de Havilland DH-80 Puss Moth

Looking good Milton!..I am looking forward to this..

RyDraiggoch said:
Dumb question -- Wing Fold? the original like many DH aircraft of the day folded backwards and rotated so they could be towed on the roads. Once many many years ago I built a balsa and tissue model of this beastie http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbpennfi/penn12cMollison.htm Jim and Amy Mollisons "The Heart's Content".
leif
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I also built a balsa and tissue model (ZK-AJN a NZ based Puss Moth and I believe currently under restoration)..many years ago from an Aeromodeller Magazine plan..not sure if it flew that well though
 
the leg flaps are brilliant, and yeah most of DH aircraft of that timeframe had the folding wings for storage/towing, heres a favourite image of mine showing the Puss moth AND her optional spats :icon_lol:

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So far I have the DH-85, DH-86, DH-87, DH-89, DH-90 or 91, DH-98, Vampire, Dove and the Heron. Oh and I also have the DH-106 Comet but as I am not a big fan of flying cigars i see very little air time. Some I have ported to FSX but some are FSX. The DH-80 will just about complete my DH hangar if I can port it over.

After that, who knows maybe we see will a version of the DH-84.

They will go well with my Auster collection.

Cheers
Pat
 
Aussie that hangar ain't complete without a modified DH... the Thruxton Jackaroo....
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^ my perfect aircraft, is marrying aircraft illegal? if not great, might have to head to Baxterley get me more pics of the 'roo :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:
 
Fantastic!! :applause::applause: I get goose-bumps just thinking about the completed aircraft. Thank you Uncle Miltie for choosing her as your next project. :jump:

Brian
 
Haven't had much time for the sim. Summer and all. Just popped in for a quick look-see. Low and behold...I'm liking this topic!!!

Looking nice Milton:ernae:
 
Really beautiful Milton and it will definitely look gorgeous in the livery on Ferry's pictures!

And I must confess I'm really impressed about the progress you you made with this model in just a few days!

Huub
 
Milton

In reference to your question about panels......Franks Leopard and Hornet Moth
are almost indentical to the Puss Moth . except it didnt have the odd aerodynamic air brakes on the u/c struts so no "flap" handle. Probably one of the two best sources for current shots would be Martin (T6 Flyer) or Eric (Kestrel19) as they are always flying about the UK to fly-ins etc so hopefully they might trip over one of the last flying while they have a camera in their hands (But first Martin has to grab some Emeraude panel shots for the hooligans down at The Pond :)

Just thought -- Dave Molyneaux has built some excellent British period instruments for his Auster and Miles series , including what several real world pilots have said is the best representation of a turn and slip in FS
so prehaps he can hand you some gauges for it.


Leif
 
Just noticed that AZP has the sight glass fuel gauges under the wing tanks, which would indicate that it was built for long range work -- also I particularly like the way the modern VHF aerial has been hidden under the forward fuselage aft of the firewall. :) I love BLS's colour scheme -- it was of course repeated on Mollisons "Black Magic" Comet.



Cheers

Leif
 
huub vink said:
Really beautiful Milton and it will definitely look gorgeous in the livery on Ferry's pictures!

And I must confess I'm really impressed about the progress you you made with this model in just a few days!

Huub
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Thanks everyone.

Actually, I have been working on this for several weeks trying to get the fuselage and wings shaped just right. The 3-views leave a lot to be desired.

I haven't even started thinking about liveries yet although I love the G-ABLS that Smoothie posted as that is what inspired me to do this aircraft. I have found plenty of current and older schemes, unfortunately many in black in white, but with all the great artists here, I am hoping we can have a nice collection. :)
 
RyDraiggoch said:
Milton

In reference to your question about panels......Franks Leopard and Hornet Moth
are almost indentical to the Puss Moth . except it didnt have the odd aerodynamic air brakes on the u/c struts so no "flap" handle. Probably one of the two best sources for current shots would be Martin (T6 Flyer) or Eric (Kestrel19) as they are always flying about the UK to fly-ins etc so hopefully they might trip over one of the last flying while they have a camera in their hands (But first Martin has to grab some Emeraude panel shots for the hooligans down at The Pond :)

Just thought -- Dave Molyneaux has built some excellent British period instruments for his Auster and Miles series , including what several real world pilots have said is the best representation of a turn and slip in FS
so prehaps he can hand you some gauges for it.


Leif
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Leif,

Thank you for the heads-up. I have but one picture of the cockpit from the Canadian museum here:

http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/collections/artifacts/aircraft/deHavillandDH80APussMoth/

The type of gauges I can make out but my cockpit pictures request was more about what the cockpit and cabin looks like. Hopefully, during this Summer season in the northern hemisphere we can catch one at an airshow or at a museum.

Building the cockpit is always the hardest to get right due to lack of measurements and reference pictures, so also the most frustrating for me. :)

I am crossing my fingers on available details here. :wiggle:
 
RyDraiggoch said:
Just noticed that AZP has the sight glass fuel gauges under the wing tanks, which would indicate that it was built for long range work -- also I particularly like the way the modern VHF aerial has been hidden under the forward fuselage aft of the firewall. :) I love BLS's colour scheme -- it was of course repeated on Mollisons "Black Magic" Comet.



Cheers

Leif
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I saw a picture of that glass fuel gauge during my research phase but failed to capture it. I will have to go hunting again.
 
Well Blow me down it DID have the same type of airbrake strut as the Leopard and the Hornet

You can even see the actuating mechanism in the Photos of AZP -- It looks like the folks at Stag Lane

nicked them off a Bullnose Morris :) They slow the aircraft on the approach but thats about all

The Hornet really didnt need them it had so much drag it slowed down in a hurry (I have a few hours

sitting in G-ADKK and DKL :)

And the instrument panel does look different from the Leopard -- More like a Dragon panel infact


Leif
 
Here you go Milton. Not much but hope it helps some. Will see if I can scare anything else up.
 
I tried to increase the resolution on that photo Milton.

Hard to do with blacked out windows. The second version is inverted so all dark spots are reveresed.
 
Wow Moses03 ... great find! That at least gives me a general idea of what the interior looks like. Thank you so much. :applause: :jump:
 
Lionheart said:
I tried to increase the resolution on that photo Milton.

Hard to do with blacked out windows. The second version is inverted so all dark spots are reveresed.
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Interesting experiment there Bill ... do you see rudder pedals anywhere in all these pics? I think they swiveled off a center post but not sure.
 
Interesting find there Moses ... happened across that 1:5 scale model pdf during the research phase as well. Was just going to post something similar. :)
 
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