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What if? "Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« am: 22. Juli 2014, 13:42:21 »
Mal etwas weniger Martiales - aber dafür bunt!  ;)






Some background:
The Provost was originally designed to Air Ministry specification T.16/48 for a single-engined basic trainer aircraft to meet Operational Requirement 257 for a Percival Prentice replacement. The specification was issued on 11 September 1948 and the ministry received over 30 proposals for consideration. Two designs were chosen for prototype construction, the Handley Page H.P.R 2 and the Percival P.56. Percival was given a contract dated 13 January 1950 to build two Cheetah powered prototypes. The company also built a third prototype with an Alvis Leonides Mk 25 engine.

The prototype first flew on 24 February 1950.After evaluation against the H.P.R 2 at Boscombe Down the Leonides powered P.56 was selected for production as the Provost T.1, with an initial order for 200 aircraft being placed on 29 May 1951.Production ended in 1956 when 461 aircraft had been completed.




The Provost was an all-metal single-engined two-seat monoplane, it had fixed conventional landing gear with a fully castoring tailwheel. Production aircraft were powered by a single 550 hp (410 kW) Alvis Leonides 25 radial piston engine. In terms of flying performance, the Provost had a roll rate and handling similar to the best fighters upon entering service, it was also known for its rapid rate of climb and generous power provision from its engine. The type was designed to be easy to maintain, various components are intentionally interchangeable where possible and there was a generous provision of access hatches across the fuselage.

The Provost was developed in order to provide training better suited to the increasingly complicated operational aircraft that were then being brought into service. To suit the training mission, the two seats in the cockpit were side-by-side so that the instructor could be alongside their student for close observation and to demonstrate flight procedures; a third seat had been specified for an observer, but this was later omitted following little use.






The Provost entered service with the RAF in 1953 with the first batch of aircraft delivered to the Central Flying School (CFS) at RAF South Cerney. The CFS carried out intensive flight trials in May and June 1953 before instructor training commenced. The Provost was more capable than the Prentice it replaced which allowed the students to move straight on to the De Havilland Vampire after training on the Provost.

The provost also saw some export success. The first export order was placed in May 1953 by Southern Rhodesia for four T.1 aircraft which were designated the T.51. Later the Royal Rhodesian Air Force followed with an order for twelve armed trainers designated the T.52 which were delivered in 1955. In January 1954 the Irish Air Corps ordered four T.51 aircraft and in 1960 a further order for six armed T.53 variants. The Burmese Air Force also ordered 12 armed T.53 variants in 1954 and eventually operated 40 aircraft.




In June 1956 the Canadian Air Force ordered twelve T.51 aircraft, where they served as basic trainers until being replaced by Tutor jet trainers in 1969. Four machines were sold to private holders, six were transferred to No. 440 Communications and Rescue Squadron and used for fire patrol, SAR duties. liaison and other duties. Three of them received swimmers as well as new, four-bladed reversible pitch propellers for easier maneuvering 'at sea', and these were still operational in 1980, even though the other three machines were retired in 1978 and cannibalized for spares.






Further export customers were the Sudan Air Force, the Royal Air Force of Oman and the Royal Iraqi Air Force. The final export customer was the Royal Malaysian Air Force who obtained 24 T.51 trainers between 1961 and 1968. In 1968 Rhodesia obtained further aircraft using a convoluted route to get around an arms embargo.




General characteristics:
    Crew: 2 (+1)
    Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.73 m)
    Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.7 m)
    Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.70 m)
    Wing area: 214 ft² (19.9 m²)
    Empty weight: 3,350 lb (1,523 kg)
    Loaded weight: 4,399 lb (1,995 kg)

Powerplant:
    1× Alvis Leonides 126 9-cylinder radial engine, 550 hp (410 kW)

Performance:
    Maximum speed: 200 mph (170 knots, 320 km/h) at sea level
    Range: 560 nm (650 mi, 1,020 km)
    Endurance: 4 hours
    Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7620 m)
    Rate of climb: 2,200 ft/min (11.2 m/s)
    Wing loading: 20.6 lb/ft² (100 kg/m²)
    Power/mass: 0.276 hp/lb (0.206 kW/kg)
    Climb to 10,000 ft 3.27 minutes



Die kleine Brumsel ist aus der Idee entstanden, aus einer Percival Provost "was anderes" zu machen. Mit schwebte ein quasi-ziviler Einsatz vor, so bin ich irgendwann bei der Brandbekämpfung gelandet. Kanada bot sich an - und konsequenterweise habe ich die Provost dann gleich noch auf Schwimmer gesetzt!






Das Modell ist weitgehend OOB gebaut (Matchbox). Verändert sind z. B. ein zus. Instrumentenbrett im Cockpit, eine neue Pilotenfigur und eine Rettungs-Floss hinter den Sitzen. Der Propeller ist gescratcht, besteht aus einer Narbe eines A-1-Propellers (Airfix) und vier Heckrotorblättern von zwei Matchbox AH-1en. Die Schwimmer stammen von einer Matchbox-Norduyn Norseman, sind aber an der Stufe um rund 1,5cm gekürzt. Das ganze Gestänge ist gescratcht. Natürlich fehlt das orginale, starre Fahrwerk - alles verschlossen und unterm Heck noch eine Stabi-Flosse ergänzt.

Der Anstrich lehnt sich stark an reale Rettungsflieger der CAF, insbes. die Twin Otter. Gelackt wurde per Dose - Humbrol 69 zum Sprühen auf grauen Acryl-Primer, und dann mit dem Pinsel nachbearbeitet. Die Aufkleber sind munter zusammengepuzzelt und -gestückelt, vor allem die rot-weißen Streifen waren aufwändig (stammen von einem CH-101 Kormorant rettungshubschauber, Italeri) und bestehen pro Seite aus 6-7 Einzelteilen... Das Ergebnis kann sich aber sehen lassen - niedlicher Brummer!  :-*





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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #1 am: 22. Juli 2014, 15:11:03 »
neckisch  :) :thumbup:
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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #2 am: 22. Juli 2014, 16:33:12 »

Niedlich!  :laugh: :thumbup:

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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #3 am: 22. Juli 2014, 21:23:14 »
 :thumbup: Ich find den gut, grade weil es mal kein Jagdbomber oder Abfangjäger ist!  :)
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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #4 am: 22. Juli 2014, 22:59:11 »
Interessantes Konzept, schön auch mal was "ziviles" zu sehen :)

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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #5 am: 23. Juli 2014, 09:15:05 »
Danke sehr, freut mich, dass die Provost gefällt.

Ein bisschen (mehr) Farbe im Regal tut auch ganz gut...  ;)

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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #6 am: 23. Juli 2014, 13:28:12 »
Die Folienlandung finde ich spitze, toll inszeniert!
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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #7 am: 23. Juli 2014, 15:51:10 »
Die Folienlandung finde ich spitze, toll inszeniert!

Danke! Ist alles improvisiert - mit zwei Lagen Frischhaltefolie über einem Hemd... der Effekt ist aber ganz brauchbar. Nicht perfekt, klar, aber da im Vordergrund eh alles verschwimmt, reicht es! ;)

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Re:"Wet Provost" statt "Jet Provost", oder "Die kanadische Kanarie"
« Antwort #9 am: 24. Juli 2014, 08:48:04 »
Jaaa... Die Illusion ist perfekt!  ;)

"Von den Profis lernen heißt siegen lernen", oder so ähnlich.  ;D