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 singleengined fiveseat light transport monoplane built by the Heston Aircraft Company Limited. Top speed: 241 km, h Wingspan: 12 m Length: 9. 19 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 singleengined highwing monoplane, with a wood monocoque fuselage and woodframed wing with plywood and fa