From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Glidingbob" References: <000801c4045b$3b5ea550$667df051@sndb87100175> Subject: Re: article for ARC Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:49:19 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0419_01C40B5D.7E1FE4E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0419_01C40B5D.7E1FE4E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bob, Thanks for sending in your MS 893A article. I love it!! I'm catching = up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for the slow response. I'll e-mail = you when your article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Glidingbob=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:45 AM Subject: article for ARC=20 Hi Steve, =20 My last model, a little bit unusual. Hope you like it! PS: note color of text wich has to be restored! pictures follow "Morane -Saulnier MS. 893A Rallye Commodore 180=20 glider tow a/c"=20 by "Bob "Glidingbob" Verhegghen Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Rallye series, one of Europe's most successful light aircraft = designs, developed from a Morane-Saulnier design on French Governement = request , which first flew on 10 June, 1959. The Morane-Saulnier company = was subsequently absorbed by the French national aviation company SUD = Aviation in 1965. Sud Aviation and later her subsidiary "Socata"( = Societ=E9 de Contruction d'Avions de Tourisme et d'Affaires )developed a = range of Rallye variants , the main version being the two-three seat 100 = hp / 75 kW MS 880B Rallye-Club. A number of other variants introduced = power plants of up to 220 hp / 165 kW. The MS-890 Rallye Commodore, the = first true four-seat version, appeared in 1964 and was declined with = various power plants. 3,500 Rallyes were produced in France during the = production run that spanned more than two decades , ending in = 1983,culminating with the MS 235 GT.In the late 1970s, SOCATA licensed = the Rallye to PZL of Poland. PZL named the aircraft Koliber, polish for = "Hummingbird and it is still in production. So, The french-made = Morane-Saulnier Rallye is a very familiar sight on european airfields = were it is used for training (thanks to it's very forgiving flying = caracteristics), general aviation flights and glider towing. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 OO-NNA is a MS 893A Rallye Commodore 180 ( powered by a 180 HP = engine), that is used for towing the gliders, at Temploux airfield near = Namur (Belgium) .It was specialy made as a gift for the 50th birthday of = my friend Jean-Louis, one of the best tow pilots of my gliding club. = Unfortunately , the building process was a succession of difficulties = coming more from inadequate planning than from the conversion in itself. = Having the original plane "at hand" made the search for references = easier, but suffering from the "advanced modeller syndrome" and the fact = it was intended as a gift for someone who knows the plane even better = than myself, increased my own exigence or expectations as to accuracy, = sometimes a little to far...with rather catastrophic results, in = "reworks" and of course delay. With shame, I have to admit , I could not = deliver it on time for the 50th birthday party...=20 It all started from the old Heller 1/50 Morane-Saulnier 235 GT = model. The MS 235 is the last version of the Rallye serie and it = features a "heavier" fuselage with a greater cabin and longer canopy, = undercarriage with pants, squared wing tips etc... So, to get a = Commodore serie aircraft , I did the "reverse" conversion .=20 This included the following modifications: modified engine cowling - = modified fuselage with shorter cabin - new interior - scratch = undercarriages - modified wing tips - extended slats and dropped = elevators - tow hook - modified and shortened canopy - extended fin = strake and various details as per original . In fact, the only thing = that was not touched was the vertical tail.=20 All registrations and markings were designed on my computer . This = was my first experience with computer home made decals and I learned a = lot for future projects. As the real aicraft is a not so clean , a real = "workhorse", the model was (or ,better, had to be) weathered. To finish, = a display stand with grass and tarmac was build to make handling easier. = General aviation models are not so frequently seen and I think = others will follow as I enjoyed it , altough the many mishaps. Hope You = like it! (Gliding)Bob =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of = photo 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. 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Hi Bob,
Thanks for sending in your MS=20 893A article.  I love it!!  I'm catching up on a backlog = of=20 e-mails....sorry for the slow response.  I'll e-mail you when your = article=20 goes on ARC.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Glidingbob=20
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 = 7:45=20 AM
Subject: article for ARC

