Extreme RC Renovation - 2010/02
A deserving model gets another chance at glory
NOT SO L ONG ago , I was at my usu al h angout—th e Puget
Sou nd S ilent Flye rs ’ field n ear Oly mpia, Washington—
wonderin g which airpla ne to fly next, when a g uest flier pul led a
cut e li ttl e No rth Ame ric an A T-6 ARF out of his ca r. As a Sca le
pilot , I h av e alw ay s had a so ft s pot for that mod el.
Secrets of Silk - 2011/05
SILKSPAN IS A unique variety of tissue
paper made from carefully selected plant
fiber. It’s the stuff from which teabags are
made. At roughly the time World War II
was fought, model builders got their hands
on some of this material and discovered
that it made an excellent covering for their
airplanes.
Park View: Hobby Lobby Pilot-1 Aeronca Champ ARF - 2009/10
ISN’T THAT a Cub? What’s a Champ? Aeronca airplanes have a
special place in my memories, and I don’t mind explaining how the
Piper and Aeronca products of the 1940s competed with and
complemented each other at once.
Tigerkitten "E"
HERE'S A SPORT aerobatic Electric that looks like a full-scale airplane and performs like a Gas model. Tigerkitten "E" began to take shape in my mind in late 1988. After about a year of building and flying Electrics, and watching and flying many that others had built, I was growing tired of all the backhanded compliments-you know, "That flies pretty well for an Electric." It was time to do something about it. After spending several months analyzing existing Electric designs and giving a lot of thought to what I really wanted my new airplane to do, I began by taking a proven design-one with the flight characteristics I wanted-and making it work with electric power.
Build the Tigercat A Big Electric
I PROMISED it, and it's here. In the September 1991 issue of Model Aviation I presented the Tigerkitten "E" design. This small, 54-in.-span model represents my effort to develop a sport/aerobatic design powered by 05- to 15-size electric motors and with performance comparable to gas-powered models of similar size. At the end of the 1991 article I expressed my intention of developing a larger version of Tigerkitten. I'm back to tell you that Tigercat has been designed, built, and successfully flown. Much of the "Tigerkitten `E" article was devoted to explaining my approach to designing models for electric power. Presenting the same material here would be redundant. Back issues of Model Aviation should be available if you no longer have your copy of the September 1991 issue.
