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Offline Fred Cronenwett

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Fairey Albacore Info
« on: May 30, 2012, 08:29:10 PM »
The July 2012 issue of Aeroplane from England (Magazine) has a feature called Database and they have a 16 page article on the Fairey Albacore in the July 2012 issue. It also includes a 3-view and photographs of the aircaft from the carriers.

If you can't find a copy at your local book store you can order a copy from this web site

http://www.kelseyshop.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=88_171_241

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Offline Douglas Ames

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Re: Fairey Albacore Info
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2012, 04:03:49 PM »
You could call your model "Chicken of the Sea".
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Re: Fairey Albacore Info
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2012, 07:04:04 PM »
I did some research, but did not proceed.  Only one specimon exists, and that in England.  Only one colour scheme to chose from.

For a "slider" carrier job, there's not much chord to work with and the interplane struts are a challenge.
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Re: Fairey Albacore Info
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2012, 09:35:09 PM »
Lots of LEGAL color schemes to choose from, but only one would be scale. Carrier rules allow any military scheme, as long as the markings of the appropriate nation are displayed. But true enough, if you're in it to win it, you would probably build something else.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2012, 03:08:01 PM by bill bischoff »
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Re: Fairey Albacore Info
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2012, 10:05:12 AM »
Biplanes will hang with much less line sweep than a monoplane. The high speed isn't very good, and sometime they are hard to control during high speed. I have one like that now. A curtiss F6C for class I nostalgia, it is Mr. Toads wild ride during the high speed portion. But it can hang without a slider (not legally in nostalgia).  They are fun to fly, but as Paul and Bill point out you probably won't win much with one.
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