AVRO MANCHESTER

still umming and aring about this one.

while i would like to build it, i have a twin ww2 plane for me waiting partially started anyway.
so unless i can flog the manchester on i am unsure weather to start it.

Do not ummm or arrrrh any more Tony - this could be one of your most important builds - 'specially as you told me you are going to fit proper engines - Another builder returning to the light!!!

I agree with Grumpy. What price would it be going for when complete Tony?

cant help thinking i should be involved here, i have shoved Tony into building the thing, what span are we looking at Tony? and what engines will it be for, i suggest zenoah 23s, cos i have a few of them,

been having a think about this one.

make the nose removable as on the Lancaster.
have the wing center sections permanently joined to the fuselage, thus enabling all the wiring for the flaps, retracts, motors to stay connected at all times.
have the outer wing panels slide on and off, thus you would only have the aileron wires to connect.
removable tail as on the lancaster.

after that i dunno about how scale it should be.

need to cut 20 inches out of the wingspan.
so it would be 114 inch.
tailplane has to have 18 inches taken out of its width as well.
fuselage will stay the same size as the manchester was only 8 inches longer, so i would have to add just over an inch to the length, but some manchesters were converted to lancasters after they had been started, so i don't think that part is crucial.

You could claim it was a half and half!

got a small plan in the mail today.
its for a small plastic model, but it gives the layout and some more details.

a bit more info towards the build. (if it happens)

while joining the Lanc wing sections together i have worked out in my head how to do the Manchester wings.
we are getting on with this one (in my head anyway)

cut the aileron ribs.
cut two inner nacelle formers.

will be slow as i am cutting bits when i have a few mins spare or am bored with what i am doing.
hope to make up a full kit of parts before i start.