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Bart Nopper's construction of a DC-3
This site make a great tutorial in building a very quality scale model. The amount of effort that Bart has has invested in this model is incredible.
British Model Flying Association
The site provides a lot of links to model clubs around the UK and many retailers.
The Civil Aviation Authority control the regulation of all flying in the UK. They include on their web site a set of publications. Of particular interest is CAP658 which covers procedures for operating model aircraft. This link provides a copy of this important document. A recommended read for everyone.
This site contains details of large electric powered aircraft. It also
includes some information on methods of construction.
A 6Mb model simulator that had a good range of models that can be flown using
a keyboard or joystick.
This is popular magazine with LMA members. Its focus is the developments on
scale modelling.
Gas Turbine Builders Association
A fascinating site showing the construction of model turbines and their
development.
This American site gives a good idea of what is happening 'over the pond'.
Great Britain Aerobatic Association
This site contains information on forthcoming competitions and flight
schedules.
The International Miniature Aircraft Association is a major modelling organisation. This is the site operated from the USA.
This French site contains details of the famous la Ferté Alais large model show.
Another site dedicated to Giant Scale model aircraft, well worth having a look at some of the stuff our friends do over the pond.
Model
aircraft have used many power sources; rubber, glow, petrol, electric and now
jets. Well what can be next ? Anyone thought of solar or laser power?
A silly idea? This site shows the latest work carried out by NASA on this topic at the
Dryden Flight Research Center.
This is another very popular magazine with lots of relevant articles.
A site dedicated to providing information on battery technology.
This site allows you to place adverts for sales and wanted modelling goods. It has a good search facility allowing you to select items or restrict your search to regions of this country or overseas.
You need to register to use this fourm. Once you have though it contains a wealth of practical information on many topics related to the design and building of scale aircraft models.
Another American site with excellent information and pictures of large models.
This US site contains latest news in scale aerobatics and large models. Of particular interest are the video clips and the details on TOC.
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This UK company provides large scale model makers with 4 stroke petrol power.
Their engine range includes single cylinder or V twin cylinders, air-cooled, petrol fuelled, in both a polished aero spec finish or black inboard spec finish.
This site sells desktop models, but it is also the sole UK distributor for
Bob's Aircraft Documentation (formally Scale Model Research).
This on-line company supply a variety of leads, switches, tools etc.
This shop provides the wide selection of modelling equipment you would expect to find.
Belair are accredited Laser Kit cutters to Nick Ziroli, Jerry Bates,
Hostetler, Don Smith, Brian Taylor. Laser cut kits and parts from your own plans. We are dealers for Robart
Mfg and Sierra Giant Scale retracts and accessories. Dedicated to large scale models.
This show is a popular one in Amiens, France. well worth popping into whilst on holiday!
Manufacturers of many Large Models both ARTF and Kits including the Eurobat,
Zlin526, Pitts 12, up to the 17ft Lancaster. Laser-Cutting service from
single parts to full kits as well as many specialist items of hardware and
glues. Probably the UK's only producer of Phenolic Wing Joining tubes in
any size!"
Flair sell a wide variety of modelling products. Of particular interest to
LMA members is the fact that they are the 3W engine distributor.
Foamwings
This Scottish company specialises in making err... foam wings. They have a large
variety of aerofoils available or you can supply your own.
We are Lincoln's Largest stockist of Plastic Kits, Model Railway and Model
Accessories. We also Stock a vast range of remote control products, from
helicopters through to tanks .
Rob Rowbotham's site includes details of the increasingly popular gas
turbine engines.
This company sells a wide range of engines including Moki (original) Glow
engines, MVVS Petrol, Fuji petrol engines amongst other popular brands. They also sell a wide range of custom made
in-cowl silencers. The site also has some interesting reviews.
This company specialises in laser cutting for modeller. Your own drawings/pkans
can be re-sized as required.
A supplier of all your battery needs and all the commonly used packs.
Lite Pilots
This is a site in the US which sells a series of model pilots.
This shop in Hinckley is a major supplier of Multiplex equipment and many other goodies!
Here are available the most realistic range of 12” lightweight pilots
suitable for use in flying Scale Aircraft. They are ideal for use in 1/5th
to 1/6th scale model aircraft. Available as standard display pilots, lightweight
flying pilots, or for the ultimate in realism, flying lightweight pilots with
radio controlled heads!
A UK supplier of engines, other equipment and large aircraft.
The "little Black Box" supply source for all those specialist electronic bits.
