Sea Vixen help needed
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Sea Vixen help needed
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?
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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.
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.
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Thanks Load Toad, I'd never have thought of using Google without you help 
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
I've also got details on the way of a book that I don't currently have that has detailed cross sections in.
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
I've also got details on the way of a book that I don't currently have that has detailed cross sections in.
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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.
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.
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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.warpaint-books.com/docs/hpb_order_form.pdf
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.warpaint-books.com/docs/hpb_order_form.pdf
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"
