De HAVILAND VAMPIRE BRITISH RC JET FIGHTER - GAS TURBINE DISPLAY NLMFC - 2019

DONT FORGET BEFORE YOU CRITICIZE HIS FLYING THAT THE PILOT WAS BRAVING A (GUSTING) 25mph 45 DEGREE CROSS WIND TO PUT ON A SHOW !

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DerJet DH-100 Vampire (Built by Dave Wilshere of Motors & Rotors)
This model is one of the early protoype kits, built by Dave Wilshere (Motors & Rotors) in 2011, JetCat P-120SX powered, JR DSX-12 radio, Powerbox Evolution. Because its 'amply' powered, flight times are 10-12minutes, most of the flight is 1/3rd throttle!
Fitted with 90 degree airbrakes and four big flaps it can fly very slowly.

Specification
Scale - 1:5
Length - 1.88M
Wingspan - 2.3M

The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine.

Top speed: 882 km/h
Engine type: Turbojet
First flight: 20 September 1943
Number built: 3,268
Manufacturers: De Havilland, English Electric

The Vampire quickly proved to be an effective aircraft and was adopted as a replacement for many wartime piston-engined fighter aircraft. During its early service, it was recognised for accomplishing several aviation firsts and various records, such as being the first jet aircraft to traverse the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire remained in front-line service with the RAF up until 1953; after this date, it was progressively reassigned to various secondary roles, such as ground attack missions and pilot training operations, for which specialist variants of the type were produced. During 1966, the Vampire was officially retired by the RAF having been withdrawn from its final role as an advanced trainer after having been replaced by the Folland Gnat.

Work on the Vampire commenced during 1941 in the midst of the Second World War; it was initially intended as an experimental aircraft, albeit one that was suitable for combat, that harnessed the groundbreaking innovation of jet propulsion. Out of the company's design studies, it was quickly decided to settle on a single-engine, twin-boom aircraft, powered by the Halford H.1 turbojet engine (later produced as the "Goblin"). Aside from its propulsion system and twin-boom configuration, it was a relatively conventional aircraft.

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FILMED AT NLMFC ON 2-6-2019,