Smeths Convertiplane

[JamesPerrin]

Ditto I really want to see some bigger pics soon it's been a great build so far.

[did_nev]

Haha what a sweet looking thing! I like it. And I love the sheen of the aluminium.

[smethwick]

couple of pics , I enjoyed doing tis kit , even though it had many faults..

[JohnRatzenberger]

Very nice work on a unique and interesting subject !!

[splash]

Well done it looks great, what powered the rotors was it like the Rotodyne? did it have rotor tip jets?

Regards
Splash

[smethwick]

Built mostly from aluminum, the XV-1 fuselage consisted of a streamlined tube mounted on skid landing gear, with a rear-mounted engine and a pusher propeller. It also had high aspect ratio, tapered, stub wings mounted high on the fuselage. In turn, twin tailbooms and twin vertical surfaces, inter-connected by a horizontal stabilizer elevator, were mounted to the wings. A three-bladed main rotor powered by blade tip pressure jets was mounted on top of the fuselage, above the wing roots.[1]

The convertiplane featured a single Continental-built R-975 radial piston engine that powered twin air compressors. The compressors pumped air via ducts to the main rotor for vertical flight, while the engine drove the two-bladed pusher propeller for horizontal flight. During forward flight the main rotor is permitted to autorotate, which provides some additional lift

[Martin R]

Excellent result on what didn't look like the easiest of kits!

regards,

Martin

[Jagewa]

Oh yes, a super result of a cool looking subject.

CHeers
Jim