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Hi Gary You don't have to worry for me anymore as I have procured a copy of AP 1660 C & D which contains all of the electrical circuitry (and much more) for the Stirling Mk3 and 4. Not to say that others might not want them of course. My version of AP 1660 was on disc so I hope you are going to ...

Actually there is a second video of the model - this time it is driven by a motor and is in the model This may not be actually representative of the true situation if he isn't driving the undercarriage assembly in the same way as the real aircraft - I haven't checked to be honest, but it certainly i...

Finally the circuit diagram of the Undercarriage and Motors.

There are no elements in this lot that would produce any delay in the motors starting, so any such effect would probably have to be mechanical.


Cheers

James

The answer may be very simple though - perhaps the geometry of the undercarriage was such that it only moved a little as it first started to operate (or perhaps as it 'unlocked'). Certainly the motor would have run at a constant speed most of the time but again perhaps the load while the wheel was b...

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