Kevin would love to try this. Any chance of sharing your plans. Should start a build thread so we can try. If you can. OUTSTANDING. Cool video too.
Thanks for the comment.
I don't have a complete set of plans as such, but I found a set of balsa plans on this site ...
http://www.outerzone.co.uk/browse_plans/index.asp
This should take you there ....
http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2860
When I looked at them I could see so many similarities to the FT swappable Spitfire.
So having printed out the Lanc plans at 75% (this gave a 55" span) I worked with the Lanc outline but the Spitfire build technique and it all seemed to come together.
I had to 'invent' the engine pods (they don't exist on the Spit), but they are just square box sections with semi correct side profile form the Lanc drawings. I ended up using M4 nylon nuts & bolts to attach them to the bottom skin of the wing.
The wings are made in three sections - I started with the center section by copying the Spitfire idea of a folded leading edge and center spar. having made that I did both sides the same as the Spit wings but using the Lanc plan profile.
There are no rudders so the tail is very simple, just the normal paper hinge elevator with a linkage forward to servo just aft of the wings.
Here's the printed plans laid out to see if the size was ok
and here's the part built thing
If anyone is keen to have a go then build the Spitfire first to get the general ideas right. Then simply adapt the size and shape to suit the Lancaster.
It does fly like a dream, a little heavy - hence the faster than scale speed. But I'm learning how slow I can fly it now and it looks a lot better.
Kevin