R.A.F. SE.5a Image / Info Request

[dr_gn]

Guys,

Does anyone happen to have detail pictures of an SE.5a engine bay?

I'm building a model and I can't find information on engine bay/firewall pipe/wire routing. I've tried everything from the Shuttleworth Collection to Google, but amazingly I can find nothing. I've figured out that the carburettor controls are linkages and bellcranks, but things like fuel lines and magneto wiring I have no information on.

Also, the model I'm building has no Constantinesco interrupter gear fitted. Presumably all SE.5a's had this fitted in service? If so, where did the hydraulic reservoir fit - in front of the control column or on the port side of the cockpit? Was positioning of this device fairly random (as with the layout of the instruments depending on manufacturer and date)?

The model will - as far as I can manage, be of B189, Capt. J. H. Tudhope, April 1918.

Despite it being very popular with model builders, nobody seems to bother with these details.

Ta.

Edited by dr_gn on Saturday 24th November 12:11

[Gokartmozart]

Some pictures here.

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/image/tid/115


found some from Bob Buckles

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/models/48755-his...

Edited by Gokartmozart on Saturday 24th November 21:37

[dr_gn]

Gokartmozart said:

Some pictures here.

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/image/tid/115


found some from Bob Buckles

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/models/48755-his...

Edited by Gokartmozart on Saturday 24th November 21:37

Yeah I've got all those, none of them really show any of the details I mentioned, but thanks for taking the time to post them.

[951TSE]

Presumably you've already seen this picture from Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Aircraft_F...

Also this article although there are no engine bulkhead details the descriptions may be useful for later in your build as some colours and wood types are mentioned.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1...

[dr_gn]

951TSE said:

Presumably you've already seen this picture from Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Aircraft_F...

Also this article although there are no engine bulkhead details the descriptions may be useful for later in your build as some colours and wood types are mentioned.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1918/1...

Thanks for that - I'll have a read of the article later.