Steve Hailes' Blériot XI monoplane
Gorgeous Blériot XI monoplane built by Steve Hailes, based on the Mick Reeves plan, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first crossing of the English Channel by aeroplane in 1909
Details
Span - 59"
Length - 51"
Weight - 2.83 lbs
Battery - 2100mAh 3S
Motor - Emax BL 2815
Draw - 250watts with 11 x 4.7 slow fly
Static Thrust -16 oz
Steve's first impressions of the model:
Over-powered and more downthrust
required (Steve says he over-estimated the weight!) Very stable and "wing warping" system works well.
Some pictures |
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The Blériot in flight |
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...and again |
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... and on the ground. |
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And a nice inside shot of the model. |
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The motor |
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And the dummy of the Anzani fitted to the original, here some of the cylinders under construction in blue foam |
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... and here beautiful finished product. |
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Wing-warping mechanism Some of the wing-warping mechanism used for roll control can be seen in this pilot shot - servo just visible from its mount under the silver dome |
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More of the mechanism. |
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Wheels The complex steerable tailwheel assembly (as fitted to the machine used for the first Channel crossing - though some variants of the "Type Onze" had a simpler skid) |
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...and one of the main wheels under construction |
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