AGUSTA WESTLAND AW139

In the second of a two-part feature, Kenny Morton finishes and flies his Search & Rescue helicopter

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In the previous thrilling episode, we had got to the point where we had, in the immortal words of Richard Rawlings, ‘Fired it up’ (Misfit Garage, TV show). Read on, as we get this beast finished and airborne. “One challenge was the creation of the life rafts, which the helicopter carries in pods on the sponsons” ATTENTION TO DETAIL Once the tail was attached, I then had the joyful task of re-installing everything that I took out before. Once that was done, I began work on getting the scale details right. I began by making the ‘strake’ that runs down the side of the tail boom. Curiously absent from other scale AW139s, mine was made from 1/2” sheet balsa, cut and sanded using a cardboard template. Since it sits on…

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