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Doc.  Lifetime Site Supporter
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Posted: October/10/2017 at 6:37am |
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Hi All,
I've recently (almost) completed my 1/3rd scale Percival Mew Gull from Tom Hunt's plan.
I did the highly modified version which belonged to the late Alex Henshaw.
Powered by a DLE55RA which feeds into a canister muffler and then into a scale exhaust.
I made all my own moulds and plugs.
Flies very well - although the landing speed needs to be kept a little higher. It is a racer after all...
Thanks for looking,
Bruce.
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Posted: October/10/2017 at 8:04am |
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Great pics of your beautiful plane Bruce. The cockpit is begging for a pilot though
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Posted: October/10/2017 at 8:39am |
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He did say almost completed Jason, but I agree, that cockpit is screaming for a pilot!
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Posted: October/10/2017 at 4:03pm |
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Lovely, Bruce 
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Posted: October/10/2017 at 4:41pm |
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Nice work Bruce.I've always been interested in the Mew Gull since reading Henshaw's book.
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Doc.  Lifetime Site Supporter
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Posted: October/13/2017 at 6:37am |
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Thank-you Gentlemen.
Yes, it does need a pilot. Originally, I was going to carve up a small Alex Henshaw - and still may do in the future - but need a pilot before the end of next month for the comp in Coota.
I'm still finishing off and making items for the cockpit.
Thanks for looking in,
Bruce.
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Posted: October/13/2017 at 7:29am |
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Bruce that last photo is a cracker! The low perspective makes it look like a pic of the full size if only for a pilot.
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Posted: October/13/2017 at 10:06am |
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Excellent job on an under appreciated and too often overlooked fabulous flying design. Recent ARF of this was so popular it disappeared virtually overnight. As a built up it must be a featherlite! More pattern plane than racer . Shades from back when we hosted giant scale air racing.
Next to the engine the pilot will be the heaviest thing in this beauty What comp is in Coota?
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