Importers of Quality Hobby & Leisure Equipment
Aeroventure - South Yorkshire Aircraft
Museum
Located at Doncaster, this museum has a good collection of aircraft for the
visitor.
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
One of the most famous UK based display teams. It is based at RAF Coningsby.
The web site has a good collection of photographs of their aircraft.
Dedicated to preserving operational examples of historic military jets. Located at
Hangar 600, Bournemouth International Airport.
The Birthplace of British Motorsport & Aviation.
Your chance to fly in a Tiger Moth or Dragon Rapide from Imperial War Museum,
Duxford.
Worth the visit to just see the Lancaster in addition to the other attractions at this WWII airfield.
Fly Vintage-
Incorporating Duxford Times
An independent site covering the latest at Duxford. Includes reviews,
photographs and videos.
This site provides museum information and services details and also lists the aircraft
in the large collection. However, the site is not complete and collection details and
photos are not yet available. Located at RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset.
This Aviation Museum has a unique collection of British
Aircraft from the "golden age" of British aircraft manufacture, ie,
from the end of WWII until the 1970's.
This is the world's largest dedicated helicopter museum. It is located in Weston-super-Mare.
One of, if not, Europe's top aviation museum has a superb collection of historic aircraft. Duxford is not only an excellent centre for historic aviation but also the site of world famous air shows.
The Museum is based on one of the sites of Britain's epic struggle in 1940.
The airfield was the nearest Royal Air Force station to enemy-occupied France.
Today's visitor can still savour the atmosphere of the airfield's past with the
landmarks and buildings that remain.
This museum is in Coventry. It houses a good collection of interesting
aircraft.
This museum at Middle Wallop celebrates over one hundred years of army aviation. It is home to one of the country’s finest historical collections of military kites, the largest collection of military gliders in Europe, aeroplanes and helicopters.
A good collection of aircraft and photographs recalling Berkshire's Aviation Heritage. Located in Woodley, (near Reading) Berkshire.
A good variety of aircraft can be found at this museum in Scotland at East
Fortune Aerodrome.
Another good collection of aircraft at this museum in Nottinghamshire.
Spitfire and Hurricane
Memorial - Manston
The site of the RAF Manston History Museum presents some details of the museum,
aircraft, exhibits, and displays that illustrate the history of a famous and historic
airfield. Located adjacent to London-Manston Airport near Ramsgate, Kent.
The twenty-five-acre site in Shropshire is home to one of the best collections of
aviation history in the world. It is also the site of the largest of the LMA shows.
This museum is located at Breighton, near Selby, Yorkshire. It was some good
displays and a collection of WWII aircraft.
The site describes the Trust and illustrates some of the collection. One of the great
aircraft and car collections of the world, which is famous for its regular flying
displays. Located at Old Warden Park in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
Operated by volunteers from the Solway Aviation Society. The society owns
nine aeroplanes - the most prominent being an Avro Vulcan bomber. Located at Carlisle
Airport, Carlisle, Cumbria.
This museum depicts the history of aviation in the Solent and Hampshire
areas. The Museum tells the story of 26 aircraft companies, the largest flying
boat operation in the world and the legendary Spitfire designed at Supermarine
in the heart of the City of Southampton.
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
The Museum houses a unique collection of exhibits relating to this famous "Battle
of Britain" airfield, and aviation in general. WW11 fighter aces, Douglas Bader,
"Johnnie" Johnson and Neville Duke are celebrated here.
Large collection of airworthy WWII aircraft based at Duxford, UK.
Popular for the Halifax restoration project. Located at Elvington, York.
French site that does restoration projects, has lots of
interesting pictures and data.
This section lists sites which contain detailed information which could be of use to the modeller. There are thousands of sites dedicated to full-size aircraft. The aim of this section is not to list everything, but to collect together the most useful ones.
The images on these pages are original photographs, taken by Steve de Roeck. They are low resolution, web versions of the high quality images which are available for purchase directly from the photographer.
Steve is a retired airline pilot with a keen interest in photography. Both his flying and photography have taken him all over the world on assignment.
There are probably more than 1000 photographs on this site. The nice thing about it is that it isn't full of the usual Spitfires etc, but includes underrepresented aircraft that may give you inspiration for your next project.
Interview of Captain Donald Macintosh - Royal Air Force bomber pilot of a Lancaster bomber in 1944. it's a spellbinder, all 14,300 words of it - written with revealing honesty, imagination, insight and candour; download as a PDF or an audio download of the actual interview by Alastair, editor of www.worldwarbombers.com/
Building a WWI plane? This site contains an excellent history of the aircraft of the
era.
