Beagle Airedale

[Marty]

Hello all, I have collected a good amount of information on the Beagle Airedale and written (yes old fashioned pen and paper, I think you have to be over 40 to do this) to five owners asking for as much information they are willing to supply. I was also lucky enough to find a 1962 aircraft magazine in the USA on Ebay which I got for $4.00 plus $22.00 Freight (US money). In the magazine is a two page spread showing an exploded 3d view, so I have high hopes for good detail, and a two page article. To date I have made 4 lines drawings from photos that look plum. I scaled each photo to the other before making my drawings. Each drawing is on a separate layer and when I am happy with all four I will combine the layers and average the resulting image. Hopefully this will give me an accurate background image to start from. Side only.
The last thing I would really like is a photo, picture or drawing looking down on the aircraft. If anyone can turn one up I would really like to see it.
I imagine this project will take 6 months or maybe a year, like the boat I am building which I assured every body would be a five year project, although that was seven years ago.
Cheers all marty

[Filonian]

Look forward to that Marty.

They tell me patience is a virtue?

Graham

[DispatchDragon]

I imagine this project will take 6 months or maybe a year, like the boat I am building which I assured every body would be a five year project, although that was seven years ago.

That sound vaguely familar Marty

Just remember to post screenies occasionally just to whet our appetites - I can wait for this one - the real problem for you
is how to find a sound file that mimics that lovely deep bass thrum the 0-360 made inside that big canvas sound box

Best of luck with the project

Leif

[Marty]

Actually the sound is something that has not even popped its head above the horizon, another item for the to do list. Thanks.
steep learning curve looming, I imagine. Until now I thought I was looking at a lycoming, but the Rolls-Royce-built Continental GO-300s?

"Life is but a challenge awaiting many a good man." my grandfather Royal marines. 14 bugle boy - 47major - Congo to Korea.
As a boy he was my hero as a man he always will be> Marty

[T6flyer]

Somewhere at home, I have some scale drawings of the Airedale. Will try and find them this weekend. Also have a copy of the Airfix magazine where they convert the Auster AOP.6 into the Airedale. Will see what I can come up with.

Best wishes,

Martin

[DispatchDragon]

Not sure whether they were retrofitted or what Marty - The RR engine was used initally but later models were fitted with the 0-360 I believe you will find - the noise was rather nice - remember watching one particualr blue one that always seemed to
show up at Old Warden in the mid 60s - as I said the fabric fuselage and the large , dove style exhaust made it sound much throatier than the average Cessna 172 - more like a 182 on takeoff


Leif

[Bridon Bear]

Hi Marty,

According to the info I have here, the Airdale A.109 was initially fitted with the 180hp Lycoming (0-360-A1A) G-ARKE but to qualify for participation in the 1961 Farnborough Display, it was re-engined with the British built 175hp RR continental thereby becoming the only A.111 Airdale.

I have put together some data for you Marty (see link below) including a 3-View drawing (at 600dpi) so it should be useful. I only found a relatively small amount so if the previous posters still dig out what they have for you...I reckon you should be well on the way..

http://www.wisebird.co.uk/aircraft/a109.zip

Best of luck.

Bridon Bear

[Marty]

Thank you. The pdf is very good.

[DispatchDragon]

Typical - I got it backwards -- Sorry Marty - You and Brian correct - memory is the second thing that goes


leif

[Garry Russell]

What's the first thing that goes Leif?...or have you forgotten

Garry