PHOTO: PHILLIP AGNOLETTO PHOTO: DAVE WAGNER
ter 147 flights the model became intimate with a fence post, which is why the next 42 flights were flown with Cub #2. Hey, it must be a good one if the model was replaced with another of the same.
What better way is there to store and pro- tect your models than in the hangar? Ferrell Papic dropped in with photos of his 18-inch span 3-channel R/C 1933 Farman Mosquito in its hangar. The model is powered with a Vapor brick, motor, and single-cell Li-Po battery. But here’s the best part; the model is covered with clear kitchen wrap. The film is taped to a board and then sprayed with plastic model spray paint. The cover is glued in place using canopy glue with the painted surface on the inside to prevent inadvertent damage to the color. Then a bit of heat is ap- plied to shrink the cover. Well done. Well, our old buddy, Jerry Smith, is at it again. This time Jer has just finished the FREDe 2X from Steven’s Aero. The model was built for a friend who loved the airplane but lacked the necessary skills to build it, so Jer stepped up to the plate, built the model and trimmed it with decals from Callie Graphics. Now that’s what I call a good friend, and is a big part of what makes this hobby so great. And you know it’s a great flyer or the pilot wouldn’t be grinning from ear to ear.
The 16-inch span rubber powered freeflight Rider Jackrabbit(at left) was built by Dave Wagner and covered with printed tissue using the files provided by Skylake. As with everything we’ve seen from Dave so far, the model is beautifully built, and will no doubt fly as good as it looks. Phillip Agnoletto built his 35-inch span Nieuport 28 (above) from the Dumas 3-channel R/C kit, but this time added ailerons. After a bit of careful trimming, the model flies great, proving once again that smaller models do convert nicely to aileron control.
Moving along into the freeflight realm, Dave Wagner is back with the Keith Rider Jackrabbit racer. The 16-inch span model was built from the Skylake kit. The model is covered with printed tissue using files e- mailed from Skylake. I just looked in on their web site and found that they are cur- rently down due to problems with the PO loosing deliveries. So for those interested in ordering Skylake kits, keep checking back as they should have the problem under con- trol very soon.
Meanwhile, Phillip Agnoletto hasn’t slowed down a bit. This time he has dropped in with his 35-inch Nieuport 28 built from the Dumas kit. The design is originally set up for 3-channel R/C, but this one was modified for 4-channel control with the addition of scale sized ailerons. The non-scale (though very striking) British color scheme was done using Parklite film and graphics from Callie Graphics. All-up weight is just 11.1 ounces with an 800 mAh 2S Li-Po battery. Trimming the Nieuport proved a little tricky, but after setting up a bit of differential aileron and fine tuning the c.g. the model has proven to be a terrific flyer.
Next up is the 52-inch span Luscombe 8E built by Dave Worthington from the
Dare/Brodak kit. The model is powered us- ing a BP 200 watt outrunner motor with a Castle Thunderbird 36 ESC, MAS 9–6 prop and a Flite-Power 800 mAh 3S Li-Po bat- tery. Bluebird servos are used to control the rudder and elevator. Dave occasionally flies from a grass field, so he has fashioned a re- movable aluminum tail skid to prevent snagging the wheel in the grass. Another added feature is a removable hatch on the forward fuselage to access the battery rather than removing the wing for battery access. Nice touch.
And finally, Tom Jory sent over a terrific shot of his Grumman Ag Cat parked along side two full scale Ag Cats at the local duster field. Tom built the model from the PCM short kit and just couldn’t resist taking a picture next to its full scale counterparts. Great shot.
Well guys, that just about wraps us up for this month. Drop a line and show us what came from your winter building season and what is now gracing the skies over your local flying sites. I know there’s still a good bit of building going on out there and would love to share the fruits of your labors. So till then, keep those propellers turning, and never forget that you can only tie the record for a low pass.
PHOTO: TOM JORY
Scale models always look great next to their full size counterparts as we can see from the photo (above left) of Tom Jory’s beautifully built Ag Cat. It might be small, but it looks right at home among the other dusters on the field. The Luscombe Silvaireis a great example of civilian aviation in the 1940s and ’50s,
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PHOTO: DAVE WORTHINGTON
and Dave Worthington has represented the Luscombe in fine fashion with his 1⁄8 scale 8E (above right) built from the Dare/Brodak kit. With 3-channel control and electric power the model is a terrific example of the classic era of private aviation.
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