Hi Steve, 
My last model, a little bit unusual. Hope you = like=20 it!
PS: note color of text wich has to be=20 restored!
pictures follow
 

"Morane = -Saulnier MS. 893A=20 Rallye Commodore 180

glider tow=20 a/c" 

by "Bob = "Glidingbob"=20 Verhegghen

Steve = Bamford will insert=20 full sized = version of=20 photo = 01.jpg here

The Rallye series, = one of=20 Europe's most successful light aircraft designs, developed from a=20 Morane-Saulnier design on French Governement request , which first = flew on=20 10 June, 1959. The Morane-Saulnier company was subsequently absorbed = by the=20 French national aviation company SUD Aviation in 1965. Sud Aviation = and=20 later her subsidiary "Socata"( Societ=E9 de Contruction d'Avions de = Tourisme=20 et d'Affaires )developed a range of Rallye variants , the main = version being=20 the two-three seat 100 hp / 75 kW MS 880B Rallye-Club. A number of = other=20 variants introduced power plants of up to 220 hp / 165 kW. The = MS-890 Rallye=20 Commodore, the first true four-seat version, appeared in 1964 and = was=20 declined with various power plants. 3,500 Rallyes were produced in = France=20 during the production run that spanned more than two decades , = ending in=20 1983,culminating with the  MS 235 GT.In the late 1970s, SOCATA = licensed=20 the Rallye to PZL of Poland.  PZL named the aircraft = Koliber,=20 polish for "Hummingbird and it is still in production. So, The = french-made=20 Morane-Saulnier Rallye is a very familiar sight on european = airfields were=20 it is used for training (thanks to it's very forgiving flying=20 caracteristics), general aviation flights and glider = towing.

 

 =20
Steve = Bamford will insert=20 full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
=

OO-NNA is a MS = 893A Rallye=20 Commodore 180 ( powered by a 180 HP engine), that is used for towing = the=20 gliders, at Temploux airfield near Namur (Belgium) .It was specialy = made as=20 a gift for the 50th birthday of my friend Jean-Louis, one of = the  best=20 tow pilots of my gliding club. Unfortunately , the building = process =20 was a succession of difficulties coming more from inadequate = planning than=20 from the conversion in itself.  Having the original plane "at = hand"=20 made the search for references easier, but suffering from the = "advanced=20 modeller syndrome" and the fact it was intended as a gift for = someone=20 who  knows the plane even better than myself, increased = my own=20  exigence or expectations as to accuracy, sometimes a little to = far...with rather catastrophic results, in "reworks" and of course=20 delay. With shame, I have to admit , I could not deliver it on = time for=20 the 50th birthday party... 

It all started = from the old=20 Heller 1/50 Morane-Saulnier 235 GT model. The MS 235 is the last = version of=20 the Rallye serie and it features a "heavier" fuselage with a greater = cabin=20 and longer canopy, undercarriage with pants, squared wing tips=20 etc... So, to get a Commodore serie aircraft ,  I did the=20 "reverse" conversion . =

This included the = following=20 modifications: modified engine cowling - modified fuselage with=20 shorter cabin - new interior - scratch undercarriages = -=20 modified wing tips - extended slats and dropped elevators - tow hook = -=20 modified and shortened canopy - extended fin strake and various = details as=20 per original . In fact, the only thing that was not touched was the = vertical=20 tail.

All = registrations and=20 markings were designed on my computer . This was my first experience = with=20 computer home made decals and I learned a lot for future projects.=20 As the real aicraft is a not so = clean =20 , a real "workhorse", the model was (or = ,better,=20 had to be) weathered. To finish, a display stand with grass and = tarmac was=20 build to make handling easier.

General aviation = models are not=20 so frequently seen and I think others will follow as I enjoyed it , = altough=20 the many mishaps. Hope You = like=20 it!

(Gliding)Bob

       

Click on = images below to=20 see larger images

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here.  = Clicking on=20 that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 05.jpg=20

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here.  = Clicking on=20 that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here.  = Clicking on=20 that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 07.jpg=20

 

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