First of all, "Congrats", Bulldog90 on getting wed. Must be a special woman who will let you visit museums on your honeymoon. She does know doesn't she?
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Originally Posted by mustang
I watched this aircraft perform at an air display in South Australia prior to WW2. It was then fitted with a Gypsy 4 cylinder in line engine. It has now been re-fitted with the original Le Rhone rotary.
The manoeuvreability was impressive.
Mustang
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Well, this thread is a bit timely.
This would be the Bristol M1 Gypsy Racer, I presume.
I'm in the process of building a free flight model of it in its in line configuration. I've only seen two grainy photos of it. Can anyone point me to any others? I've seen current photos of it in red with the rotary but am looking for any with the in-line Gypsy engine as built by Horrie Miller.
Also I've not been able to find if it was indeed ever raced.
Thanks for any help you send my way!
Salute,
Steve