Author Topic: English Electric P.8 (Read 3572 times)

MAT · « **on:** November 24, 2023, 04:51:53 AM »

English Electric P.8

In january 1951 RAF issued the requirement F.155T for for a high altitude, high speed interceptor. Several companies responded to to F.155T. The offer from English Electric was P.8, a development of the Lightning. The first flight was to take place in january 1956 with service entry in april 1959.

My build will be based on a old russian kit (ex-Frog I think) of Lightning F.6 and a lot of pieces from the scrapyard. Paint and the Commonwealth Air Force it serve in will come later, as my thoughts developes in the wasteland of the Jylland Peninsula.

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2023, 12:36:07 AM »

Interesting...

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2023, 12:45:12 AM »

Some useful information including artwork to help you here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/english-electric-p-8.2588/

apophenia · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2023, 09:48:01 AM »

Great subject choice! Area rule, tip rails, and no belly paunch tank! Nice

It would be interesting to know more about this P.8's RB.126 engines ...

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2023, 01:23:56 AM »

Quote from: apophenia on November 25, 2023, 09:48:01 AM

It would be interesting to know more about this P.8's RB.126 engines ...

Some basic info:

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apophenia · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2023, 05:04:28 AM »

Wow ... thanks Greg!

Sounds like this RB.126 would basically have been a supercruise RA.24 derivative available in the late '50s.

So, the RB.126 is basically a go-faster Avon with a mass flow greater than 150 lb/s, higher turbine entry temps, and de Laval CD nozzles. That higher TET makes me wonder if Rolls was applying Conway-style blade cooling to its Avon core?

raafif · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2023, 08:17:50 AM »

Delta wing & T-tail ? Just call me Mr. T.

MAT · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2023, 05:24:14 AM »

The fuselage have now lost its belly pack. The light grey piece next to it used to be part of a MiG-23, that lost its swing wing to a Messerschmitt Me P.1102/105 build. Now it will get a new life as the wheel well for the main undercarriage.

MAT · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2023, 09:22:40 PM »

The building of the P.8 is slowly going ahead. Being delayed by all the arrangements in connection with the Midwinter celebrations, which in Denmark involves lots of parties with abundance of food and beverages. The two-seat cockpitt and the wheel well for the nose wheel are now in place and the fuselage can finally been glued together.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2023, 02:23:56 AM »

Nice work, I am interested in this concept as I sort of done something similar

apophenia · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2023, 08:55:49 AM »

Well done MAT! We see that midvinterfest with its disruptive "parties with abundance of food and beverages" is not slowing you down too much

Still, such festivities provide good antedotes to what we Anglo-Saxons used to call wintercealde

MAT · « **Reply #11 on:** December 15, 2023, 06:31:59 PM »

Starting to put some area-rulling to the fuselage. It looks quite messy now, but hopefully a lot of PSR give this disorder some resemblace with the P.8.

MAT · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2023, 12:26:27 AM »

The P.8 is slowly getting into shape with a new cockpitt and the area rulled aft fuselage. But there is still a lot of PSR ahead. And still no decision on the paint job.

apophenia · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2023, 05:01:29 AM »

Looking good MAT! And some serious PSR going on here

Old Wombat · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2023, 04:32:59 PM »

Ah, PSR!
How wonderful you are!

MAT · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2023, 07:09:47 PM »

After several rounds of PSR, the P.8 have got a layer of grey, so the uniform surface will reveal any blemishes, that have to be corrected.

MAT · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2023, 05:51:56 AM »

The building of the P.8 goes forward. Though I've been hard pressed by the jule (In english X-mas) celebrations, which in addition to the party of dec. 24 also included two days of jule-frokost (X-mas dinners) with lots of food, brewerage and games. The church tried for centuries to stop the fun - but without succes. The danish soul is party-party.
The PSR is almost completed and the wings have now been added to the fuselage. And the moment to decide the paint scheme creeps closer.

apophenia · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2023, 08:58:10 AM »

Looking good MAT

And astonishing amounts of PSR! Well done you

Claymore · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2023, 03:13:14 AM »

A lot of hard work there but looking great!

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2023, 05:20:10 AM »

I have to say, you are nailing this. That is some great bodywork

raafif · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2023, 06:49:24 AM »

Great Idea ! below is my version using a 2-seat Corsair II canopy with a TF-8 Crusader hump section.

MAT · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2024, 03:53:50 AM »

The "office" have been furnished and the canopy glued on. I have also started on the next big PSR job - the aft fuselage.

Buzzbomb · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2024, 05:32:24 AM »

Looking great

GTX_Admin · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2024, 01:38:59 AM »

Quote from: Buzzbomb on January 10, 2024, 05:32:24 AM

Looking great

What he said.

MAT · « **Reply #24 on:** January 24, 2024, 05:07:08 AM »

At last - the end of all this seemingly endless PSR. Time to put some paint on the P.8


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