Well, I built one from a Veco kit when I was in high school. Does that count?

This one?

You can't see it from the picture (Camera phone)... but the panel lines really set it off when you see it in the flesh.

TTFN
John.

Mick's model really is a superb example of the builders art. It also has a very interesting Non Palmer wing structure in that it uses foam ribs. Google the CLAPA web site and you will find a detailed explanation of the build. Go to "Articles" and then "Blue foam construction". The technique was developed by Bill Smith and Mick Castell, well worth a look! Also in the same series of "Articles" is Mick's description of how he does his panel lines. The end result is superb, makes me feel inadequate!

Regards,

Andrew.

Hi Chris, you are right about the short straight section behind the canopy. Any picture I have shows it to be a bit shorter in length than the sliding part of the canopy and the Veco version is considerably longer. I still have my Veco Hurricane and have flown it (again) recently. I have pictures of it when it was new and they are dated 1962! I did mine in the camo with light blue/gray bottom and put in a Johnson SS at the time which was adequate. Several years ago it got a Silver Fox 40 and really came to life. Of course at the time the kit "Wiggly flaps" were the big deal and they are in mine and do cause some strange motion here and there!! I understand they were not set up correctly in the kit. It is still a nice flyer for its era and great to see in the air. I also have Tony Cincotta's Hurricane kit still in the box waiting to be built. I built the Veco kit with kit wood and it is no lightweight so the new version with conventional flaps and good wood should be a nice flyer. I sometimes fly where a muffler is not necessary and it just seems to look and sound like a "Hurry box" should sound.

Don Boka.

Steve,
Guess what I just got from Oleg.  I also just sent Larry Richards some cash for a couple of the remaining canopies he had.  I'd like to see the kit as I have some plans from Mark Gerber.  Larry didn't have any plans left.
Alan

Hi Alan,
This brings back a bunch of “Old Memories”.   I built a Veco Hurrican and without a doubt, it was one of my favorite models.  That model wore out one Enya 35 stunt and two McCoy 40’s over its lifetime.  It was repaired many times from hard landings and a hitting a toolbox (knocked off the outboard wing).  It was at this time I opened up the old Hurrican and changed the control system to a single horn replacing the differential flap system.  After a complete refinish, it flew much better even though it was up to 47 ounces.  It was painted just like the box photo using the suggested paint colors on the plans (Cessna Gray, Stinson Green, Light Blue, and some Jet Black trim).
I hope you build one.
Mikey

Gary Tultz has flown his Palmer "Hurricane" here in recent years and looked very good in the air with it. He said it flew very well and that he liked it. I believe it was damaged and then repaired, but I have not flown with Gary for some time and don't know the "Hurricane's" status. I always enjoyed watching him fly that plane - unafraid of the ground!

SK

HI Bill,
Yes it does, or at least mine did.

Mikey

On my Hurricane I have found a stress crack in the leading edge sheeting that developed on the underside of each wing at the corner of the landing gear block.  To fix it I stripped the finish around the crack, hot stuffed the crack,reinforced this area with carbon fiber veil and then refinished over it.  The repair worked fine but anyone building a new Hurricane from my plans should add some reinforcement to this area before sheeting.   I'm not sure if the Veco Hurricane kit or any of the others offered are subject to this problem.

This is still be best-flying airplane I've built to date.  This season I bought a 12 x 6 three bladed prop from Brian Eather.  It flies even better with this prop and looks more realisitic.

Mark Gerber