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viking60 · Nov 21, 2006, 12:23 AM

John Frost's design of the later version of the AVRO Project Y has caught my interest- thanks for the previously posted info.

I found two more photos this evening of an earlier prototype that may have been built, but supposedly never flew. Evidently, Frost left AVRO when the USAF funding ended in 1961, so this may have been his last design version.

The design drawn in his November 6th, 1962 patent, #3062482, looks like a fun design to build in a sytylized Bluecor / EPP version. I'm inspired, & inclined to put one together to see how it can fly.

I've scaled the main template to 20" wide, 24" long, maximum 3-3/4" high/deep at the top of the cockpit. A clear fin / vertical stabilizer will get incorporated. I'm leaning toward doing the lightweight flat plate wing version first, to get it in the air & flying.

VIKING

Nov 21, 2006, 12:23 AM	#715
viking60 High Altitude Flyer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fairplay, South Park, CO Posts: 1,095	John Frost's design of the later version of the AVRO Project Y has caught my interest- thanks for the previously posted info. I found two more photos this evening of an earlier prototype that may have been built, but supposedly never flew. Evidently, Frost left AVRO when the USAF funding ended in 1961, so this may have been his last design version. The design drawn in his November 6th, 1962 patent, #3062482, looks like a fun design to build in a sytylized Bluecor / EPP version. I'm inspired, & inclined to put one together to see how it can fly. I've scaled the main template to 20" wide, 24" long, maximum 3-3/4" high/deep at the top of the cockpit. A clear fin / vertical stabilizer will get incorporated. I'm leaning toward doing the lightweight flat plate wing version first, to get it in the air & flying. VIKING Attached Thumbnails 7.5 KB · Views: 259 11.0 KB · Views: 318