Slingsby T-68 Wren

[63cpe]

Slingsby T-68 Wren

In addition to the Short Tucano, a cheap, fast two-engined aircraft was sought to continue the training of RAF pilots. Slingsby subscribed to the request for proposal and suggested the T-68 Wren. After some modifications to the engines, the T-68 was accepted by the RAF. Here is an example from No.7 Flying training School at Church Fenton, UK.

IMG_7247 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_7251 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_7252 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

IMG_7260 by Buddy Holly, on Flickr

Actually it is a short Tucano who borrowed the engine and prop for another project, with zvezda "Tara" wings, stabilos and engines.

More pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jetsonsspecial/albums/72157717645852758/with/50783886657/

Hope you like it!

Cheers,
David aka 63cpe

[ericr]

 


your whole series of kitbashes is very inspired ! I am impressed

[TomZ]

Great!

TomZ

[JayBee]

Now that is a truly interesting, and posible, looking concept. 

[kitbasher]

Oh, top banana. 
It may be a Slingsby, but to me there's deffo something Diamond (e.g. as in DA-40) about it.

[Rheged]

A plausible design, I like it!

[Martin H]

A plausible design, I like it!

Works for me as well.

[Cobra]

this is Super Cool Hope to see More Like this,Ever thought of making one for HM Coast Guard as a Search Plane?Dan

[Tophe]

congratulations

[Dizzyfugu]

That's looking very good - like a Shorts prototype for a trainer with electric engines? 

[DogfighterZen]

 

[Dizzyfugu]

I like this very much - looks like a British prototype for a light trainer with electric engines?

[kitbasher]

In the original thread I said it had something of the Diamond DA-40 about it.  I did of course mean the DA-42.

[NARSES2]

Gentlemen, what I will do when I get a spare hour or so latter in the week and I can concentrate on just the one thing is go in and merge these duplicate subjects and delete any duplicate replies. Sorry I didn't do this earlier, but I'm afraid my brain has to be in "the right place" when I use the Merge function and it hasn't been the last few days. To much after Christmas/New Year stuff and domestic necessities. Now't nasty, just a bit time consuming.

Chris

[AndrewF]

Very convincing - great job!