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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Carrier => Topic started by: Paul Smith on June 06, 2007, 05:14:18 AM

Title: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project....
Post by: 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.

Title: Day One
Post by: Paul Smith 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,,,,

Title: Day Two - done! - no, just kidding,,,
Post by: Paul Smith on June 06, 2007, 10:25:30 AM

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

Title: day four,,
Post by: Paul Smith on June 06, 2007, 02:04:12 PM

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

Title: Day Five,,,
Post by: Paul Smith on June 07, 2007, 03:23:34 PM

Sort of an "airplane look"....

Title: day seven - close but no banana ,,,,
Post by: Paul Smith 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...

Title: Re: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project....
Post by: Ken Deboy on June 07, 2007, 07:07:37 PM

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

Cheers,
Ken

Title: Re: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project....
Post by: Paul Smith 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.

Title: Well I didn't make the 10 days, closer to five months,,,,
Post by: Paul Smith 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.

Title: OK, 5 months late, but it's flying,,,,
Post by: Paul Smith 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.

Title: Re: All new Bearcat, 10-day crash design & build project....
Post by: Paul Smith 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.