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Matt Jones
14th Oct 2010, 15:50
I'm trying to draw up plans for a large-ish scale r/c model of the Sea Vixen but I'm having great difficulty in finding details of the fuselage and boom cross sections at regular intervals so I can get the complex shape right. I've even tried the DH museum with no luck. Has anyone on here got access to such data?
Double Zero
14th Oct 2010, 16:28
Couldn't you get the idea from an airfix type model ?
Probably a bit far for you but there's a real one outside at Tangmere, doubt they'd let you climb all over it but would be as helpful as reasonably possible ( worth a call 1st if going ).
Should be an interesting sight in the sky.
Load Toad
14th Oct 2010, 18:42
Let me google that for you (http://tinyurl.com/2a69ktt)
aviate1138
14th Oct 2010, 19:21
Load Toad.
"Let me Google that for you"
Yeravterlarf.
Nearly choked on the claret. :rolleyes:
Nice one.
4Greens
14th Oct 2010, 19:55
Try the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton.
Matt Jones
15th Oct 2010, 12:09
Thanks Load Toad, I'd never have thought of using Google without you help :ugh: How did you think I hadn't already spent hours doing just that? Idiot.
I have lots of three views, hundreds of detailed photos and an invite to climb all over one. I do always get a plastic kit for reference when I scratch build but al the current ones are inaccurate however I will be getting the new Airfix one in a few weeks when it's out :ok:
I've also got details on the way of a book that I don't currently have that has detailed cross sections in.
chiglet
16th Oct 2010, 23:58
Matt,
I remember a "review" of the so called revised Frog Sea Vixen by Revel.
The Reviewer had to sand a heck of a lot off the booms.
I think that "Aviation News" did some "reasonable" 3 views and sections. Failing that, have you tried the old DH110 [Jetex] by KielKraft? It may be of help. :ok:
Amos Keeto
20th Oct 2010, 09:50
Matt,
Suggest you get the WARPAINT A4 softback book on the Sea Vixen for modellers. It has scale plans inside that would be very useful
Aviation Book Series - Warpaint (http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/biblio/series/warpaint2/warp2.htm)
http://www.warpaint-books.com/docs/hpb_order_form.pdf
Cornish Jack
20th Oct 2010, 17:36
You could try Alec Cornish-Trestrail (Google search gives some details). He designed and built a very good R/C version about 20 years ago. Gas turbine powered and flew (by Paul Leighton) VERY impressively. I seem to remember that he said that he had problems similar to your query re. the boom cross section. If you make contact, please pass best wishes from "Transmitter Control":ok:
Load Toad
Simply brilliant.
GGR