Aerofiles
A large reference site on US aviation.
The website of this popular magazine. It has a lot of useful information and
a good events calendar.
An incredible resource of information and photographs of airliners. In-fact many other aircraft are included as well.
This site is a massive general aircraft related resource list of links.
This site contains a set of illustrated of reports on current full-size
activities in the UK. It covers news items and reports on displays.
This is a general site containing information and pictures for a wide range
of aircraft. Worth a look if you are seeking inspiration for your next project.
A great resource providing substantial details of all the aircraft used by
the Fleet Air Arm.
This site contains many sketches of 'glamour girls' that can be used to
develop nose art for aircraft of WWII vintage. This is a large site
containing several thousand pictures. One of the best areas to look in is the
pin-up section. Here you will find the excellent pictures from the famous artist
Alberto Vargas. Others in this section are also worth looking at!
ThisNew Zealand site developed by Phillip Treweek provides a lot of detailed pictures of aircraft and including detailed "walk arounds".
This is a general USA military site. Of particular interest is the resources section which
contains a comprehensive set of links to USA museums.
This website is about err Mustangs. There is a good collection of photographs
and a lot of information for those interested in this famous aircraft.
Planes and Pilots of World War II
This is an interesting US site on aircraft and pilot recounts.
This is a real excellent resource. It contains a great amount of information including drawings, cockpit details and videos you can download. Also, includes details on the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
This website shows some remarkable video clips of the Red Bull world series races. It contains a lot of information for builders of aerobatic models. Watch out though, you must have a fast internet connection to view this site.
SkyCorner
A Russian site that has an English version. It has a particularly good selection
of detailed drawings of aircraft. These can be downloaded as zip files.
This site has approximately 10000 aircraft related links. It is a good
resource to start with when searching the web.
This is another good site based in the US. The site is structured into
reference pages containing details and pictures of warbirds. It also provide
links to other sites on the aircraft being examined.
This is a collection of seven sites. The best section is the Luftwaffe
Resource Group which contains many detailed pictures and
specifications.
This site has a collection of full-size drawings and documentation that may
be of interest to modellers of WWII aircraft.
Rosebud's
WWI Aviation Image Archive
This is a fabulous resource for pictures of early and WWI aircraft. You could spend
hours here! There are hundreds of pictures of aeroplanes, some showing horrific
crash sites. The links from this site are also very interesting.
This is an excellent resource for WWII aircraft. There are many scale detail drawings. See the 'more neat stuff' section for diagrams of cockpit interiors and instrument panels. The site also contains a lot of videos that can be downloaded for free. There are many good links worth exploring.
This site contains details on how to produce hand painted flying jackets and group/squadron badges.
This is Jason Webb's web site dedicated to the aircraft and
airmen of the
361st Fighter Group. It contains material and pictures submitted by a
variety of people, including some who served with the USAAF. It also
includes an R/C models page showing P-51's and P-47's flying in the group's
colours.
Here you can be supplied by Grant Wright with electric powered Depron jets that are great fun to fly.
The site of the very well known Ghost Squadron who provide a lot of support at LMA events.
The Midlands Large Model Flying Group
This group, based in the middle of the UK, specialises in the building and flying of large models. They host a one day fly-in for LMA members and one of the main events.
This website by Steve Ricketts has three
main components covering the production of Custom Graphics,
enabling you to use his Web design facilities and
obtain Jetworld Kits. This is in addition to some
interesting information on his own models.
The North Lincs Model Flying
Club
This club hosts one of the LMA events and enjoy the benefits of flying from a large grass field
with wide open spaces to enjoy your flying.
New site dedicated to making blue foam Scale pilots and cockpit interiors
This club is based at Wroughton where the LMA holds one of its events.
This team are well known on the show circuit and support many LMA shows.
International model event in Germany, see site for full details (in English)
A useful airfoil drawing package that's free. You can define your own airfoils or download coordinate information from the next database link.
A comprehensive list of airfoil section coordinate information and some pictures of the airfoil section.
Aircraft Wing section Database
A very comprehensive collection of airfoil sections listed against aircraft types, listed in name of aircraft order; beware that sometimes the Company name precedes the aircraft name.
Public Domain Airfoil Information
Comprehensive list of airfoil sections and their ordinates based on Dover Publications classic Theory of Airfoil Sections by Ira H. Abbott and Albert E. von Doenhoff. This book has three large appendices containing tables of coordinates of a selection of NACA profiles, mean lines and sections.
This page was last updated on 23/11/2007
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