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Model Bleriot Plane

Recently (July 2014) the centenary of the first air mail delivery in Australia was celebrated. It commemorated a flight from Melbourne to Sydney in a Bleriot plane brought to Australia to show off the wonders of flight. A feature of the flight displays was aerobatics.

The Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown was invloved and comissioned to build a 1:10 scale model as part of its display. My brother-in-law Dave volunteered to build the model from a kit of laser cut and machined timber to amazing detail.

Traditional model building glues supplied with the kit and Dave's collection were not up to speed for holding the timber joints and metal components and there were several failures. Dave contracted us and the solution was Epox-E-Glue. Dave found it easy to mix and use with great results. He was impressed with its thixotropic nature (not inclined to sag). As a result he was able to put small fillets on high stressed joints.
 
  Timber frames were assembled and Epox-E-Glue came up trumps as the thick nature of the glue held the frames in place during assembly and took up small gaps.

  
   
  The Epox-E-Glue came in handy for ensuring strong joints.

  
   
  Dave taking charge of the detailed framework. Just think what they could have achieved if Epox-E-Glue had of been available one hundred years ago.

  
   
  The proud builder with the finished plane!

  
   
  Ready for take-off. The original bleriot is on display at the powerhouse museum.

  
   
  Note the detail of the struts and fuselage along with the mailbag.

  
   
     
   
  The model on display at the Australian Aviation Museum at Bankstown.

  
   
  The French ambassador enjoying a French vintage at the Australian Aviation Museum for the centenary celebrations.  
 
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