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Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:53 pm
by Charl
Those nutters at Classic Fighters Omaka have scratch-built a V-1 buzzbomb!
I saw the tail-end of the TV1 broadcast, couldn't catch any detail.

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:07 pm
by omitchell
As if the world doesn't have enough nutters with bombs :D

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:46 pm
by emfrat
Charl wrote:Those nutters at Classic Fighters Omaka have scratch-built a V-1 buzzbomb!
I saw the tail-end of the TV1 broadcast, couldn't catch any detail.


I hope they broadcast it before 12 noon, which is the cutoff for April Fool malarkey. :arrr:

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:51 am
by Ian Warren
Charl wrote:Those nutters at Classic Fighters Omaka have scratch-built a V-1 buzzbomb!
I saw the tail-end of the TV1 broadcast, couldn't catch any detail.

I recall they have also built a V2 to go along side, along the line the JU-87 replica all use as props for to show people the general sizes of the weapons, all made out wood.

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:27 am
by Charl
Erm, it's full size, and flies!
They launched it with a whole lot of bungees off a ramp that looks like it came from Peenemunde.
Then, inside the housing where the pulsejet sits, is a cluster of little electric fans (which make it go a bit further I imagine.)

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:54 am
by Ian Warren
I don't flies unless they have been mucking round with it , be funny to watch , that is something I would think off when I was a kid .

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:33 pm
by lowglow
I have been working on the v1 project at Omaka for about 6 months now as I am an aero modeler and I spent a lot of time over at Omaka. It has had 9 successful flights now and it fly's very well it is launched from a ramp with the aid of a a lot of bungies it has 5 large ducted fan units powered by a bank of 10 6 cell 5000 mili amp lipos

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:53 pm
by lowglow
This image has been shared else ware on the net so some may have seen it showing early assembly of the V1. I am the one holding the mold for the engine narcel up.

Image

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:08 pm
by lowglow
You can see last nights report on Seven Sharp here http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/bombs-away-video-6275606

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:21 pm
by Ian Warren
lowglow wrote:I have been working on the v1 project at Omaka for about 6 months now as I am an aero modeler and I spent a lot of time over at Omaka. It has had 9 successful flights now and it fly's very well it is launched from a ramp with the aid of a a lot of bungies it has 5 large ducted fan units powered by a bank of 10 6 cell 5000 mili amp lipos

HELLS BELLS .. totally forgot what you mention after stopping here whiles back .... Now clicked , I guess the kids trolley is part off the launch feature .. now that is looking BLOODY SNAZZY B-)

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:30 pm
by Ian Warren
lowglow wrote:You can see last nights report on Seven Sharp here http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/bombs-away-video-6275606

Thanks for the link Chris, looks a superb effort , not making it up again this year , no word from the Art guy , lost his mail , bit late now anyway.... BUGGER!

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:40 pm
by lowglow
Ian Warren wrote:
lowglow wrote:You can see last nights report on Seven Sharp here http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/bombs-away-video-6275606

Thanks for the link Chris, looks a superb effort , not making it up again this year , no word from the Art guy , lost his mail , bit late now anyway.... BUGGER!

Dam I was hoping you would get here

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:46 pm
by Ian Warren
lowglow wrote:Dam I was hoping you would get here

A combination of things, no reply back from who was setting up the art display , lost his email but thought he would have contacted me weeks back and in anticipation pre planning on a whim , maybe another two years later .

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:12 pm
by Charl
Thanks for the link, Chris.
I hope you'll understand my reference to "those nutters" is meant in the nicest possible way!

What was that scale jet momentarily in shot in the hangar, looks superb.

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:23 pm
by Ian Warren
Charl wrote:What was that scale jet momentarily in shot in the hangar, looks superb.

You have to admit , Chris said to me yonks back .. totally forgot about it .. love this effort B-)

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:08 pm
by lowglow
Charl wrote:Thanks for the link, Chris.
I hope you'll understand my reference to "those nutters" is meant in the nicest possible way!

What was that scale jet momentarily in shot in the hangar, looks superb.


Are you talking about something in the background of the video or the picture? If in the video approx when?

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:14 pm
by Charl
04:16 in the 7 Sharp clip

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:17 am
by lowglow
Charl wrote:04:16 in the 7 Sharp clip

Not sure the clip is only 4.16 long so I guess you mean right at the very end and all I can see is ZK-RJF with its nose covered over that's a Tecnam R2002 and ZK-BER Tiger moth in the back ground, there are no jets in the clip there are no jets at Omaka

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:41 am
by Charl
Arrr that'd be the 2:07 part of the 4:16 clip, then.
Let's start over: I fondly imagined this belonged to a scale jet.
Looking at it in the still, I do wonder about the strength of that post-prandial 10-year old port I was sipping.

Looking up the rego, I see I should perhaps not pursued this: Tecnam. Model: P2002-JF
I did so want it to be a another off-the-wall large-scale project.

Image

Quite jet-like, those Tecnams, aye? :D

Re: Who Saw the Doodlebug??

PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:11 pm
by lowglow
Charl wrote:Arrr that'd be the 2:07 part of the 4:16 clip, then.
Let's start over: I fondly imagined this belonged to a scale jet.
Looking at it in the still, I do wonder about the strength of that post-prandial 10-year old port I was sipping.

Looking up the rego, I see I should perhaps not pursued this: Tecnam. Model: P2002-JF
I did so want it to be a another off-the-wall large-scale project.

Image

Quite jet-like, those Tecnams, aye? :D


Lol no sorry just an old Nelson Aero club plane