Author Topic: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project.... (Read 1465 times)

Paul Smith · « **on:** June 06, 2007, 05:14:18 AM »

I was impressed by the Carrier event at Rouge on May 20th and decided to build something. I studied all the material available and decided to pass on all the kits & plans avaialble and just designs something new.

After getting some plans for a few planes, I zeroed in on the Bearcat & Skyraider because I have first hand documentation of both planes flying. Bottom line, I went with the Bearcat because I had already build two Skyraiders.

Like my 9-day Clown Racer of 2005, this is a no-cost bench stock build.

An ExCel Spreadsheet revealed that 1/12 scale, 1"=1'-0" woiuld do nicely, with a big more wing area to get legal.

I happened to have some MAN plans that I had previously scaled to 1/20 for a 1/2A, which never got built. I stated out by breaking my "no-cost" rule with a 76-cent splurge at Office Max.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2007, 07:06:19 AM »

Found some old Balsa USA to cut, also some left over duck work to use for templates.

No hardwood for motor mounts, but scored an abandoned Slow Combat fuselage, BONANZA !! a day saved.

No shortage of good 36's, and a few old carbs from RC-to-Stunt conversions,,,,

Paul Smith · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2007, 10:25:30 AM »

The goal and the reality, kinda ugly so far.,,,

Paul Smith · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2007, 02:04:12 PM »

Looks a little more like a 'plane with some 1/16" balsa & carbon veil.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2007, 03:23:34 PM »

Sort of an "airplane look"....

Paul Smith · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2007, 03:28:09 PM »

I lost a couple building days on a last-minute business trip. Now I'm deploying to a two-contest road trip. I was hoping to enter this in the Brodak, but I have several other events to prepare, so I made a hard choice to belay this one to a future contest.

Looks like a plane, but still two days worth of hardware work (tank, hook, leadouts, and slider), not to mention test flying...

Ken Deboy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2007, 07:07:37 PM »

Looks really good, Paul. BTW I really like your engine choice.

Cheers,
Ken

Paul Smith · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2007, 06:32:56 AM »

In retrospect, I chose UN-wisely.

I should have blown off stunt and pushed through to get this done for the Brodak.

Live & learn.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2007, 07:28:50 AM »

But I got it in the air...

....three flights, not entirely successful, but I can afford to be patient now.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #9 on:** November 21, 2007, 08:10:14 AM »

Hopefully, it'll be dialed in by May '08,,,

,,,bit JIC, the backup model is in the pipeline.

Paul Smith · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2008, 06:45:11 AM »

Welll,,,ll,,,

It sorta worked.

Second in Proflie Carrier at The Brodak and Third in Profile Scale at the T & D, and still intact.

Author Topic: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project.... (Read 1465 times)

Paul Smith

All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project....

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Day One

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Day Two - done! - no, just kidding,,,

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day four,,

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Day Five,,,

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day seven - close but no banana ,,,,

Ken Deboy

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Paul Smith

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Well I didn't make the 10 days, closer to five months,,,,

Paul Smith

OK, 5 months late, but it's flying,,,,

Paul Smith

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