Topic: IL2 Shturmovik Build

guys
seen the plane in the flesh last night
and it looks very impressive

just looking at it all built up last night it looks like it will fly without to many problems

can't wait for the maiden flight
hope the rain stops soon and the sun comes out again

Andrew 

  Thanks Andy,
                  Get that SE5 finished so I can chew ya up with my DVII

        Getting nearer the maiden now....
  Here"s the nose area finished..the arrow points to the SM Services on-board glow....it"s pointed towards an open part in the cockpit, so I can see the diode coming on / off
     APC 17/6, balanced, and spinner installed and painted with the darker grey of the Warbirds paint...must add yellow tips for safty too....



   Next..the rear cannon....quickly made with some chemi-wood, copper tube, 16th ply....will dry brush with silver to bring it up better..





   That"s about the fuse sorted, apart from the rudder closed loop....on to the wing cannons next, the oleos re-installed, then the wings will be bolted on, and the whole plane weathered as on unit....this should really be the time when she comes to life ...

    Cliff   
 

Looks fantastic Cliff, and considering the relatively short length of time it's taken you it's quite an achievement! 

I thought the Pawnee was spot on Cliff, but this is something else!

  Brian,
  Thanks very much, the IL2 is a great looking warplane..
   My friend was out looking at it, so I used the chance of help, to get her assembled, and weighed etc...
  14.3lbs.....so very pleased with it
  Also...while still half decent light..got a few shots with the wings on, still very "factory fresh"...but that will chance shortly
  here you go.....









  The last pic...the head-on one...shows how little drag their is with this plane, if the retracts and flaps were tucked away..
    Would just like to thank everyone who"s chipped in with advice and encouragement ....and a big thanks to Dennis  [Matrock]...it was his superb effort that motivated me to build one....
  hope she flies ok!!!

    Cliff 

Thats A real credit to you Cliff . You should quite rightly be very proud of that one 
Looking forward to seeing it all dirtied up 

Shane

She looks fantastic Cliff Best of look for the maiden.

  Johan

wonderful stuff Cliff - just brilliant!

Z

Yes Cliff, truly looks the business. A rarely modelled aircraft with bags of character. I can't wait to see it weathered up Cliff!

Even at 14lbs I'd imagine the wing loading is still fairly respectable. Good luck with the maiden!

Most impressive, Cliff - there is something curiously attractive about these robust workhorse planes that even the glamour of the Spitfires and Mustangs seems to lack. I'd still love to see the local reaction if I wheeled one of those out over here, though!

Dave

 

Thats lookin a bit bl***y smart there Cliff.

I hope you are having the airtest captured on vid for us all to see.

I really hope it goes well for you.

Top job 

Charlie C

     (just what I have come to expect from you Cliff)

Cliff, looks great, shame to dirty it up, I thought uncle joe would shoot anyone who sullied party property...

SWEET 

14lb !!................a REAL floater on an 80" wing...............it'd be fine at 17/18 (but you might beed a bigger lump up front)

Go make it look all beat up and orrible.........good luck with the test flights mate

phil

guys
witnessed the maiden flight of the shturmovik last night(Tuesday)
don't want to take anything away from the big man
so i'll leave it to him to tell you all about it

well done that man

andrew wallace

 Hi Andy,
  Thanks for watching out for my fingers with the Irvine 150

  Have a wee peek in the "Scale Modeling section"

  Cliff

Greetings Cliff.... Very beautifully... One small not accuracy.....


It is necessary to write - > За честь ГВАРДИИ .....   The letter Д is not correctly written.

Ruslan

At last a decent weekend and a decent video of this impressive model of Cliffs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvg8U_z5LqE

Happy landings
Tel

P.S. you will notice Cliff flies Mode 1 very strange these days

Great Vid Tel, well done and thanks for posting it.
Cliff , you`ve got a lot more " Grunt " than mine. I`d need three times the take off run to get into the air !
Looked really good. (A typically blustery NI day I see.)
( Liked the downwind pass a lot . The one where you stepped back a pace ! )
Good stuff !
Regards, Dennis.

Very nice Guys, small strip though 

Cliff, just one thing, please use a restraint when you start, you could end up with it in your lap if something untoward happens, def not nice.

Just my safety head on mate, we need all the good modelers we can get 

Steve

    Land like that, at my club, and they'd crucify you    They'd be taking the P**s for days 

Great model though, and nicly flown, however I would agree with steve about the restraint (you're braver than me  ) and now after seeing yours and Den's fly I agree with him, that yours is well powered.

Well done to the chap behind the camera too

  (you call that a landing  )

  (you call that a landing  )

The third one was OK 

THat's a seriously narrow looking strip - can't you persuade them to mow a bit more?

That's not a strip, that's a garden path! Is it at your local park Cliff

Must be the camera angle guys that strip is at least 10metres wide and Cliff only used a third of its length, we have had jets here and they managed fine.

Happy Landings

 Chaps,
          Honestly....I"m really bad about that landing..the next flight was soooo much better...but Tel had his video done, and that was it!...honest..I don"t land like that all the time
     Plenty of urge with the 150 ..maybe a wee bit too much, but she does look quite aggressive....just the way an IL2 should

  Grey....get one built..you"ll love it!

 Cliff

Must have balls the size of Saturn to fly biggish models of that mate  ...................boy that looks tight from where I'm sitting......B****Y good though 

Must get yaself on the ferry and come for a weekend flying up here sometime mate.......if you can hit that, you'll not have any hassles up here 



Phil

Well if you think thats a narrow one look at this, its one of our members arriving at a Fly-in in Letterkenny in a Microlite.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pu9xYOw2zQ

Happy Landings
Tel