Handley Page Heywhat??

[loupgarou]

I had a lot of ideas for floatplanes/flying boats projects, but got diverted by family issues.
I hope to at least start with some kits.
Here is the mandatory photo with today's newspaper. I hope the date is readable.
Model: Revell reissue of the Matchbox Heyford, floats courtesy of (I think) an ancient Airfix Ju-52, and torpedo left over from an Artiplast S-79.
Of course, it will be a monoplane, I have yet to find an appropriate name - starting with an H obviously.

EDIT: suggestions for the name will be appreciated.

[zenrat]

Somewhere coastal obviously.  Hastings, Havant, Hull...

Floats mounted directly on the lower wing?  Gunners in the floats?

This will be good.

[jcf]

Handley-Page Hull , gets my vote.

A later design that might be useful for layout:

The HP 53 design was ordered by the Swedes and built in parallel with the HP 52, aircraft was never delivered,
rather it was converted to Dagger engines to act as the prototype for the Hereford.

[PR19_Kit]

Where do the bombs go? The Heyford carries them in a thickened centre section of the lower wing.

[loupgarou]

Where do the bombs go? The Heyford carries them in a thickened centre section of the lower wing.

It's a torpedo plane. The torpedo will go between the float struts.

@ Joncarr: thank for the input. Hull could be, but it doesn't have a hull, being a floatplane.  I'd keep the name for a flying boat.

[jcf]

Where do the bombs go? The Heyford carries them in a thickened centre section of the lower wing.

It's a torpedo plane. The torpedo will go between the float struts.

@ Joncarr: thank for the input. Hull could be, but it doesn't have a hull, being a floatplane.  I'd keep the name for a flying boat.

Technically, it has two hulls. 

[NARSES2]

  Gunners in the floats?

If it was a Soviet design I think that would be obligatory 

Looking forward to it 

[loupgarou]

I had to go away for a few days, so I couldn't work, but my build is not abandoned.
Fuselage put together, with a cockpit floor, now starting some PSR. Found some pretty sink marks .
I am wondering if the wings, considering it will be a monoplane, have enough surface or should be lengthened. Obvioulsy, it would have been simpler BEFORE I had glued together the upper and lower surfaces. 

 

[ysi_maniac]

Suggested names: Hero, Helsinki, Hell.

BTW I also suggest you to post bigger photos.

Thanks!

[dogsbody]

loupgarou, could you please post larger pictures? These ones are postage stamp sized.


Chris

[jcf]

Probably lengthened and some sort of bracing as the wings aren't very thick.

Or really big translating flaps ala the Gouge type used on C-class and later
Shorts flying-boats and the Stirling, or Fairey-Youngman, early for either,
I realize but it's a Whif.

The Junkers double-wing type would be more of a period solution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)

[jcf]

The images are thumbnail links, here are the direct links:

[PR19_Kit]

I am wondering if the wings, considering it will be a monoplane, have enough surface or should be lengthened. Obviously, it would have been simpler BEFORE I had glued together the upper and lower surfaces. 

I can see nothing wrong with that idea at all. 

I've been doing that on one of my 'long build' projects too and it's quite possible. You just need to ensure the dips in the fabric remain sensibly spaced or it looks weird.

[loupgarou]

loupgarou, could you please post larger pictures? These ones are postage stamp sized.


Chris

You're right. I am sorry. I used the thumb option, that on photobucket opened up on clicking, but it doesn't appear to be working in postimage. I'll substitute full size ones.

[loupgarou]

I am wondering if the wings, considering it will be a monoplane, have enough surface or should be lengthened. Obviously, it would have been simpler BEFORE I had glued together the upper and lower surfaces. 

I can see nothing wrong with that idea at all. 

I've been doing that on one of my 'long build' projects too and it's quite possible. You just need to ensure the dips in the fabric remain sensibly spaced or it looks weird.

Yes, but my worry was strength. Before glueing the wings, I'd have staggered the cuts (upper and lower), now it will be more difficult and messy.