Chippy whiffy

[Caveman]

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.

[Old Wombat]

I like sound of the jet idea, I'll look that one up.

From kitnut617 in Has anyone built a agricultural aircraft model? thread

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!

[Cobra]

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

[Dizzyfugu]

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?)?

[Caveman]

Great ideas guys, cheers.

I shall see what I can cobble together

[Caveman]

BTW this is what I had in mind initially



image from electric blue (late of this forum...)

[JayBee]

BTW this is what I had in mind initially



image from electric blue (late of this forum...)

All that needs is the spray bars for crop dusting! 

[Mossie]

Add in the capabilities of the lesser known Chipmunk F.1:

[McColm]

Could go for the Shinden look, having the engine at the rear and remove the vertical tail fin. So it looks back-to-front.

[jcf]

Chipmunk 23, 1965


Chipmunk 23 (Lycoming conversion) used as a tow plane, 2011


Art Scholl's Super Chipmunk aerobatic aircraft, with retractable undercarriage, 1970.

[Captain Canada]

Love the sprayer version and especially the jet version ! Wow ! Art Scholl sure did put on a show back in the day.

[McColm]

A bi-plane layout with the upper wing over the canopy with struts.

[Caveman]

Progress!



serious amounts of putty to follow!

[zenrat]

Leaves room for a big gun in the nose above the engine...

[NARSES2]

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