Wimborne Model Aero Club

club logo 250 Founded in 1973 we are a well respected club located in north Dorset. We are a fixed wing model flying club of 100+ members many of whom have had a lifetime of experience in model building and flying. We hold many RC events for fun and competition throughout the year. We regularly support local communities and charitable events with static and flying displays.

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December 2023

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EDF Battles

Wed, Nov 22nd 2023

Snapped on the fly with a smart phone at our field on the 7th October 2023. Only 6 pilots for this session. It was just a well because since that day flying has been greatly...

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Wimborne MAC Member Memories

Mon, Oct 2nd 2023

This year, 2023 is the 50th Anniversary of the Club. With this in mind and with help from some members with photo archives a video photo album has been created to look...

EDF & Jet Turbines Day 2023

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EDF & Jet Turbines Day 2023

Highlights of the Wimborne Model Aero Club's jet turbine and EDF Jet Day and Camping Weekend held on the 16th & 17 th September. Skies overcast early in the day with...

Tue, Sep 19th 2023

Memorial Fun Day 2023

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Memorial Fun Day 2023

The Memorial Fun Day had to be put back to the 12th August as the 5th turned out to be a horrendous day of bad weather. It was a hard call for Matt and trying to...

Mon, Aug 21st 2023

Scale Day 2023 Highlights

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Scale Day 2023 Highlights

Highlights of our annual event featuring warbirds, general aviation models and turbine jets. Sunny day luckily (this is England and it's lucky when you consider the event...

