SIDNEY KING DESIGNED AND BUILT ALL THE MODELS IN THIS VIDEO, HE SENT THIS INFO OVER ON THE REAL AIRCRAFT AND THE MODELS –
The Miles Magister was the first monoplane designed specifically as a trainer for the RAF and was also used by the Fleet Air Arm. Affectionately known as the Maggie, the Magister was based on Miles’ civilian Hawk Major and Hawk Trainer. As a low-wing monoplane, it was an ideal introduction to the Spitfire and Hurricane for new pilots.
Production began in October 1937 and continued until 1941 by which time 1,203 had been built by Miles and an additional 100 were built under licence in Turkey.
Length: 24 ft 7?1/2 in (7.51 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I inverted air-cooled four-cylinder inline piston, 130 hp (97 kW)
The model:
Designed and built by Sid King. The original is at Duxford. 1/5 scale with a Zenoah 38.
Flown by Sharon Stiles
By the start of the Second World War the Anson was used as a multi-engined aircrew trainer and continued to be used as an RAF trainer and communications aircraft until 1968.
After the war the Anson was produced for the civil market, being used as an light transport and executive aircraft. By the end of production in 1952, 8,138 Ansons had been constructed by Avro and a further 2,882 aircraft were manufactured in Canada from 1941.
Length: 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
Wingspan: 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m)
Powerplant: Two × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines, 350 hp (261 kW) each
The model:
Designed and built by Sid King. 2 x Zenoah 38
Flown by Martin Henderson
The Airspeed Oxford was developed during the 1930s an advanced training aircraft for aircrews who were to serve on bomber aircraft. It was developed from the company’s earlier Envoy which was a commercial passenger aircraft.
It was normally operated by a three-man crew and was used for training in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery.
It was an Oxford that Amy Johnson was flying when she was reported missing. By the end of production, a total of 8,586 Oxfords had been completed.
Length: 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Wingspan: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
Powerplant: 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engines, 350 hp (261 kW) each
Model:
Designed and built by Sid King. 2 x Zenoah 26.
Flown by Steve Holland
The Fairchild Argus is a four-seat light transport aircraft designed in the 1930s. Its strong undercarriage made it ideal for flying from grass airfields and it could also adapted for floats for water-based operations.
It was used by the United States Army Air Corps (known as the Fairchild 24) and some aircraft were fitted with two 100-pound bombs for missions against German U-boats. It was also used by the Royal Air Force, where it was known as the Fairchild Argus and used mostly for ferrying aircrew.
Length: 23 ft 10 in (7.27 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 4 in (11.08 m)
Engine: 165 hp Super Scarab engine (if it’s an Argus II)
Model:
Designed and built by Sid King. 1 x Zenoah 38. Everyone who flies this loves it.
At Willis Warbirds flown by Ian Redshaw.
The Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 was a British twin-engined, three-seat advanced trainer developed in the Second World War but it never entered production. It was rebuilt with a different nose as the R.S.4 Bobsleigh so that it could be used to test the advantage of having the pilot in a prone position to minimise the effects of high G.
The plane wsa later used for aerial photography until the 1970s. It has just been restored and should be flying again soon.
Fred Sigrist had been chief engineer for Sopwith until after WWI, was a founder member of the Hawker Aircraft Company and joint managing director of the Gloster Aircraft Co. Squadron-Leader George Hancock Reid DFC designed some widely used aircraft insturments.
Length: 25 ft 6 in (26 ft 9 in as Bobsleigh) (7.77 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft (10.4 m)
Powerplant: 2 × de Havilland Gipsy Major I 4-cylinder air-cooled inverted inline, 130 hp (97 kW) each
Model:
Designed and built by Sid King. 2 x Zenoah 23. Flown by Steve Holland
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