Hey guys. I discovered an unmade chipmunk whilst moving house (I had a stash! Who knew...) I have been wondering what to do with it. Found a cool photo edit by electric blue of a jet chipmunk that I think I might try. Has anyone got any other ideas?
I have previous reengined a chipmunk with a radial from a Hudson.
Quote from: Flyer on June 26, 2014, 06:29:30 PM
I like sound of the jet idea, I'll look that one up.
From kitnut617 in Has anyone built a agricultural aircraft model? thread
Quote from: kitnut617 on June 23, 2014, 12:50:08 PM
A recent article in an Air-Britain publication had photos of some Chipmunks converted for agricultural spraying, basically a typical sprayer aircraft type canopy set over the rear seat and the front seat faired in which had a hopper installed instead of that seat.
If Ag planes are not your thing how about a turboprop FAC Chippy? Or reverse direction of the canopy, wing, horizontal stabilizer and relocate the vertical stabilizer to above the engine for a canard version?
The lad has the mind of a true whiffer! :thumbsup:
You may want to Consider using the Chipmunk as a Coastal ASR(Air Sea Rescue) plane too. i thought i heard of the RCAF using some Chippy's as ASR Support for the Coast Guard, Unsure unless Someone from the Great White North can Confirm,No Offense to those from Canada! Dan
How about floats? A Swedish SAR aircraft (all orange) could look nice, too, or a civilian user - e. g. as a forest fire spotter (Canada?)?
Great ideas guys, cheers.
I shall see what I can cobble together
BTW this is what I had in mind initially
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image from electric blue (late of this forum...)
Quote from: Caveman on June 27, 2014, 02:19:50 AM
BTW this is what I had in mind initially
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image from electric blue (late of this forum...)
All that needs is the spray bars for crop dusting! :rolleyes:
Add in the capabilities of the lesser known Chipmunk F.1: ;)
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Could go for the Shinden look, having the engine at the rear and remove the vertical tail fin. So it looks back-to-front.
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Chipmunk 23, 1965
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Chipmunk 23 (Lycoming conversion) used as a tow plane, 2011
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Art Scholl's Super Chipmunk aerobatic aircraft, with retractable undercarriage, 1970.
Love the sprayer version and especially the jet version ! Wow ! Art Scholl sure did put on a show back in the day.
:cheers:
A bi-plane layout with the upper wing over the canopy with struts.
Progress!
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serious amounts of putty to follow!
Leaves room for a big gun in the nose above the engine...
That almost looks parrot'esque, and no I'm not going all Python. Paint that in bright colours as a beak/bill and you've a new form of Parrot/Toucan, take your pick ;D
Toucan might be doable... No promises though
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She's come a long way since that first photo on this page ! Looking good !
:cheers:
Toucan!!! With that nose, can't you just see this painted up in black with the Guinness logo on the sides?
(Edit) While searching for something totally unrelated, i found this...
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z231/Seaking111/AIIIpaintguiness.jpg
Think it may be something to do with a south african advert!
An older whiffed chipmunk while I finish up the toucan
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That's the wildest Chipmunk whif I've ever seen ! You have to look pretty hard to see the Chipmunk bits eh ? Nice !
:cheers: