Jun 23, 2016 the spitfire wing gave cleaner and more efficient lift, with lower induced and parasitic drag and the lift stayed attached long after the bf 109 wing had stalled. Aeromodellers westland lysander the westland lysander was a multirole aircraft designed to support the british army during ww2. With a distinctive highset wing and small stubwings attached to the main wheel. As westland lysander i and ii, but powered by 870 hp bristol mercury xx or 30 engine. Horten brothers had one parabolic glider made but unfortunately it never flew. Most of these kits are quite old, but some are neat and accurate. The lysander was a total failure in its primary role. Plans included with kit please note our laser part kits only include the parts that are laid out on the original plans, made from balsa and plywood. Added alternate scan file, includes text, thanks to dfritzke freercplans free rc plans free control line plans free free flight plans. If you would like to know what you are expected to receive, we recommend ordering the plans before making a decision on your kit. Westland lysander giant scale rubber free flight model. Westland lysander mk3a aircraft wallpaper description. Westland lysander iiia national air and space museum.
Instruction manual westland lysander secure the wing to the fuselage attach the wings to the fuselage and secure the 2. It made its mark with its exceptional short field performance that made possible many clandestine missions from small improvised airstrips to place or recover agents behind enemy lines during wwii. Iii, 225 squadron, royal air force, wwii, raf museum, hendon 1. Popular aviations westland lysander 3 the westland lysander was a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft produced by westland aircraft used immediately before and during the second world war. Westland lysander airplane from nexus plans kit cutters inc. Westland famously produced the extremely effective lysander, the almost brilliant whirlwind and the superb lynx helicopter, but not all the designs of this innovative company entered production. Petter, the chief designer, who left to form a new aircraft division at english electric that would go on to be very. Westland lysander has been produced many times in plastic kit form.
An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the rafs famous world war 2 cloakand dagger spy plane haynes owners workshop manuel wakewalker, edward on. Leading edge slats aircraft of world war ii ww2aircraft. Nov 08, 2017 additionally, 4 x 20lb bombs could be affixed to the rear fuselage and 500lb across optional wing stubs for conducting light bombing of ground targets. These were used to carry small bomb loads seen in a couple of the photos here and also stores containers.
The sergeant clifford stewart westland lysander iiia. However, if we want to design a tailless plane with a wide operating range, the wing should have a small amount of twist only, or none at all, to keep the induced drag at reasonable levels throughout the whole flight envelope. Apart from flying the aircraft without the benefit of advanced navigation aids, verity had to find the small field where a reception party would be waiting for him. On june 15, 1936, the prototype westland lysander made its maiden flight. The aircraft used by the unit were invariably fitted with the stub wings which are such a familiar part of the lysander design. The finished model cannot have the same internal structure. Laser design services westland lysander westland lysander this is a short kit. Thats the name of the company not the builder level. Thus, the one and only flying wing airfoil does not exist. Westland lysander specifications technical data description.
The most popular version among the software users is 2. Three main versions of the lysander were produced in total. The latest version of wing designer can be downloaded for pcs running windows xp78, 32. This is the lysander model thats illustrated in the book scale model aircraft that fly by towner and boys update 15122015. It is possible to design a complete model for you but keep in mind that this is a lengthy process, many hours are needed to design and test a fully 3d printed model. Westland lysander model kit all the model kits and accessories for westland lysander models are at 1001hobbies 1001modelkits.
With its scale looks and great flight characteristics, the 1. The 35 models are grouped to provide various parametric studies of the effects of wing camber, apsect ratio, wing tip design, and number of wings on lift to drag ratio. Jun 12, 2014 there are separate applets for the design and testing portions which illustrate details of the geometry and tunnel test techniques. This program lets you study how pressure, temperature, and density change through the atmosphere. The westland lysander plans is supposed to be scaled correctly, a good way to be sure about this it to open it with adobe pdfreader and measure the parts checking if they fit together. Phoenix model westland lysander instruction manual. The westland wyvern was a postwar design of carrierbased strikefighter for the fleet air arm serving up to 1958 postwar the company decided to get out of fixed wing aircraft and concentrate solely on helicopters under a licensing agreement with sikorsky. The bf 109s wing also bled off energy faster than the spitfires. My original lysander was modeled in 2001 with abacus air factory and air animator software for microsoft flight simulator 98. Since then a lot of rc models have been made in similar shape. Originally a keelbild kit from 1940, this plan was designed by the model shop newcastle. Our goal is to give you all the tools needed to make you competitive in the business of.
Additionally, 4 x 20lb bombs could be affixed to the rear fuselage and 500lb across optional wing stubs for conducting light bombing of ground targets. A delve through the westland archives reveals a host of fascinating flying machines savagely discarded by history. It flies like an uncontrollable ac, with steep angles etc, and landing is a nightmare. Buy seagull westland lysander 50cc 3000mm matte finished.
As a flagship for spying missions behind the lines, it had no equal. The westland lysander was a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft produced by westland aircraft. It has been downloaded 181 times by fellow modelers from around the world. The prototype first flew in 1936, and proved to be of excellent handling qualities. The maker seems to admit some of its faults however and that is. The westland lysander was a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft produced by westland aircraft used immediately before and during the second world war. This role would largely disappear with the fall of france, but the lysander would go on to become a. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Vintage wings of canada has had their rare westland lysander mk. An insight into owning, flying and maintaining the rafs famous. It was an oddlooking bird, with a braced high wing, a separate rear. Fortunately compufoil wing design programme came to my rescue here.
