When fleas don't bite..

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When fleas don't bite..

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Hello Fellows :)

Trying that splendid little Eastbourne shown of late, I decided to hunt a few more out.. particularly aircraft we have examples of at Brooklands and was pleased to come across this little tinker.. the Flying Flea!

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Paints aren't currently widely available for UK examples so I knocked this one up today for G-AEBB which resides at Shuttleworth. Cheap and cheerful :)

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Ah!!!.......A Fleeeing Fly 8)
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:lol: :lol:

Fleeing yes, but only at around 55kts :lol: The 'original' kits were designed for use with a 500cc 2-stroke motorcycle engine (hence my interest) and these worked just fine ;) However, when 'posh' folk started putting more powerful engines on t'front.. they started falling out of the sky with frightening regularity.. so much so that they were banned in certain countries! :-O Fortunately, those clever bods at RAE discovered that the more powerful engines/increased speed combination was causing a greater airflow over the rear/lower wing which ended up putting the flea into an unrecoverable nose-down state and devised a modification to stop this happening :rock:

It's an interesting little thing.. perhaps the worlds first kit microlight! When my wheels get back.. I feel the need to investigate the 'Flea' we have at Brooklands a little more ;)

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