Classic British Flight Sim

Hello all, I have collected a good amount of information on the Beagle Airedale and written (yes old fashioned pen and paper, I think you have to be over 40 to do this) to five owners asking for as much information they are willing to supply. I was also lucky enough to find a 1962 aircraft magazine in the USA on Ebay which I got for $4.00 plus $22.00 Freight (US money). In the magazine is a two page spread showing an exploded 3d view, so I have high hopes for good detail, and a two page article. To date I have made 4 lines drawings from photos that look plum. I scaled each photo to the other before making my drawings. Each drawing is on a separate layer and when I am happy with all four I will combine the layers and average the resulting image. Hopefully this will give me an accurate background image to start from. Side only.
The last thing I would really like is a photo, picture or drawing looking down on the aircraft. If anyone can turn one up I would really like to see it.
I imagine this project will take 6 months or maybe a year, like the boat I am building which I assured every body would be a five year project, although that was seven years ago.
Cheers all marty

Look forward to that Marty.

They tell me patience is a virtue?

Graham

I imagine this project will take 6 months or maybe a year, like the boat I am building which I assured every body would be a five year project, although that was seven years ago.

That sound vaguely familar Marty

Just remember to post screenies occasionally just to whet our appetites - I can wait for this one - the real problem for you
is how to find a sound file that mimics that lovely deep bass thrum the 0-360 made inside that big canvas sound box

Best of luck with the project

Leif

Actually the sound is something that has not even popped its head above the horizon, another item for the to do list. Thanks.
steep learning curve looming, I imagine. Until now I thought I was looking at a lycoming, but the Rolls-Royce-built Continental GO-300s?

"Life is but a challenge awaiting many a good man." my grandfather Royal marines. 14 bugle boy - 47major - Congo to Korea.
As a boy he was my hero as a man he always will be> Marty

Somewhere at home, I have some scale drawings of the Airedale. Will try and find them this weekend. Also have a copy of the Airfix magazine where they convert the Auster AOP.6 into the Airedale. Will see what I can come up with.

Best wishes,

Martin

Not sure whether they were retrofitted or what Marty - The RR engine was used initally but later models were fitted with the 0-360 I believe you will find - the noise was rather nice - remember watching one particualr blue one that always seemed to
show up at Old Warden in the mid 60s - as I said the fabric fuselage and the large , dove style exhaust made it sound much throatier than the average Cessna 172 - more like a 182 on takeoff


Leif

Hi Marty,

According to the info I have here, the Airdale A.109 was initially fitted with the 180hp Lycoming (0-360-A1A) G-ARKE but to qualify for participation in the 1961 Farnborough Display, it was re-engined with the British built 175hp RR continental thereby becoming the only A.111 Airdale.

I have put together some data for you Marty (see link below) including a 3-View drawing (at 600dpi) so it should be useful. I only found a relatively small amount so if the previous posters still dig out what they have for you...I reckon you should be well on the way..

http://www.wisebird.co.uk/aircraft/a109.zip

Best of luck.

Bridon Bear

Thank you. The pdf is very good.

Typical - I got it backwards -- Sorry Marty - You and Brian correct - memory is the second thing that goes


leif

What's the first thing that goes Leif?...or have you forgotten

Garry