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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Scale Models => Topic started by: Clancy Arnold on October 27, 2006, 05:20:47 PM
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Just finished a 1/2 A scale model of the Ansaldo SVA-5.
Hope the pictures come out. The most unusual feature is the fuselage having a rectangle Cross section back to the rear of the engine and then a triangle cross section from behind the cockpit to the tail. In the third photo note the cockpit floor is a triangle.
Clancy
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That sounds good, goes with my name.
Clancy
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Clancy;
A very nice looking model. 1/2a is a nice size to turn out a bunch of models. Please let us know how it flies. I have a 1/2a Sopwith Camel on the way. I have crashed my 1/2a DR1 which was from a Black Hawk kit. The engine quit while I was inverted trying to do a lazy eight. I broke the top wing off and all of the struts. n1 n1 n1
Leroy
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Thanks Leroy
I hope to test fly it Tuesday. Will post results.
The model is 18 1/4 in. top wing, 15 in. bottom wing. Overall length is 17 in. and weighs 5 3/4 oz. the three circles under the top wing are lead washers of 1/12 oz. each. Forgot to put them inside the wing. It balances about 1/2 in. back on the top wing. Prop is an APC 6x2 on a hot COX .049.
Clancy
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Leroy
Weather here in Indiana finally improved. Made a test flight today on the SVA-5. It was squirrelly. wanted to hunt in the vertical direction. The model balances 1/2 inch back on a 3 1/2 cord wing. Jack Sheeks warned me that I should not put incidence in the lower wing. I think he is right. One thing this flights short ending did was knock most of the wing struts loose. The top wing was cocked about 1/4 inch when compaired to the bottom wing until now. When I went to reinstall the struts the wings are now in alignment?
Also flew two other new models today. A Baby Barnstormer re-engined from a COX to a Wen-Mack .049 and a 290 Special with a McCoy 049. The 290 Special will be used to teach my grandsons how to fly C/L. They watched Grandpa today, even showed them how dangerous props are!
Clancy