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Simon Cocker now operates this mighty
example of the Canberra T.18 designed and built originally by
Matt Jones. 1/7th scale, 110" span and
23lb AUW this model has plenty of energy and presence on the slope! |
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Underside view of Simon Cocker's Canberra in
action showing the distinctive yellow and black stripes of this late
RAF Target towing scheme. Model is seen
here flying off Bosley Cloud in Cheshire. |
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Australian PSSA member Glenn
Salisbury sent pictures and details of his own design English
Electric Canberra B.20. The model
spans 60" and is built up from balsa, ply and foam, with a white
foam wing. The nacelles are formed in fibreglass.
It is covered in Solartex and is seen here
finished in the colours of the Royal Australian Air Force. |
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Terry Lidstone has built
this impressive English Electric Canberra T.4 from the plans
by Andy Blackburn.
All built up construction, the
model spans 43" and has a wing loading of 14oz/sq ft. It flies
well in a wide range of slope conditions.
Model is finished in silver
Profilm with orange trim as per RAF trainers of this era. |
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Clean lines of the Canberra
are evident in this shot of Terry Lidstone's model in flight. |
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Matt Jones
designed and built this huge example of the Canberra T.18 and
finished it in a late RAF target towing scheme with distinct yellow
and black underbelly. Constructed
largely of foam, balsa and ply to 1/7th scale, the model spans 110"
and has an AUW of over 23lb.
Model has been fitted with an aerotow release
in the nose to allow flat field operations as well as slope! |
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Vic Steele seen with
his own design Martin B-57D, the stretched wing licence built
version of the Canberra at a Clywd PSS fly-in.
This model weighed in at 8lb
and spanned 108". |
