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Title: Akromaster my way...
Post by: wwwarbird on October 05, 2006, 07:32:47 PM
Here WAS an Akromaster that I have bashed into a Cessna Agwagon. At this stage all that is Akromaster is the L/E and T/E (albeit extended), ribs (extras duplicated) and the maple engine mounts. Everything else is from scratch, just figuring as I go. The model now has a 42" span and 1 3/4" longer tail moment with larger tail surfaces as well. The aluminum gear is also from scratch with Brodak 2" wheels. Power will be a trusty old Fox .19.
She'll get painted up and detailed just like a real one! ;D
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Paul Taylor on October 05, 2006, 07:41:44 PM
Another Nice one Wayne!!!!

Akromaster is on my short list.

 y1
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Bill Little on October 05, 2006, 09:29:10 PM
Well Wayne, I like your ideas!  That is a very nice "modified" Akromaster!  y1  ;D

Glad you got the picture posting worked out, you have posted some nice looking models.  Keep them coming.

Bill <><

Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Bill Heher on October 06, 2006, 05:48:55 AM
I like it, I have one with a streched wing and fuse that is painted similar to the T-28 looking model in the background of your picture.  How about a couple shots and some details on that one- it looks like you have trike gear on it.
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Scott Jenkins on October 06, 2006, 06:10:02 AM
Wayne,
Is that a B Team racer in the background looks like a survivor from the 60's how about a few shot of that for the racing forum.

Scott
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: wwwarbird on October 06, 2006, 07:46:45 AM
Thanks guys! I'll work on some other pics soon. ;D
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Glen Wearden on October 06, 2006, 11:35:57 AM
Wow!! Good work.  I have a question; though.  Do you think the tip wash-out will cause any problems in inverted flight and outside maneuvers?;  Glen
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: wwwarbird on October 06, 2006, 11:51:51 AM
Glen,
 It might, but this model won't see those maneuvers anyway, at least not by me! By the way, there is about 1" diehedral built into this wing as well. ;D
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Leroy Heikes on October 06, 2006, 12:49:13 PM
Warrbird;
    I see you live in Albert Lea, MN I lived in Stewartville, MN just about 30 minutes east on I90. Now I live in MI again.

Leroy
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: bill marvel on October 06, 2006, 02:09:34 PM
Nice job, Wayne
We call those planes the Southeast Missouri Air Show.  From Early Spring to late Fall, you can see one or several almost all of the time during "agricultural aerobatics".  They have GPS to find the field they are spraying, turboprop engines swinging 4 bladed props and they haul 800 gallons of spray (over 2 tons).  They are more sophisticated that the military air forces of some countries.

The Akromaster is a great design for kit-bashing!  Its big brother, the Twister is, also.

bill marvel
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: Richard Grogan on October 06, 2006, 03:44:16 PM
Glen,
 It might, but this model won't see those maneuvers anyway, at least not by me! By the way, there is about 1" diehedral built into this wing as well. ;D

She'll be good for balloon busts I bet!! #^
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: wwwarbird on October 06, 2006, 04:18:28 PM
Bill M,

I agree, check out my Twister in the other post... ;D
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: john e. holliday on October 08, 2006, 07:45:26 AM
The plane looks great in bare bones.  As the little plane in background, it looks like the Berkeley Shoestring Racer,  am I correct?  DOC Holliday
Title: Re: Akromaster my way...
Post by: wwwarbird on October 08, 2006, 03:00:37 PM
Doc,

 I posted info on the Shoestring in Scott Jenkin's racing section of this forum, check it out, it's pretty cool. y1