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Saro Skeeter

Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 08:50
by ukmil
we have been asked to make one of these by a member, but we are unable to finad any 3-views. does anyone know of any.

http://www.manorjfc.com/pics/bubble.jpg

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 10:51
by RAF_Quantum
Hi,

I've got a book with a small 3 view of the Skeeter. I'll scan it and send you link for d/l.

Rgds

John

BTW, your photo of the Skeeter should be max 800 wide for the forum, but pics from Airliners.net are copywrited and should only have a url for the link to the photo.

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 12:36
by ukmil
thanks for the views john

the link is not an airliners link, but one i got from the originial request, but i see it is an airliners photo tho :-#

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 05 Nov 2007, 13:42
by John

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 06 Nov 2007, 19:14
by JimCooper
It looks like the Love-Child of a Westland Scout and a Wheelie bin. The kind of child only a mother could love!!

Jim

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 06 Nov 2007, 22:20
by Motormouse
akshully it was a Cierva design, Cierva were bought by Saunders-Roe, and the design became the SARO Skeeter in production.

http://www.afm.ses.soton.ac.uk/solentsk ... keeter.htm

http://www.skeeterheritage.co.uk/

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1060212/

http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng ... keeter.php

Later the P-531 design was adapted by Westlands (who had taken over Saro's) to become the Wasp/Scout, so you could say it was the Scouts' mum!

http://www.whl.co.uk/history_gallery2.cfm

ttfn

Pete

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 09 Nov 2007, 12:12
by DispatchDragon
Ohh thats a nice one :)

Will rank right up there with the Sycamore :)

Looking forwad to it mate

Thank you

Leif :flying:

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 16:59
by ukmil
first pics

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Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 17:17
by jamesstables
Looking good! :welldone: :thumbsup:

Just one point would be the tail rotor only has two blades, not three.

Re: Saro Skeeter

Posted: 12 Nov 2007, 17:26
by ukmil
well spotted :thumbsup: