Author Topic: KA-10 Finished (Read 488 times)

Jake Moon · « **on:** June 22, 2025, 03:16:48 PM »

I have finished a KA-10 and just in time for the NATS! I started building this plane in September 2023 and completed it over 4 different periods in which I was visiting America. It was built primarily from the Tom Dixon plans. However, I found a schematic of the plane from Russia and made some small modifications to match its measurements.

The plane has a sheeted wing and is covered with silkspan. The paint is Mr. Color lacquer plastic model paint, thinned 50/50 with Mr. Color Self-Leveling Thinner and shot through an Iwata Eclipse airbrush. The clear is automotive clear. It has a Super Tigre .60 for power and a 6-ounce Sullivan plastic tank. It weighs 58 ounces.

James Mills · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2025, 04:08:13 PM »

Very nice Jake!

James

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2025, 04:08:37 PM »

Looks SUPER Jake! Hope it checks out well. I have the Dixon plans. I'd be interested in knowing the changes.

Dave

Jeremy Chinn · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2025, 04:08:49 PM »

What a great build!

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2025, 05:47:07 PM »

3 in the box! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Dave Moritz · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2025, 06:29:49 PM »

Nice! Great cockpit work and color combo.

Dave Mo…

Matt Colan · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2025, 07:26:18 PM »

Excellent work Jake!! Looking forward to seeing it!

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2025, 07:39:09 PM »

Very nicely done.
Never heard of Mr Color paint.

Gotta ask, what the number 25 on the wing tip?

M Spencer · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2025, 07:53:43 PM »

Nice job. Very fittring paint scheme .

After dithering for years , I figured , for the same weight , the Dixon Versions a good deal less work .
though if you were marooned on a desert island , doing it to the real plan , would help pass the time .

Theres an awful lot of bits in there , here .

Hope it flys as good as it looks .

Kermit Payne · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2025, 07:55:10 PM »

Very nice work, Jake. I look forward to seeing you and the plane in Muncie!

Allen Eshleman · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2025, 09:02:24 PM »

Beautiful plane.

kevin king · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2025, 11:59:04 PM »

Beautiful new plane on what looks like a beautiful flying site. And the sound of the Tigre 60? 👍

PerttiMe · « **Reply #12 on:** **Yesterday** at 01:16:19 AM »

Outerzone has a version of the plan:
"This particular plan was derived and redone from plans originally drawn by Tom Dixon with data obtained by Rolan Suruge of France."

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=10347

by Anatoly Koleshikov, Tom Dixon
from Model Aviation
October 1997
59in span

Don Jenkins · « **Reply #13 on:** **Yesterday** at 05:53:47 AM »

Nice work Jake! Hopefully I'll see it fly at the Nats!

Don

Mike Alimov · « **Reply #14 on:** **Yesterday** at 07:19:04 AM »

Jake, the KA-10 looks fantastic, can't wait to see it! (And see you flying it)

Are you coming to the Nats?

EricV · « **Reply #15 on:** **Yesterday** at 07:58:23 AM »

Super work Jake, ya done good! Nice color scheme and detail.

As for the photo's, I like the smiley reflection on the elevator

EricV

Rusty · « **Reply #16 on:** **Yesterday** at 08:18:51 AM »

Beautiful plane.... 20 points.

Gaylord D Elling · « **Reply #17 on:** **Yesterday** at 09:16:15 AM »

WOW!!! That looks fantastic. You have brought your building/fininshing/flying skills to a very high level in a very short time. Congratulations, good luck at NATS and future Worlds with Singapore.

John Paris · « **Reply #18 on:** **Yesterday** at 09:31:00 AM »

Quote from: Paul Taylor on June 22, 2025, 07:39:09 PM

Very nicely done.
Never heard of Mr Color paint.

Gotta ask, what the number 25 on the wing tip?

Year finished?

Jake Moon · « **Reply #19 on:** **Yesterday** at 01:56:14 PM »

Thanks all for the kind comments!
To answer some questions:

The "25" on the wing is the year finished. That and the grey are nods to Bob Gieseke, who did so on a lot of his Bears.

The changes (I can remember) from the Tom Dixon plans were:
> Increased the stab/elevator size to 20% of the wing (I believe I added half an inch to each dimension)
> Moved canopy back slightly
> Fixed the rudder shape
> Slightly less taper to the fuselage side
> Changed the cowl shape. The plan has a smooth, SV-style cowl while the actual KA-10s had a more complex shape. However I did not completely replicate the real KA-10's 3-cutout intake.
> Per Kolesnikov's instruction, shortened the nose half an inch (his homebuilt engines were very light)

And yes, I'll be at the NATS, flying this thing in Advanced. I can't wait!