Topic: bristol M1

I know this is small fry by comparison, but does anyone have experience of the BUSA Bristol M1 kit?
Is the kit OK and how does it fly?

R1010,
I have a BUSA MIc that I built and have been flying for about three years now. I can't say that it's a relaxing plane to fly, but I enjoy it. I use a Saito 56 for power, and it behaves very scale like. I also modified it with stick built tail feathers to save weight (added some span to the horiz. stab too). I did a few other mods like opening up the wing roots.  It's not the most scale in out-line though, but it does attract attention when ever I fly it (but maybe that's my flying).  ;)Perhaps not so much over your way.





Yes, I got the color wrong.

I did recently acquire a 1/3 scale M1c. "project".

It looks a very nice model LD I've heard they can be 'interesting' to fly I'm waiting for a club mate to finish a build of this very model so I can see for myself

Ian, If Ralf doesn't do a build thread then I suppose you'll have to suffer one from me then Best get the plans ordered as I've pretty much committed myself to build it now

It looks a very nice model LD

Thanks!

The spinner & the cowl might pose a problem with your design too Martin ........still think I'll be having a go at one though

This 1/3 scale beast just arrived in my "cave" last weekend (a long term project). The fellow who was building it cut down a stainless steel wok for the cowel and spinner. Not too bad of an outline I think. I had to "color in" the hole with a marker to get a better feel of it. The full scale cowel does have a bit of re-curve to it, which makes me wonder if a built up wooden cowl would work better.

i posted in general about ideas for a z38 and am still leening towards one of my origonal thoughts a Bristol M1

Sorry for interfering in your thread fokker, have you made your decision yet? 

Nice projects Lucky Dog! 

I an feel a multiple build thread coming!!

  Hope you can all read dutch, because mine is coming here:   

Bristol M1c - Modelbouwforum.nl

Ralf

LD - Very nice model of the Bristol M1.
My laddie has bought the BUSA kit and will start building it soon ( for leccy power of course !)

Sounds like a good plan to lighten the back end with an open structure.

When I look at pictures of the full size with the big spinner - the spinner does not appear to be centered (lower) - is that the case?

Thank you Lew!

I think what you're seeing is that the spinner is a smaller dia. but still centered.

A 22x8" prop should do it (28" prop would be scale)
Which prop did you fly with the ST3000?

Ralf

The ST 3000 swung a 20x8 plus spinner.

And (of course) no scale M1c project is complete without the hanging bag of scale spark plugs before each flight.  

Build a Bristol M1D no funny cowl, I have just built one from JERRY BATES plan 1/4 scale laser 200 16*8 prop over powered should be 120

See, this is what I have a problem getting my head around with the jump from 1/4 scale to 1/3 scale. If a 1/4 scale model is over powered on a 200 and should have a 120, then why wont a 300v be more than enough for a 1/3 scale

Build a Bristol M1D no funny cowl, I have just built one from JERRY BATES plan 1/4 scale laser 200 16*8 prop over powered should be 120

Try a 20x6 on the laser it will calm the engine down and the finer pitch will be better for the airframe

Alan

Another spinnerless (well typical spinnerless) version is this highly modified M1c. This Bristol was exported to the US and was highly modified for a proposed Boston to San Diego speed run. Little known beyond that.

Got a chance for a look in person of the Bristol M1c built by Pat Cuss Saturday at Woodspring


Shot a video, not brilliant as my camera keeps losing focus, oh and I apologise for the poor take off coverage, just as I started filming the flight line suddenly became picadilly circus in the rush hour

YouTube - Bristol M1c

These chaps were flying in a vicious cross wind Saturday, so full credit to them  

Walts.

Nice piccys

Whose is the DR1?  Looks smart in those colours


Mark

Nice piccys

Whose is the DR1?  Looks smart in those colours


Mark

Could'nt see it in the vid, but if is was 1/3 it's Pat's as well.

Yes, I only spoke to the chaps there briefly, but I got the impression Pat built all three models. I've put pic's of the others there in the Woodspring picture thread.

An airborne shot of Pat Cuss's one

Hi ,
I,m new around here and found this site while researching the Bristol M1c .Has anyone received the plans for Martins bristol ? I'm searching for a very scale set of plans and keep coming up a bit short on the scale fidelity on the plans I've ordered so far .

  Thanks ,
  Guy.

Hi ,
I,m new around here and found this site while researching the Bristol M1c .Has anyone received the plans for Martins bristol ? I'm searching for a very scale set of plans and keep coming up a bit short on the scale fidelity on the plans I've ordered so far .

  Thanks ,
  Guy.

You will search forever for a set of perfect scale plans for anything. Granted some scale plans are a lot worse than others, but even the best ones have been designed by someone working from a set of scale drawings which will themselves be flawed in some way. Take any two scale drawings for a particular subject and there will be inconsistencies between them. Which set is correct? perhaps neither. Unless you have the full-size parked in the back of your garage and plan every measurement direct from the original there will always be some element of deviation from exact scale. The RM400 Bristol M1b plans were drawn from photocopies of original Bristol Aeroplane Company works drawings. They were the best I had available at the time. How accurate were they? That's for you to decide...

   Hi Martin ,

   Thanks for replying to my question . Considering you have the plans that the full size was built from and have photographed the full size I'm thinking that I stand a good chance of coming up with a very scale plane . My hobby store has a U.S. office and I'm off to order some plans .

  Thanks again ......
  Guy.