Bristol scout

1Bruno · 18 August 2008, 10:31 PM

I am looking for documentation on the Bristol Scout. Can anyone direct me in the right direction please???

Doc · 18 August 2008, 11:49 PM

Since your request is so generic, I'm not sure what you are looking for. There were at least 6 Bristol Scouts (A,B,C,D,E,F). A good starting point is possibly the Peter Lewis Book, "The British Fighter Since 1912"-- Putnam 1974. A more comprehensive look is in "Bristol Aircraft Since 1910" by C.H. Barnes (Putnam 1964). Doc

Maxim08 · 19 August 2008, 05:38 AM

If you are looking to buil a flying replica, contact WW1 Aero. Leo Opdyke, founder, built one in the 70's. It currently resides at the RNAS museum in Yeovilton.
All drawings are available as well as his builders log spread out over many issues of the magazine.
Regards,
John

Leatherhead · 19 August 2008, 05:44 AM

Bruno,

I may be able to help. I have drawings for the Bristol Scout. Can you be more specific as to what you seek?

1Bruno · 22 August 2008, 12:29 AM

The model I am building is the Bristol Scout "D". Thanks for all the helpful information. I am just starting the draw out my plans this will be a 1/3 scale plane. Still mastering Corel Draw 4 at the moment.

The PIPE · 23 August 2008, 07:58 AM

Dear 1Bruno:

The PIPE here...I'm working on a set of CAD drawings (in DesignCAD here on my home PC) for a 1/4th sized Bristol Scout C of Lanoe Hawker, the No. 1611 example...to be powered with an RCV 120 SP 2:1 geared output four-stroke engine, which SHOULD be able to spin a scale sized 22" prop for it.

I'm wondering...did you know that there is a Windsock Datafile (No. 44) ON the Scout series??? I used it to author the English language Wikipedia page on the Scout series, specifically at Bristol Scout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . The No. 44 Datafile is not going to be available much longer...the main Windsock site at WW1 AIRCRAFT - Stock DID say that only "limited stocks" of that Datafile remain.

And, as my heading indicated, way back in March and April of 1981, my old RC buddy Hank Iltzsch did up the Scout D in 1/4th scale for the Model Aviation AMA national magazine...I was lucky enough to have witnessed MANY of the prototype model's initial flights "way back when", over a quarter century ago, and the plans for it ARE still available through the AMA at http://www.modelaircraft.org/plans/pdfs/b-plans.pdf (get Adobe reader to view this listing!) ...the plans are NOT cheap at $56.00 US for the set, but it DOES create a MUSEUM quality aircraft, as AMA plan number 328.

The original construction article IS available for viewing and printout from the AMA Digital Archive at Academy of Model Aeronautics - Members Only Home , and after you sign in (you ARE an AMA member, I hope!) just do a search from their page for it at http://www.modelaircraft.org/Members...searchform.asp , entering the words "Bristol Scout" WILL bring up Hank Iltzsch's articles on his achievement...use those printouts with his plans, which you might want to enlarge to your desired 1/3rd scale size, and with all that, and the Datafile No.44, you'd have a GREAT start to creating a biig 1/3rd scale Scout D for yourself.

Please write back via PM (personal message) or an Email...I'll be waiting to hear from you...

Yours Sincerely,

The PIPE!

gianfry2866 · 1 September 2008, 05:24 PM

hi, i start to build a svenson 1:6 bristol scout c...

the only good pubblication i have found is

byrd aviation books

windsock datafile 44