I noted at the time that its modeling had maxed out the software s capabilities. So with the subject know, it was time to think about the size, power, colour scheme etc. After becoming obsolete in the army cooperation role, the aircrafts exceptional shortfield performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in occupied france with the help of the french resistance. Design requirements included a good fieldofview to support battlefield reconnaissance as well as stol performance. Lets start a description of landing the lysander from the end of the downwind leg.
As the aircraft had decelerated through about 115 mph. You can copy airfoil coordinates to dattxt files and import that in cad software. We provide the plans and all the laser cut wood parts wing ribs have been created. Then you just loft profiles and you have one side of the wing done without all the hassle. Phoenix model westland lysander instruction manual pdf download. Shop westland lysander from the aircraft and diecast collectors store, diecast. Conventional prelanding checks will have been carried out, the propeller would be in fine pitch, the airspeed about 100 mph and the height around feet. The westland wyvern was a postwar design of carrierbased strikefighter for the fleet air arm serving up to 1958 postwar the company decided to get out of fixedwing aircraft and concentrate solely on helicopters under a licensing agreement with sikorsky. The vc is too dark and the lights are too few and dark. Parabell is modified version of flying wing designer that enables you to make flying wings with planform that have both leading and trailing edges made in parabolic shape. For those of us old enough to remember matchbox kits, here is one of their better classics, the 2 westland lysander. The credits are a way to recognize work done with the plans, may be scanning, tracing, cleaning, restoring, scaling the westland lysander model airplane plan. Our goal is to give you all the tools needed to make you competitive in the business of aerodynamics conceptual analysis and design.
The westland lysander mki was a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft. The aerodynamics toolkit is a compilation of lite versions of our most popular aerodynamics software packages into a single subscription. Westland lysander to whirlwind aircraft of world war ii. Winfoil is a an aeronautical computer aided design tool for designing, analysing and modifying model aircraft. Wing ribs and fuselage formers are typical parts included with these kits but the amount can vary depending on the quality of the plans. The aircrafts exceptional shortfield performance made possible clandestine missions using small, unprepared airstrips behind enemy lines that placed or recovered agents, particularly in occupied. Westland lysander v9312 lysander v9312 gccom has been owned by the aircraft restoration company since 2003 and was restored to flying condition by a team of full time and volunteer engineers. Old airfix and frog offerings are quite rude, but the early matchbox kit a mk. Westland lysander cockpit flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. With a name that is perhaps the bestknown among westland products, the westland lysander originated as the companys design to meet the requirements of air ministry specification a. Gmax and the westland lysander part 1 simanaitis says.
There is an application version of tunnelsys that allows three students to work as a team designing and testing an aircraft wing in a virtual wind tunnel. The westland lysander lizzie was a british army aircraft produced by westland aircraft. You will find hundreds of plans online for this very popular plane. Pines for getting me into this program, without you, i might have. In my own design musings i keep returning to the shoulderwing configuration with one or two seats ahead of the spar as a great combination in terms of simplicity and visibility, even if it is often necessary to sweep the wing forward a bit to make the cg work.
The unusually shaped wings feature the air force roundel on the upper sides. It also provides the ability to print the design wing ribs, fuselage sides, wing and tail plans to any windows supported printer and export design components to dxf files for import into other cad programs such as autocad. Seagull westland lysander 50cc 3000mm matte finished arf. This is the lysander model thats illustrated in the book scale model aircraft that fly by towner and boys. Westland lysander history, photos, specification of the. The westland lysander is a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft produced by westland aircraft used immediately before and during the second world war. Now i have to say lysander is not a favourite of mine and it something i would not have considered designing if i had the choice. The westland lysander was a british army cooperation and liaison aircraft produced by westland aircraft and was used immediately before and during the second world war. Westland lysander liaison army cooperation aircraft. However i had agreed to design the winning choice so the lysander it was going to be. View and download phoenix model westland lysander instruction manual online. I was looking at a photograph of westlands production factory in 1940 which i cannot find again. Deliveries began july 1940 and production totalled 350 for raf plus 22 mk ii conversions before switch to westland lysander iiia, which introduced a twingun installation in the rear cockpit, using 0.
The spitfire wing gave cleaner and more efficient lift, with lower induced and parasitic drag and the lift stayed attached long after the bf 109 wing had stalled. Ii l4767 was delivered at the end of 1939 and in the markings 1939. It was petters second aircraft design and he spent considerable time interviewing royal air force pilots to find out what they wanted from such an aircraft. The skies over france and belgium in may and june 1940 were simply too dangerous for the large and slow army cooperation aircraft the very similar henschel hs 126 would suffer in a very similar way. Designed as an army cooperation aircraft, the lysander equipped six raf squadrons in france for artillery spotting, reconnaissance and other communications tasks during the first year of the war. First, there is a plethora of lysander kits in 172nd scale.
Article pages include text and pics by doug mchard detailing his experience of building this model freercplans free rc plans free control line plans free free flight plans. It was built by westlands during 1940 and is believed to be the only solely westland built lysander to be restored to airworthy condition in the uk. During world war ii, westland lysander crews flew highly classified clandestine missions from england over axis territory. I dont think this wing design will tolerate slow flying very well. The latest version of wing designer can be downloaded for pcs running windows xp78, 32bit. Also, parts have been created for conversion to rc and electric includes 14 balsa parts, to be laminated for the wheel spats and cowl wing span. Mar 27, 2016 i was looking at a photograph of westland s production factory in 1940 which i cannot find again. Marko stamenovic made a excell file which is a true help if you want to design your own flying wing using swept wings without winglets. The lysander was designed to fulfil a role of army cooperation aircraft, a direct replacement of the ageing hawker hector and audax biplanes. By the time the winning post was in site, the lysander was making a dash and had stormed into the lead and turned out to be the clear winner. Westland lysander cockpit cockpit, westland lysander.
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