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Jason Henderson (15912 Beaver Pike, Jackson OH 45640) built
his Super Chipmunk from an Ohio RC kit.
It spans 81 inches and is powered by an O.S. 1.60 two-stroke
engine spinning a 16 x 8 propeller. Jason covered his model with
MonoKote and Custom Vinyl Graphics decals.
Other features include a Slimline Pitts-style Smoke muffler,
high-torque servos, and The Simple Smoke Pump II by Tejera
Microsystems Engineering with Super-Dri smoke oil.
Jason placed first with his Super Chipmunk at the 2008 Winton
County Air Show.
Chris Busutil (2889 W. 14th St., Yuma AZ 85364; e-mail:
[email protected]) presents the Lanier Stinger 10 that he
built from a kit in the course of one month.
It is powered by an O.S. .25 FP engine, JR digital DS368 servos,
a JR 10X transmitter, and a 2100 mAh JR battery pack. Covering is
Metallic Blue and Cub Yellow MonoKote. The wing spans 36
inches, and the model weighs 2 pounds.
“This plane flies awesome; I always get plenty of compliments
every time I go to the field,” wrote Chris.
Tom Kempf (738 Carnation Dr., Sebastian FL 32958; e-mail:
[email protected]) finished this Sig 84-inch-wingspan, 1/5-scale
Piper Cub with Flat Desert tan 21st Century Film covering and added
British World War II markings.
Power is provided by a Turnigy 5065-350 motor, Jeti 60-amp
ESC, and six-cell, 4000 mAh Li-Poly battery. A Spektrum DX7
radio with standard servos provides reliable control. The ready-to-fly
weight is 8.5 pounds.
The floats are prebuilt wood, available from Hangar 9. Tom
stripped off the original UltraCote covering and refinished them with
latex exterior paint from The Home Depot’s color-matching service.
The float system fits perfectly on the fuselage.
Floatin’ Piper
Stinger Super Chipmunk
Patrick McClellan (3833 Arizona Ave., Los Alamos NM 87544;
e-mail: [email protected]) created his twin Uproar 60 by kitbashing
two Tower Hobbies Uproar kits.
A pair of Evolution .61NX engines gives the model ample
power. It spans 96 inches and weighs 14 pounds. The covering is
Pearl Red MonoKote. A Futaba 6EXP radio provides guidance, with
eight Hitec servos and Hitec receiver.
“It flew quite well on maiden flight; it lifted off on first run down
the runway,” wrote Patrick. “A few clicks of aileron trim and a
couple for elevator was all that was needed. I had to land with some
power.”
Twin Uproar
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James Biza (2556 Irene St., Saint Paul MN 55113; e-mail:
[email protected]) and his brother, John, built this Yeoman YA-1
Cropmaster agricultural delivery airplane from New Zealand Aero
Products plans.
Fabricated from balsa and plywood, the model spans 76 inches
and weighs 13 pounds. Power is provided by an O.S. .91 four-stroke
engine.
The YA-1 was fiberglassed, coated with a polycrylic water-based
finish, and then painted and clear-coated with automotive sealer.
“The original airplane was a British Commonwealth Wackett,
which the Australians modified into the Yeoman,” wrote James.
“Twenty were built with two still surviving in New Zealand.”
Harry Roberts (6085 Carsten Rd., Medina OH 44256) built this
Boeing X-48B.
It has a 9-foot wingspan and a flying weight of 19.5 pounds.
Power is provided by a K&B 7.5cc engine (mounted in the center) in
a Kress ducted-fan system. The model features retractable landing
gear.
Jim Hagberg (Box 607, Pinecliffe CO 80471; e-mail: jimh@
ionsky.com) made extensive modifications to his Hangar 9 F6F
Hellcat ARF.
He reconfigured the cowl, made sheeted-fiberglass wing and
stabilizer, and added panel lines and rivets, flaps, a new sliding
canopy, a scale cockpit, functional navigation and landing lights,
LADO electric retractable gear, and a scale tail wheel.
It weighs 12.4 pounds with a Spektrum DX7 radio and six
Spektrum DS821 servos. Power is a Saito 1.15 engine with an
inverted Pitts muffler swinging a 15 x 8 propeller.
“The subject plane is modeled after the Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
flown by WW II fighter ace Lt. Cdr. Butch Voris,” wrote Jim. “Lt.
Cdr. Butch Voris, known as the First Blue Angel, formed the Blue
Angels Flight Demonstration Team in 1946 as a naval aviation
recruitment tool.”
Marshal Emmendorfer (8245 New Lothrop Rd., New Lothrop MI
48460) built this Don Smith B-17 Flying Fortress.
It spans 136 inches and is powered by Saito 1.15 four-stroke
engines. The bomber has an option where only one retract comes
down, to simulate landing distress. Marshal makes the other main
retract come down on a proper landing.
“That really gets the crowd going,” he wrote.
Highly Modified Hellcat
X-48B
Cropmaster
Crowd-Pleasing B-17
See page 167 for submission guidelines
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