Radio Control: Giants

RADIO CONTROL GIANTS U IT ISNT news Scale model builder have have documentation modelpreferably before begin construction Collecting documentation amounts research project often continues after model completed flying Most data collected isnt required often fills notebook after notebook great surprise called upon provide documentation builder working 11 scale aircraft John Meyer telephoned Seattle project complete rehabilitation North American AT-6 Texan Texan very particular aircraft Soon after manufactured assigned Instrument Training Group Craig Field Selma Alabama aircraft number 522 unique because equipped factory Automatic Direction Finder ADF exception AT-6s Instrument Instructors School Bryan TX Craig Field instrument instruction aircraft North American trainers ADF loop installed during World War II usual football fairing loop located between cockpit rudder atop fuselage Johns documentation included article wrote about Texan Paul Matt s Historical Aviation Album noted Id instrument instructor Craig Field correctly assumed may have flown #522 1940s John hopped airliner visited Saturday March learned disassembled #522 building back up new construction photos showed basic fuselage structure bare workbench John rather intense three-hour session basic questions concerned markings Craig Field instrument trainers location ADF footbail ADF control boxes mounted aircrafts cockpits Having flown AT-6 about 1200 hours certainly remembered things located John returned Seattle examined tail cone carefully found teardrop-shaped ADF loop mounting pad patched over previous owner John flown AT-6 before breaking down reconstruction engine completely majored ran like sewing machine very happy help documentation Johns full-scale aircraft Im looking forward Meyer Texan its original Craig Field instrument trainer colors numbers cant get Giant Scale B-17 B-24 Both WW II bombers have attraction despite complexities fourengined Radio Control RC model proposes However seasoned Giant Scale modeler has inspiration create miniature airplane duplicates WW II airplane urge irresistible situation facing Gren Hawes Olympia WA served tailgunner Star Dust B-17F Hying Fortress Number 42-39901 completed 13 missions late 1943 early 1944 before crippled flak lost two engines over France Fortress made back England crash-landed field Only crew member injured basic Hawes B- 17 model furnished English Aerotech International kit airplane 112-scale spans 104 inches completed model weighs 29 pounds powered four OS FP 40s five-channel JR radio installed along 11 servos Gren has flown bomber model long enough know center gravity too far aft figures will easy Most Giant Scalersparticularly new hobbyhave urge build 114 Model Aviation Reids /5-scale Ercoupe Dave has plans fiberglass cowling Ercoupe super-stable features operational rudders spans 72 inches Gren Hawes beautiful 112-scale reproduction B-17 duplicated aircraft flew during WW II Star Dust Model has flown correct surviving member Star Dusts crew will have honor getting aircraft airborne again Dave Reid Reids Quality Model Products 30 Clinton St Phelps NY 14532 has come up neat set 1A-scale plans venerable Ercoupe relatively simple design Ercoupe can built almost anyone has glued together couple RC models Daves model improves prototype having operational rudders original full-scale aircraft didnt have rudder pedals Ercoupe designed people could drive automobile Theoretically idiot-proof fly could drive around steering wheel throttle As such super-stable aircraft quality transfers nicely models Daves model isnt strictly Giant comes close spans 72 inches 870 square inches area takes 12- 15cubic-inch engine Dave also has fiberglass cowling available have Internet connection contact Dave wwwreidsmodelscom additional details stand corrected Bob Merritt Lakewood CO C-47 pilot during WW II has much time aircraft letter wrote troop-carrier drivers usually flew model 160 mph rather 140 mph fuelconserving cross-country speed quoted March issue Bob also noted C-47 reacted much better 160 mph slower cruise described six-month secret mission Norway 1945 during operated off snow- ice-covered strips operational areas short three-point landings rule Bob describes carrier landings tail-first touchdowns led crinkled rear fuselages after March column noted Id never seen C-47 three-pointed landings aircraft wheels upshot Bobs superior knowledge recommendation C-47 Giants flown quite bit faster maneuvered much actively three-point landing would scale thank Mr Merritt great letter sure learned dont know some people spend $40 throttle servo Its connected proportional channel RC receiver seems have two positionsfull bore total retard doesnt seem intermediate position better fliers try match throttle position state flight pilots dont Almost aircraft flown has throttle restrictionfull bore takeoff initial climb slow engine down tad after gear flaps up rule holds true simplest aircraft High throttle positions tend shorten engine life During aerobatics throttle has modulated such full bore beginning loop cut back down side combat full throttle norm some fighters have water injection lets throttle lever pass takeoff gate boost power However full-scale airplane flying done less full throttle crosscountry cruise throttle usually set 75% max power An lesser setting may used fuel-conserving step propeller-driven aircraft cruise control requires low throttle settings low rpm settings controllable propellers jetpowered airplanes high thruttle setting low altitudes particular no-no Fuel consumption goes up geometrically under conditions moral have throttle servo Giant Scale model Giant Scale models try emulate full-scale practice Cut back power after takeoff have good control model youre just boring holes sky cut power back ttle save fuel longer flight Things will much quieter flight will much scalelike trust youre having satisfying flying season troubles little ones.I 11 back atcha next 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