Brodak F7F Tigercat

[Dennis Leonhardi]

I’d like to hear about experiences building and flying this one, especially with regard to mounting fuel tanks (inboard?).

Thanks!

Dennis
 

[john e. holliday]

I have one hanging in the shop.   Fox .15 schneurle for power.   Using Brodak bellcrank system for throttle control.   After getting the engines tuned and running put several flights on it.  It is not a stunt plane, but wouldbe a good stand off scale model.   Was doing touch and goes, plus taxi laps.   Then I let the son fly it.   He chewed up a set of lines while doing a taxi lap.   Had to leave mufflers off as they interfered with the throttle set up.   Need to get it off the hook and get it going again.

[Dennis Leonhardi]

I have one hanging in the shop.   Fox .15 schneurle for power.   Using Brodak bellcrank system for throttle control.   After getting the engines tuned and running put several flights on it.  It is not a stunt plane, but wouldbe a good stand off scale model.   Was doing touch and goes, plus taxi laps.   Then I let the son fly it.   He chewed up a set of lines while doing a taxi lap.   Had to leave mufflers off as they interfered with the throttle set up.   Need to get it off the hook and get it going again.

John, are you using tiny tanks mounted behind the engines, or did you mount them on the inboard side opposite the engines?  Thanks!


Dennis

[david smith]

Here are a couple pics of one I did. I used a chicken hopper set up. It was for carrier. Sorry I don't have any better pics of the tanks but it had a very short life span. If I was going to do it again I would just mount the tanks behind the engine and recess them into the wing.

David

[Fred Cronenwett]

I have a 41" span scratch built Tigercat built from my own plans and I have the tanks on the outboard side of the naccelles. This model was flying about a year before Brodak released his kit. I also have single channel electronic controls on the model. The model has OS-15FP engines for power. It also flew off of the Roseburg Oregon float pond back in 1999 or 2000 at the NW regionals one year....that was fun.

Fred C.

[wwwarbird]

 I'd like to see more pics of some finished Tigercats too.

 I've got a NIB Brodak kit with a couple of NIB LA.15's, Jim Lee tongue mufflers, and all the other necessary goodies for it on hand and ready to go.

[john e. holliday]

John, are you using tiny tanks mounted behind the engines, or did you mount them on the inboard side opposite the engines?  Thanks!


Dennis

Tanks are behind the engines.   Guess I could move them inboard.

[Dennis Leonhardi]

Thanks guys!

Dennis
 

[Wayne J. Buran]

We have a club member who built and has flown his Brodak Tigercat. It was built box stock to Brodak instructions. It has two McCoy .19s, no throtles but it flies like a dream. Looks great in the air and sounds great also.
Wayne

[Avaiojet]

Wayne,

I ran a Thread on the F7F back a bit. Not many replies.

My interest would be a model with a built up fuselage and necelles.

Something that could fly well with a couple of .25's.

I'd like to design one from scratch. Eventually I will.

Great aircraft to model.

Charles

[Chris McMillin]

in 1950 Paul Plecan designed a 45 inch F7F, full fuselage, nice plans.
Chris...

[peabody]

Winfred built one, too...
I believe that he was in the top seven or eight in Open that year?
Have fun!

[wwwarbird]

in 1950 Paul Plecan designed a 45 inch F7F, full fuselage, nice plans.
Chris...

 I've got those plans too, really neat model with excellent scale looks.