Arpin A-1

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

Комментарии • 25

  • @michaelogden5958
    @michaelogden5958 2 дня назад +5

    I'm a lifelong wannabe general aviation pilot. Having said that, a number of these earlier funky little planes look like they would have been a blast to fly over a local region on good, clear, calm days.

  • @russellwaterson3304
    @russellwaterson3304 2 дня назад +4

    Looks like a good design that would fit recreational aviation

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc День назад +1

    It looks like a nice little aircraft.

  • @jamesonpace726
    @jamesonpace726 3 дня назад +6

    "Unsuitable" is perhaps code for "the other guy pays kick backs better"....

  • @marktucker7454
    @marktucker7454 2 дня назад +5

    What a great little aircraft. Just what is needed for my 1937 adventure story set on/in the Gobi desert. The only difference I'll make to the Mk II is a tandem cabin, instead of the side by side.

  • @briansteffmagnussen9078
    @briansteffmagnussen9078 День назад +1

    This must be one of the most well designed and futuristic planes for it's time.

  • @wingmanjim6
    @wingmanjim6 3 дня назад +6

    Cannot tell you hw much I enjoy these glimpses into obscure aircraft and their history. Thanks so much !

  • @PhilipSiddall
    @PhilipSiddall 2 дня назад +4

    Many thanks for that- it's a plane I have always wanted to model. Got the plans drawn up years ago, now have the radio gear ready- 2025 might see it!
    According to Arthur Ord-Hume, with whom I corresponded, the registration letters were in red. That 3/4 rear view showing the exhausts was a useful pic I had not seen before. It was a tandem two seater, stated by Ord-Hume in "British Light Aeroplanes"

    • @talesfromthehutandhangar
      @talesfromthehutandhangar  2 дня назад +1

      @@PhilipSiddall Please send me a photo when it is finished & l can share . I think it was painted yellow?

    • @PhilipSiddall
      @PhilipSiddall День назад +1

      @@talesfromthehutandhangar Do you have a reference for that, please? I am afraid I assumed it was silver.
      I've dug the drawings out- I seem to have everything I need for the build, apart from the wheels. The motor, radio gear and battery come to a mere 16 grammes, from Aerographics.. Will send you pics, probably about two months time.

    • @talesfromthehutandhangar
      @talesfromthehutandhangar  День назад

      @@PhilipSiddall www.aviastar.org/air/england/arpin_a-1.php see in the comments. Hope this helps?

  • @johndell3642
    @johndell3642 День назад +1

    As to the reason for the Arpin being rejected for the AOP role. According to an article in the April 1987 edition of Aeroplane Monthly, 5 aircraft were evaluated for the role; The Arpin A-1, General Aircraft Cygnet, Dutch de Scheidermusch, Taylorcraft Plus-D and Stinson 105 Voyager. The Taylorcraft and Stinson entries were then selected for further trials in France, but in turn, both of these were rejected. The Army instead thought it needed a larger aircraft to carry two crew and a heavy radio, so they ordered the Stinson Vigilant from the USA. But deliveries of these were very slow and there were concerns about their price (this was before lend-lease). That made them look again at the British-made Taylorcraft which then went into production as the Auster.

    • @talesfromthehutandhangar
      @talesfromthehutandhangar  День назад +1

      @@johndell3642 Thanks very much for the info - great timing. Any chance you could send me the a copy/screenshot of the artical? This would be handy for one l am currently working on. talesfromthehutandhangar@gmail.com

    • @johndell3642
      @johndell3642 10 часов назад +1

      @@talesfromthehutandhangar Will do. The article itself is all about Taylorcraft pre-war. - Look out for it late today or tomorrow.

    • @talesfromthehutandhangar
      @talesfromthehutandhangar  10 часов назад

      @johndell3642 Thanks.

  • @dhroman4564
    @dhroman4564 3 дня назад +3

    Another great video.

  • @janvanhaaster2093
    @janvanhaaster2093 2 дня назад +3

    Looks a little bit like the Fokker F.25

  • @neiloflongbeck5705
    @neiloflongbeck5705 3 дня назад

    I bet that there will be some Salmsons not pronouncing the "l".