Rare Bird: Percival Pembroke C, Mk 1

[Rapidtox]

It is a very unique bird, excellent assembly!

Thanks for sharing.

[Don Boose]

Pretty airplane, fine model, great story about your acquisition of same.

How's the S-40 project coming along, Rob? Did the Skyways article ever arrive?

Don

[Wilfried]

Hello Rob,

congrats to this build of a rare and unique postwar plane. The German airforce and the navy used some of this units. The construction of this papermodel is from the older days of the Wilhelmshavener - and it's fact - oldie and goldie!

With lovely greetings
the Wilfried

[Zathros]

That increases the chances of a landing gear failure substantially. That is the main reason they open, stay open, then close when they need to, and that's it. For the slight increase of performance in most small GA aircraft, retractable landing gear isn't worth it. When I worked on aircraft, I have to be honest, the landing gear doors I saw did not seem like they were very robust considering what happened if they didn't function properly.

Your model is beautiful!!!

[papermodelfan]

Thanks all. Great pictures Wilfrid - you can see the tiny doorlets that stay open when the gear is down. For once, the easy solution in modeling the landing gear is also the correct one.

[Don Boose]

My memory may be playing me tricks, but think I recall seeing one of these at Butterworth airfield, across the strait from Penang, Malaysia, in 1967. I am sure that there were Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneers, but no so sure about the Pembroke.

In any event, your model is great, Rob, and I appreciate the additional photos and info, Friend Wilfried.

Don

[SAustin16]

PMF,

Excellent work. The aircraft may look a bit rotund, but that is what comfortable cabins are made of...looks like one could easily stand up inside her and have some room to move about. Great photo storyboard. Thank you.