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1921 English Electric S.I Wren

43.9k PlanesOfOld  7.9 years ago

Oh boy the king of wings is back for 2017.

Lympne Trials Series [if we get 15 upvotes then i willmake the ANEC I]
[Historic info provided by wikipedia]

The Wren, designed by William Manning, was a lightweight motor-glider. Bill Manning was a designer of flying boats and decided to try a simpler project. The Wren was a single-engined high-wing monoplane with an empty weight of only 232 lb (105 kg). The first aircraft (Serial Number J6973) was built in 1921 for the Air Ministry. Interest in building very light aircraft was encouraged at the time by a £500 prize offered by the Duke of Sutherland (who was the Under-Secretary of State for Air). The entrants had to build the most economical light single-seat aircraft. Another incentive was a £1,000 prize offered by the Daily Mail for the longest flight by a motor-glider with an engine of not more than 750 cc. Two aircraft were built for the 1923 Lympne light aircraft trials in October 1923. The Wren shared the first prize with the ANEC I when it covered 87.5 miles (140.8 km) on one Imperial gallon (4.5 litres) of fuel.
In 1957 the third aircraft was rebuilt using parts of the second aircraft. It is still airworthy and is on public display at the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire.


ENJOY

let it take off on its own, it should lift at 59-60 mph
dont go crazy with manouvers its a slow old bat and its top speed is 10 mph faster than its stall speed!

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +35 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 34.2ft (10.4m)
  • Length 27.0ft (8.2m)
  • Height 7.1ft (2.2m)
  • Empty Weight 834lbs (378kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,457lbs (661kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.686
  • Wing Loading 1.5lbs/ft2 (7.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 945.1ft2 (87.8m2)
  • Drag Points 679

Parts

  • Number of Parts 192
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 536
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    @BACconcordepilot Lol It will be soon dont worry its allready started. I think it will come out after my Valliant

    7.5 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    @TheLatentImage Yea going through some family problems ATM should all be over soon, ive been building a few things, just three 'BIG' projects one is almost done and the other two are at draught stage, and one i will definatly finish as ive been promising to make it for almost 2 years!!!

    7.8 years ago
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    Hey man, haven't seen you around these parts for a while. I hope that you are doing well.

    7.8 years ago
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    Well, at least it has "historical accuracy" ;) @PlanesOfOld

    7.9 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    lol @Spikerya

    7.9 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Simply because in 1921 it was hard to make something perfect with wood and canvas. also it may be my error in fine tuner lol. @DestinyAviation

    7.9 years ago
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    31.1k Spikerya

    4 upvotes in 3 hours, looking good on that 15 so far

    7.9 years ago
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    Why are the wings at different sweeps and angles? Just curious. Awesome replica!

    7.9 years ago