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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => Completed models => Topic started by: Flamingo on October 27, 2023, 11:34:52 PM

Title: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: Flamingo on October 27, 2023, 11:34:52 PM

 This is my 1853 glider paper model from Fiddlers Green (http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Cayley-FlyingMachine.html),  scaled to 1/100.
   
 The masts are 1 mm steel wire secured with white glue, after overnight drying it proved to be stronger than expected.
   
 In the jig

(https://abload.de/img/20231018_125506fpdul.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231018_125506fpdul.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231018_1304411mfyd.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231018_1304411mfyd.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231018_132053amrd5g.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231018_132053amrd5g.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231018_1319524wcj7.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231018_1319524wcj7.jpg)


on its wheels
(https://abload.de/img/20231019_211027ybe52.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231019_211027ybe52.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231019_211038wbi0t.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231019_211038wbi0t.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231019_211057e3c7b.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231019_211057e3c7b.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231019_211102ybisk.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231019_211102ybisk.jpg)


(https://abload.de/img/20231019_211129p2ezb.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=20231019_211129p2ezb.jpg)


Greetings Joachim

Title: Re: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: lone modeller on October 28, 2023, 12:43:05 AM

I admire greatly anyone who can make a model from paper - that is a mini-masterpiece.

The very early attempts at flight, powered and unpowered, resulted in some very interesting machines and that one is no exception. Cayley was a very interesting and inventive individual.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: DaveB on October 28, 2023, 02:39:34 AM

Great work from paper!

Regards

Dave

Title: Re: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: KiwiZac on October 28, 2023, 11:42:28 AM

What a lovely replica! Beautiful work.

What was it the coachman-pilot was said to have told Sir George upon handing in his notice? "I was hired to drive, sir, not fly!"

Title: Re: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: Davos522 on October 28, 2023, 11:55:27 AM

I remember seeing this contraption in a number of books when I was a kid, but I never knew anyone had ever produced a model of it...

And Zac, that's priceless... "Just bring round the old flying machine, won't you, Jeeves?"

Dutch

Title: Re: Sir George Cayley 1853
Post by: NinetythirdLiberator on November 04, 2023, 01:01:32 PM

Nice, Joachim!  I just returned from the International Paper Modelers Meeting and this would have fit right it!  Nice job.

Dan