jerry bates 1/4.5 sea fury

[jonathan watson]

Hi all
Im looking for a Jerry Bates 1/4.5 scale Seafury.
Anything considered Plans , Kit, Part built , Retracts etc.....
Thanks for looking
Jonathan.

[Trevor Wood]

Hello Jonathan,
Before going down the path of the 1/4 scale Sea Fury my advice based on owning,flying and maintaining this warbird for 7 years now is go for the slightly smaller 1/4.5 version,it will be much more user friendly - the 1/4 size model is a big and heavy warbird,mine was built light but still came out at 32 kg since they all require at least 5 kg of lead in the nose even with a Moki 250 upfront.

Mine was flown initially with the 250 radial which flew it OK but without the legendary full size Sea Fury performance,so for the last 3 years it has had a Moki 300 in it which allowed a kilo of nose lead to be removed - there are several videos around of it flying in its current Australian navy blue colour scheme.

For the 2018 season a Moki 400 cc radial has been installed allowing even more nose lead to be removed,it now only requires the exemption re-test flights - the performance should I believe finally be more akin to the full size.

The smaller 1/4.5 version will be perfect with a Moki 250 and should come out at around 25 kg with performance in line with a CARF Thunderbolt or Corsair of the same scale.

If you need any advice etc don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards Trevor Wood LMA 687

[jonathan watson]

Many thanks Trevor for your advice, 1/4.5 it is then :-).
Jonathan

[BRIAN RAWCLIFFE]

Trevor, are you sure the 400 will be big enough. Looking forward to flying with you at Cosford with my miniscule 150 powered
Tempest. Brian..

[jonathan watson]

Will a Moki 250 definitely fit the 1/4.5 ???
Jon.

[Trevor Wood]

Hi Jonathon,

Yes the Moki 250 will fit, it is the scale of the Airworld composite Sea Fury which takes the 250.

Brian, realize it may seem a bit OTT but as you know there is a device called a throttle which if used makes a Moki sound even better - look forward to seeing you at Cosford.

Regards Trevor

[Phil Clark]

Hi Jonathan

We (Fighteraces) have 1/4.5 canopies on the shelf + we also manufacture the scale spinner (to order)

http://www.fighteraces.co.uk/product/7-38-scale-spinner-for-14-5-scale-jerry-bates-sea-fury/

As the European Bates plans agent, this & the bigger 1/4 Fury are amongst the most popular plan we sell. I've built the 1/4 version like Trevor & will be doing another for a client starting later in the year so if you have any questions........feel free to post here or contact me direct @ Fighteraces using the details on our website.

Regards

Phil

[jonathan watson]

Many thanks Phil, will be in touch shortly.
Jon.

[David Jones]

Hi Johnathan, if it's of any help to you, I wrote up a build thread, complete with photo's, of a 1/4 scale Sea Fury I built not too long ago. I used a lot of ideas from Phil Clarke's build from a few years back, which helped me tremendously. The model was fitted with a 250 Moki as yours will be. The build thread is on page 2 of Your New Projects and should give you a good start. Hope this helps, David Jones.

[dave tilbury]

Hi Jonathan,

nice size the 1:4.5 scale......i'm building one at the moment when i get time......using a Moki 150.....hoping to keep the weight down as well......cheers....Dave

[Matthew Smailes]

Hi Jonathan,

If you still need parts I have a canopy, cowl and spinner for the 1/4.5 I'd be willing to part with.

Matt

[jonathan watson]

pm sent Matthew.
Jon.