Your plane looks like an enlarged Junior 60 and takes me back to Christmas 1962 when I bought my New Junior 60 for two pounds and fifty eight shillings. Of course the early version of the Junior 60 dates back to 1946 so Slip was only 1 year out,but at least he did not give it the SC award!.
Oh Dear regarding the above----the cost of the Junior 60 was 58 shillings, that's two pounds and eighteen shillings. The ED Racer (still fitted)was one pound ten shillings second hand,and the new 'Terrytone' receiver was five pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence. The receiver had to be made up with components soldered on to a circuit board.The components included transistors that were somewhat new at the time. The transmitter which had (has) valves needed a 90 volt HT battery and a 4.5 volt LT battery. The rudder only function was rubber powered with a Ripmax Mactuator magnetic actuator.
This system never worked for me I could never control the plane. I eventually installed proportional radio control in the plane in 1976. Last year this radio failed and the Junior 60 needed new radio in time for the Medway free flight and radio assist day.
Hi Thirsty, the plane is a Junior 60 enlarged 140%, it's a Ben Buckle Majestic Major. It never came with any instructions though and it's a long while since I have built anything from a plan.
I still have the original Keil Kraft instructions you could have borrowed and multiplied each clause by 1.4!The original box and plans were stolen from a lock-up garage together with a really old model box from an original Southern Junior models 'Southern Dragon'. The plan for this model is available from Ben Buckle, but somewhere my nephew Nigel has my original plan---must build another someday.The original SD I lost on its first flight at Epsom Downs in 1962 as reported earlier.
As for Slip's comment about remembering all this, its not difficult to remember that all the money I had at that time at the age of 15 was £10
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nice one, when did you buy the kit 1945?
Dunno Dave, my memory is so bad I often forget if I am going up the stairs or down, doh.
Dear Transformer,
Your plane looks like an enlarged Junior 60 and takes me back to Christmas 1962 when I bought my New Junior 60 for two pounds and fifty eight shillings. Of course the early version of the Junior 60 dates back to 1946 so Slip was only 1 year out,but at least he did not give it the SC award!.
TWD
John, if you need any spares for it call me, I know a bloke who works at the Science Museum.
Oh Dear regarding the above----the cost of the Junior 60 was 58 shillings, that's two pounds and eighteen shillings. The ED Racer (still fitted)was one pound ten shillings second hand,and the new 'Terrytone' receiver was five pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence. The receiver had to be made up with components soldered on to a circuit board.The components included transistors that were somewhat new at the time.
The transmitter which had (has) valves needed a 90 volt HT battery and a 4.5 volt LT battery. The rudder only function was rubber powered with a Ripmax Mactuator magnetic actuator.
This system never worked for me I could never control the plane. I eventually installed proportional radio control in the plane in 1976. Last year this radio failed and the Junior 60 needed new radio in time for the Medway free flight and radio assist day.
I like old clangers!
Hi Thirsty, the plane is a Junior 60 enlarged 140%, it's a Ben Buckle Majestic Major.
It never came with any instructions though and it's a long while since I have built anything from a plan.
Cheers John, a clanger.
TWD. How do you remember all this stuff ! You're really that bloke from Back to the Future ,,,,,, Doc Brown.
john,
I still have the original Keil Kraft instructions you could have borrowed and multiplied each clause by 1.4!The original box and plans were stolen from a lock-up garage together with a really old model box from an original Southern Junior models 'Southern Dragon'. The plan for this model is available from Ben Buckle, but somewhere my nephew Nigel has my original plan---must build another someday.The original SD I lost on its first flight at Epsom Downs in 1962 as reported earlier.
As for Slip's comment about remembering all this, its not difficult to remember that all the money I had at that time at the age of 15 was £10
TWD
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