Tim_A 997 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 The Flying Show at the NEC Birmingham, 26/11/11 Spit1 has its first outing, clecos and all, although sans wings. The all new 'PulsR' flexwing, just unveiled today Gyrocopters have come a long way since 'Little Nellie'! You've no doubt seen the FSX Foxbat from Rick Piper. Well, it's evolved into the EuroFox, recently made available in the UK, and what a nice little plane it is. This is the tricycle version, but it's also available as a taildragger. And the panel. The RC fliers were netted off in a corner of the exhibition hall (and the net was catching a few planes too!). This is a selection of the planes being flown. They are all RTF kits; there were no home-brew planes on show. Several stands were showing LED-based lighting clusters. These are running lights; the landing and taxi lights couldn't be shown for long at a time - they were just too dazzling. Three little flexwings, all in a row... Even a microlight can feel like an airliner! (notice who's in the back seat…) Glass panel in a microlight! The Pioneer 2 seater from Alpi. They also make 4 seat Group A aircraft. Standard microlight panel One of those LED light clusters installed. Somehow, I thought of Jack... Truly impressive glider sim. Three 42" panels give practically a 180 degree field of view. Each screen is driven by its own PC. Very smooth, although there was a little bit of lag between the screens. There's an instructor station in the back seat of the glider. The sim is Condor. If you want to build a sim panel, this has to be pretty much the ultimate. Twin Garmin G300s, plus a GNS430, nav, radio and audio boxes. But this is no sim; it's the real deal! The insides A close up of the Garmin G300 displays. For anyone in the area, the show is on till Sunday 27th, and is well worth a visit. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Nice shots Tim! I went a few years ago, along with the model railway exhibition - I'm still finding some of the free stuff I got from there! Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks for a very interesting post Tim, very enjoyable, I should have gone, I had nothing on yesterday! Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Some nice stuff on show - bet you wish you had bottomless pockets, eh? Thanks for sharing - maybe I can take our grand-daughter some day... BTW - are you involved in the Spitfire build? That's a super project - looking forward to seeing it in the air. Cheers - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Nice photos !. think these are almost exclusively Ultralights... Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 The Spitfire build is in the Telegraph too http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/8931366/Scramble-Spitfire-squadron-takes-off.html Link to post Share on other sites
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