,engine Mackay 45cc 2 stroke petrol,22"x10" prop.
the Spifire has a wing span of 88",weight 28Ibs,engine Mackay 45cc 2 stroke petrol,22"x10" prop.
My apologies for the use of imperial sizes,but i was born long before metrification reared it's head in the UK.
Brian..

[chris willis]

Thanks Brian a good collection, i love imperial sizes and in warbird stuff it should be that way, yes Mike what you sending Gregg ???

[chris willis]

After a long time sorting the fuz which was getting a good finish, i am now getting on again, today i got the panel lines on and the rear plates

[Mike Booth]

Good , a few rivets on the fishplates please.
The elevator mass balance would vibrate in a dive and snap off, thus causing the tail to detach its self from the fuselage.
Those fishplates were a PR job for the pilots as they made no difference .
Only when they dug one up and found the mass balance in the rear Fus neatly sheered off did they re work the elevator system.
The Tiffy suffered from lots of vibration probs as the Napier engine was bolted onto the mainspar , so short was the nose.
I used to know a Tiffy pilot, long since gone, he told me that he watched his mate take a direct hit from AA as they dived into rocket a German radar station and he was helpless as his mate ploughed straight into the target after his rockets.
The flight back to Blighty, as you can imagine, was not happy.
This is why we do it though, a continuous tribute to hero's.
M

[Bob Thompson1894]

Sometimes we get caught up in stuff and forget that, Mike- thanks.

[chris willis]

Now with rivets on the fuz, i am meeting up with Ken later in the week to finalise paint colours and detail bits, hope to start paintjob Saturday week.

[chris willis]

Met up with with Ken today, sorted bits and colour codes,

[chris willis]

Was hoping to start painting this weekend, so went flying and did more rivets, will finnish bits tomorrow and start painting mid week now.