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Inspired by the lovely works of Derfel Cadarn. 1,566 pieces.
I hope all of you have a lovely Christmas, I'll have the SR-71 posted by the 1st, as I'm waiting until the XMas rush is over.
It`s been a while since I`ve seen a Tutor that wasn`t a Snowbird. This one from 4 Wing Cold Lake AETE
Tutoring Center Postcard design template by Jenna Ebanks.Showcased on Inkd.com.
This postcard is appropriate for a tutoring center interested in developing a personalized learning plan for each and every child. The open book graphic represents every students potential to grow and learn.
Every morning I take a photo of whomever happens to be sitting at this table at my Starbucks. There is probably no point to this, but it's fun for a while.
This guy looked pretty academic. I did not know what his line of work was until I saw him tutoring someone in English (possibly ESL, English as Second Language) later.
Specification:
Type of machine: Two seat biplane
Design purpose: Elementary trainer with aerobatic capabilities
Wingspan: 34 ft. 0 in.
Overall length: 26 ft. 6 in.
Engine: 249 hp Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx IVC, 7 cyl radial
Weight empty: 1,844 lbs
Weight loaded: 2,458 lbs
Max speed at 1,000 feet: 122 mph
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Aircraft development:
The Avro 621 Tutor was designed in 1929 by Roy Chadwick as a replacement for the Avro 504N. It was of welded tube construction, based on Fokker practice, with fabric covering. With ailerons on all wings and a variable incidence tailplane it had good handling and was an ideal aerobatic aircraft. The initial aircraft were powered by the 155hp Armstrong-Siddeley Mongoose 5 cylinder radial.
After pre-service trials at Gosport and No3 FTS at Grantham the specification was improved and the Tutor was ordered for the RAF with the alternative Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx IV or IVC engine of 215hp.
Production ended in May 1936 after completion of the 795th aircraft.
Service history:
Tutors replaced Avro 504N's at the Central Flying School and between 1933 and 1936 the CFS display team of six Tutors with red and white stripes on the upper surfaces of the top wings was one of the main attractions at Hendon displays.
The Tutor also served with the RAF College Cranwell, No 3 FTS at Grantham and No 5 FTS at Sealand. 15 seaplane Tutors were manufactured for the seaplane flight at Calshot.
3 Tutors survived the war: K6195, K3363 and K3215, but by 1949 K3215 was the only surviving example.
This Plane: K3215
This is one of the main production batch; used by the RAF College Cranwell and Central Flying School and then as a communications aircraft. It was 'demobbed' in December 1946 and in February 1947 was restored to the civil register, as G-AHSA, to become part of the Darlington and district Aero club fleet. It was later owned by W/Cdr Heywood at Burnaston, Derby and suffered crankshaft failure when taking part in the film 'Reach for the sky'. It was then bought by the Shuttleworth collection. The engine was rebuilt by Armstrong-Siddeley at Coventry from the best parts of 3 non-working units.
In 1979 major engine problems resulted in the aircraft being grounded. A world wide search failed to produce a suitable replacement engine so the existing Lynx was painstakingly rebuilt by a senior engineer. The cylinders were sent to the USA to be refurbished. Completely recovered in 2005-6 and now painted in CFS Aerobatic team colours.