Tue, May 23rd 2023

Cashmoor Weather Forecast

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In The Gallery

Re-testing flight with Jon Tappin
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Preparing to start for test flight
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Seagull Cub 120 inch windspan
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Nexa Twin Otter. Purchased secind hand but had to completely rebuild it.
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Ted 2 - A Scrapbox Balsa Build
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Ted 2 - A Scrapbox Balsa Build
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SIG Something Extra Kit Built
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Maiden flight undertaken by Jon Tappin Photo 4th April by Mike Seale
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Maiden flight undertaken by Jon Tappin Photo 4th April by Mike Seale
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Maiden flight undertaken by Jon Tappin Photo 4th April by Mike Seale
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Maiden flight of 3 cylinder petrol Corsair Maiden flight undertaken by Jon Tappin Photo 4th April by Mike Seale
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Photo 4th April by Mike Seale
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Yak twin turbine on approach. Maiden flight carried out by Jon Tappin
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Skymaster A10
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Vampire build ready for glass fibre cover.
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2nd Lockdown build. A Tony Nijhuis Vampire powered by Kingtech 80 turbine.
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Lock down project. Scratch built Slingsby Petral from the Chris Williams plans. 5 m wing span. 9kg weight.
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The finished Hawk.
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Painted decals, using my paint mask.
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Paint masks used again.
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Airworld Hawk. My first attempt at making my own paint masks.
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Jet Legend L39. Kingtech 170 powered. 14 years old now!!
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Ziroli Corsair
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Ziroli Corsair.
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Comp-Arf Yak 55. Powered by a DA100 engine.
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Airworld Hawk, Bought off Geoff White.
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Mig 29
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My original Fei Bao T33.
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Jet Legend Mig 29. Merlin 160 power through a bifurcated exhaust. Complex hydraulic powered undercarriage. Twin afterburner rings give effect.
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Fei Bao T33, G-Booster 160 power. A lovely plane to fly and see.
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Jet Legend 1/6th scale F16. G-Booster 160 power.
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Skymaster A10. Twin JetCat 120 turbines.
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FeiBao F15E Strike Eagle. Twin Jetcat 120 for power. LMA approved.
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Skymaster F104 Starfighter. Powered by Jet Munts Merlin 200XBL turbine.
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I fly it with full ordanance which actually helps with slowing down on finals.
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My Fei Bao F100. Weighs 30kg wet and powered by a Behotec 220 turbine.
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Wings swept back to 45 degrees.
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This picture shows the complex swing wing mechanism of the F14. It also had tailerons and spoilers for roll control (with wings forward), tailerons only for wings swept. Flaps and leading edge slats for landing and takeoff. The undercarriage is hydraulic operated and the doors, cockpit, speed brake and arrester hook are air operated. The twin Jet Munts Merlin 140 engines are fed by a total of six fuel tanks. The programming was challenging!!
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1/7th Scale F14 Tomcat. This model was originally bought by my brother, who passed away in 2020. I have now completed it and it is ready to go. As it weighs 38kg wet it requires the LMA paperwork, so subject to this I hope to get her flying this year 2021.
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Flightline 1600mm Spitfire. 6s 4500mah Lipo.
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Coming in for a photo shoot low pass
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Maiden for Seagull Spitfire 80inch wingspan. Four stroke petrol engine. This is second test flight with cowl fitted
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Fly-by of FW190 at Cashmoor - 26th August 2019
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Maiden and Landing of FW190 at Cashmoor - 26th August 2019
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Maiden flight of FW190 at Cashmoor - 26th August 2019
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Super Chipmunk on landing approach
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Low n Slow flyby
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Pepsi Super chipmunk inverted flyby
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Pepsi Super Chipmunk in action at Ferndown Fete
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Airworld 1/4 (Maiden flight)
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Up and away.
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Taking Off
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Chris's Extra 300 taxiing on runway
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Orcrist facing the wind to land.
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Avonds F15 maiden at Classic Jets - Abingdon December 2018
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Soaring into a SouWesterly - Chapman's Pool. (Mike with Phase 5 inset)
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Preparing for a good launch - August 2018
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Phase 5 by Chris foss scratch built from plans at Chapman's Pool, Dorset
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Pitts Python in flight at Cashmoor. Photo courtesy of Dave Bright
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Pitts S12 Python 55cc at Cashmoor, 29th September 2018 prior to maiden flight
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Flash Landing?
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Ultra Flash knife-edging. Photo courtesy of Richard Tambling
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The Beast in action on Scale Day. Photo courtesy of Richard Tambling
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Cosair at Scale Day 2018
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Ultra Flash
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Airworld 1/4.5
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A Pitts (The Beast) in flight at Scale Day 2018. Image by Richard Tambling.
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Super Chipmunk OS 33cc taking off at Scale Day 2018. Photo by Richard Tambling
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Composite ARF Ultra Flash. Jets Munt 140 and JR radio.
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Finaly after months of waiting JRI's MIG 3 takes off on it's first flight
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ESM MIG 3 Powered by 3W55 engine. Maiden flight
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MIG 3 Landing at Cashmoor after successful maiden
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Corsair
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Nearly Down
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PC9 Turbo prop demonstrates start up.
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Southern Area BMFA show at Middel Wallop
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DG 505 gaining height
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PC9 turbo prop banks away
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Passing Overhead
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Taube coming in for photo shot
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Taube in flight May 2018
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FlyBy at Cashmoor for the photgraphers.
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P47 landing, flaps down.
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Stuart's P47 over Cashmoor. Electric power.
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Boomerang Sprint/ Jetcat P80
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BVM F86 Sabre
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F100, 2001 Thailand
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BVM F86 Sabre. Jet World Masters 2007, Ireland
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BVM Mig 15. Jet World Masters 1999, Austria
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BVM F86 Sabre
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BVM T33 Shooting Star. Jet World Masters 1997
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Jet World Masters 2005, Hungary
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BVM F100 Super Sabre. Jet World Masters 2005 Hungary
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Wildhare Sukhoi with DLE120
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Hotbodies A7 Corsair. Toki 0.18 pullstart IC ducted fan.
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Jon & Dave formation flight at Bygone days. Sebart Angel 50E and Wind 110E. CLOSE!
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Jetlegend Hawk at RNAS Merryfield
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The first venture into turbines. 2005. Schreiner L39 with Wren MW44
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Sebart Miss Wind 50E Bipe
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John's Hawker Hunter turbine lifting off at Cashmoor
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Take off (1/4.5)
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Airworld 1/4.5 Hawk takeoff - Nov. 2016
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Avonds F15 with Jetcat P80
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Pre-maiden flight with Pete Chilver
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Mick Reeves Venom maiden flight - Jon Tappin
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Mick Reeves 1/6th Venom after receiving new tip tanks
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Airworld Hawk landing at Cashmoor
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Formation Spitfires at Cashmoor - Saturday 14th April 2018
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Durafly Spitfire
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CAP232 DLE 55cc. OS 60 Exhaust
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CAP232 Breitling
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CAP232 Breitling DLE55 23x8 carbon prop
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EFlite Beast 60e at Cashmoor May Bank Hol 2014. 6 cell Lipo 5000 maH. Now fitted with 17x10 aPC-e prop. Three blade was for scale looks but a bit inefficient.
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Airworld 1/4.5 BAe Hawk, Wren 160K Pro. Dave, Pete and Jon
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Jetlegend 1/6th BAe Red Arrows Hawk - Wren 100K turbine
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Low pass over the airstrip
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Cashmoor Flyby
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Bf109e. 120 four stroke. EFlite electric retracts rather than the original air up spring down versions
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Horizontally mounted ASP80 four stroke
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Wots Wot originally built electric but retro fitted with 4 stroke ASP 80 engine
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Super Chipmunk - Art Scholls Pennzoil N114V. Power OS33GT, 19x10 prop
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Mustang 40 - Tigers Revenge maiden flight 2016
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"Mitch the Witch" B25 Mitchell at Cashmoor 2015
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B25 Mitchell - Maiden flight, Cashmoor 2015. Power twin Eflite 46 motors on 5 cells, 12 x 8 APC-e props
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Twin Otter on flypast - Cashmoor 2015
Twin Otter - electric
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Pepsi's pilot
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Pepsi Skydancer
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Pepsi Skydancer (Super Chipmunk) OS GT33 powered. Before Cowl repaint - colour mismatch
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Wednesday, 22 November 2023 16:14

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