Martin Baker Long Ranger NF.1

[Dizzyfugu]

Well, maybe some airframes survived in the Commonwealth for some more time...? How about an Australian dirt-mover (Beware of the Bunyip!)?

[kitnut617]

Sounds like a plan   

[chrisonord]

Very nice Robert,
It's making me want to build one as a turbo prop too, but maybe as a single seater. Honduras air force with various ground pounding weapons

[b29r]

That is a very fine conversion, Robert, top shelf stuff!    This one has COIN fighter written all over it, so I think we will all be watching to see what other developments come about.

Turboprop sounds like a great starting point as mentioned.  Great job and storyline.

Best regards,
Kem

[PR19_Kit]

Cor, that looks great Robert. Especially the 'clouds from above' colour scheme, unique as far as I know. 

[kitnut617]

Many thanks Kit, Chris, Kem. I really appreciate all the comments from everyone.

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Really top-notch work, Robert!

[kitnut617]

Thanks Glenn

[Old Wombat]

Very good finish!

[kitnut617]

Thanks Guy

[Ed S]

looks good.

Ed

[kitnut617]

Hi Ed ---

Thanks very much, appreciate the comments

[Rick Lowe]

That came out really well.

I like the Tiger Stripe cam for the Fjords.
And she's really loaded for Bear - or U-boats, as the case may be! 

Just a question about the radiator duct outlet; in some of the photos it seems to be closed and not show up, would this be because the engine wasn't running?

[kitnut617]

Thanks Rick,

In some of the photos that have been posted of the real thing, it shows the radiator flap in the up position. Could be for two reasons, 1, that's it's normal position when the engine isn't running, or 2, it's not there --- just like the photos show no undercarriage doors. But! my point was, there should be an opening if the flap is there --- Every other radiator exit on other aircraft has an opening whether the flap is open or closed.

[CammNut]

Pictures show the flap open on the ground and in the air, with the engine running and not running. As the flap is there to control airflow though the radiator, it may have been open or closed based on engine temperature, or power. If the aircraft was flying fast, but not at full power, you might want to limit the flow through the radiator so as not to overcool the coolant, for example. Or flying slow at full power, such as on takeoff, you might want to maximise the flow and cooling. They do something like this on piston-powered light aircraft as they descend to prevent shock-cooling of the pistons, I think.