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Comet Sparky R/C Conversion by Andy Kunz
When searching for that next model to build, sometimes we only have to look back at our earlier modeling careers. Adding a due date and upcoming contest certainly helps with the motivation and keeps us on track to finish that project. Andy Kunz heads up a builder’s contest every year with his club, the Monticello Model Masters, and this year the One Design chosen was the Comet Sparky. Even FLYING MODELS own Don Belfort and Jim Wiggin got involved with their own Sparky models. This month we feature Andy’s scratch - built Comet Sparky R/C conversion. Andy built his model from full-size plans and updated the model by laminating the wing tips and tail surfaces, building a flat airfoil stabilizer instead of the original’s cambered airfoil. He constructed a carved and hollowed out balsa cowl. 1.25-inch walnut wheels spun on a lathe from Andy’s father finish the model off. When it came time to cover the airframe, Andy used white Solite on the rudder in combination with red and blue
PHOTOS: JIM WIGGIN
MonoKote for the stripes, yellow Solite on the tail, stabilizer and wing while the fuselage is covered in transparent blue from Coverite Microlite. To complete the pre- war scheme, Andy used a decal sheet from a Guillow’s Stearman kit. The Sparky is guided by a brick from a Horizon Hobby E-flite MiG-15 UMX with AS3X technology and a high-output E-flite BL 180 brushless motor from an E-flite UMX Beast. Battery power comes by way of a small 7.4V 180 mAh Li-Po also from a UMX Beast. Andy reports “Unfortunately there are not a lot of calm wind days here in east central Illinois, but the little 30-inch Sparky does well. The AS3X technology certainly helps in the windy weather.” Andy goes on to say he can achieve up to 20 minutes of flight time on a single charge and that the Sparky is most comfortable on nice lazy days flying over the farm field in front of his house.
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