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Title: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Paul Taylor on January 08, 2017, 08:32:30 PM
Good for stunt?
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Motorman on January 08, 2017, 10:08:26 PM
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Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Dan Berry on January 08, 2017, 10:32:08 PM
Yup.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Paul Taylor on January 09, 2017, 06:26:09 AM
Sorry should have added. It's the profile version.
Going to bolt on a LA 46.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Scott Richlen on January 09, 2017, 06:41:46 AM
Try to keep its weight down.  A club member built one at 72 ounces  ~^ and then complained that it didn't fly very well.... HB~>
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Motorman on January 09, 2017, 06:46:31 AM
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Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Rick Bollinger on January 09, 2017, 07:15:50 AM
Leester built one put a la 46 on it and it fly's real nice. Gifted it to a buddy that flew  beginner  at the Nats this last year and placed 5th. It is nice and light I liked it enough I bought one and the zero in the same series.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Paul Taylor on January 09, 2017, 07:18:54 AM
Thanks for the input. Just looking for a plane to fly in profile.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: John Tate on January 09, 2017, 09:06:03 AM
Back in 2005 at the Brodak Fly-In, I won first place in Advance PAMPA Stunt event with the Hawker Sea Hurricane model. I think it was the first time that a profile won that event against those full bodied stunters.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Scott Richlen on January 09, 2017, 10:14:34 AM
Hey John: what happened?  Did some Brit defect to the Russians?
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: john e. holliday on January 09, 2017, 10:54:34 AM
If you are talking about the Warbird series of Brodak kits, they all fly great if built light and straight.  The Hurricane I have hanging on the hook in the shop was put through a decent pattern on second flight.  Need to get the rest of the series to finish out what kits I have on the shelf.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: John Lindberg on January 09, 2017, 10:59:39 AM
Mr. Richlen, as regarding that club member that built that boat anchor called a Hurricane that weighed 72 ounces, I believe that member ended up stomping on the plane!  #^ ~> ~^
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Dan Berry on January 09, 2017, 11:35:19 AM
Mr. Richlen, as regarding that club member that built that boat anchor called a Hurricane that weighed 72 ounces, I believe that member ended up stomping on the plane!  #^ ~> ~^

May we assume that he broke his foot doing so? :)
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Scott Richlen on January 09, 2017, 11:53:58 AM
And then he defected?
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: Jim Oliver on January 09, 2017, 11:58:36 AM
Built mine with 3/4" dihedral per panel........unflown as of now but will soon be maidened.

B40 with strock muffler, balanced per plans with no ballast.
Title: Re: Anyone built a Brodak Hurricane ?
Post by: John Tate on January 09, 2017, 05:42:49 PM
Scott,
I had a book on the Hurricane. During WWII the Brits were delivering some Hurricanes to Russia. An all white airplane with reds stars was simple to do.