Thread: Variations in aircraft design

Sorry, Keith, missed these. It's a real mix of run-of-the-mill and oddities, isn't it? A couple of mods there that I haven't seen before, especially the turret on the Beau (WTF?!).

Would get a few modelers excited, I imagine. Are you excited?!

Fascinating - the rest would be welcome!

R2274 was the sole Mk V Beaufighter, according to my list of serials, but I don't know why they bothered with a forward firing turret when the aircraft had such formidable fixed armament, and the turret doesn't appear to be able to fire aft. Could it be to provide suppressive fire during a torpedo attack?

The other Beau, R2058, was the prototype Mk II, with the Merlin engines. But I don't know if all Mk IIs had the enlarged fin.

What really stumps me is nos. 14 & 15, which appear to have U serial numbers, not listed in the usual sources. 14 looks like a shortened Magister but probably isn't, and 15 might be a Blackburn Firebrand - but note the fixed undercarriage. Any ideas anyone?

Fantastic
Igot some interest.
I knew someone would want to verify types and numbers.
Unfortunately I lost the book these oddities were from.
However I loaded the drawing details.
Some more herewith.

Cheers
Keith

Lots of interest here! I must admit I had to resort to my serials list to identify some of them.

Any idea what the lines along the side of nos 38, 39 and 41 signified?

54 is a post-war Miles Aerovan

Hi Adrian,
At last someone with the same type of delving interest as myself.
This is the final lot. Watch out for Lancaster variation.
Cheers
Keith

Hi Adrian,
I found these interesting,



Cheers
Keith

Hi Adrian,
More of the same.
I never knew about the last two or three.

Cheers
Keith

Hi Adrian,
The general cooking version.

Cheers
Keith