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Finless Jim
Topic Started: Mar 15 2016, 09:45 AM (803 Views)
tc2324
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Just making my intention clear with the Lightning GB.

Haven`t even bought the kit yet...! :grin:

Lightning F.1 XM141 flown by Flt Lt Jim Burns was flying number four in the box and it was a high speed flypast towards the airfield probably at 500/550knots. Jim got high and close into the jet wash of the lead aircraft when the incident occurred and the tail seperated. Fortunately the aircraft remained controllable and Jim (using aileron control) landed it safely at Colt. English Electric's conclusion was that it was the effects of aerodynamic pressure which had built up during the course of the four aircraft's high speed low level manoeuvre which had exposed a structural weakness and caused the rudder and part of the fin to sheer off.


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I`m looking forward to this. :grin:
Edited by tc2324, Jun 2 2016, 12:42 PM.
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blainecole
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Mark M
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Hawk T1
hows Jim coming along
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Mark M
Jun 21 2016, 09:40 AM
hows Jim coming along
Everythings on hold while I sort out the other stuff I`m doing but I`m hoping to get back into the swing of things by the weekend.
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Not too much going on here, but have started work on the tail fin and adding a little damage detail........

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A bit more completed on `Jim`.....,

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Lt Mac 'Shocker' McSheffrey
Nice Frightening, the fin looks great :cool
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Other aviation related projects have been taking up my time recently so it`s been a while doing anything with plastic.

This morning I managed to get the `bespoke` decals cut, trimmed and but in place. The fin flashes need a little more done, but I`ll wait until they are set before touching them further.

First the starboard side in a similar view to the original picture........

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....... and then the port side which needed a little artistic license as I have no picture of what it looks like.

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Not perfect but reasonable enough I think.
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Nowt wrong here TC, a good idea well executed.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present, Lightning on a stick!

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Half way through decals now and then tomorrow work on a plan on how to present the rudder/tail fin separation.
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smeds
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You could attach the parts with very fine wire going back from above the exhausts. Similar to that exploded diagram Lightning I saw a few years ago.
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Oh, I :like that!
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Thanks guys.

Spent most of my free time today working on getting the moment the tail disintegrated right......, so, over to you lot for the c+c.

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