Roden Airco DH2 released here

 

  just joined the forum, my main interest is radio control scale model aircraft predominantly from WW1 and i saw this heading and thought you may like to see my DH2, its a 1/3 scale Model flown all over the UK and last year to Germany, of again in 2012 too, as part of the national Dawn Patrol WW1 re enactment group see our website dawnpatroluk, any how here goes with my first picture upload

 

 

 

 i hope you like, as i say its 1/3 scale making it 114 inch span at 22 kgs and as such is required of an exemption from the CAA to fly in public as over 20 kgs is deemed to be a small aircraft, it required build inspections and a test flight programe observed and passed of by an appointed inspector done via the Large Model Assosiation on the CAA,s behalf, it is powerd by a 62 cc twostroke engine driveing the 32x14 propellor through a 1.75;1 reduction unit and a 225 mm long extension shaft to keep the motor in fromt of the balance point,this also enables a fully rotating dummy le-rhone engine to finish off the illusion, apologies for the lack of a pilot at this point it was in its test flight sequence and he was still under construction.

 

  cheers all

 

  chris

   Chris

 

 

 

  thanks for looking

 

  chris

 

  the first time out in public will probably be at Stow Maries Aerodrome 100 years of RFC event first weekend in may as part of the Dawn Patrol display team. SM is the adopted home of Dawn Patrol as its the only virtualy complete WW1 airfield in the UK, undergoing complete restoration to its operating days of 1916, the two midlands events we will be at Weston Park model Airshow in june, Cosford Large Model Airshow in July,we will be at many events up and down the UK from essex to bristol, lincolnshire to wales, even upto yorkshire and our furthest one will be to Germany near Bonn.   googleing Dawn Patrol will get you our website, and youtube search for DH2 at Stow Maries will get you a video of it flying.

 

  regards

 

  chris                 chris.poyser@ntlworld.com for any info

Many thanks for the info - we will definitely be at the Victory Show - that's a weekend we never miss.

We will also try to get to Cosford for the Large Model Show -  will also check out  the Dawn Patrol web site thanks for the link.

Looks like a trip to Essex is also on the cards for next year.

Many thanks

Paul