RARE HISTORIC SCALE RC AIRCRAFT ! HESTON PHOENIX | 1930s Light Transport Monoplane

RARE HISTORIC SCALE RC AIRCRAFT ! HESTON PHOENIX | 1930s Light Transport Monoplane A beautiful and rare replica of this historic aircraft. Built by Derek Martin who sadly passed away earlier this year so this was a memorial flight for the new custodian. Worth pointing out that this model has retractable landing gear. Not something I expected to see when it took to the air. Apparently the full size was the first of its kind to feature this ! Great to learn aviation history from these accurate scale RC models. The Heston Type 1 Phoenix was a 1930s British single-engined five-seat light transport monoplane built by the Heston Aircraft Company Limited. Top speed: 241 km/h Wingspan: 12 m Length: m Introduced: 1936 First flight: August 18, 1935 Manufacturer: Heston Aircraft Company Number built: 6 The Type 1 Phoenix was the first design of the Heston Aircraft Company formed in 1934. The Phoenix was a single-engined high-wing monoplane, with a wood monocoque fuselage and wood-framed wing with plywood and fa