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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Scale Models => Topic started by: Airacobra on January 27, 2014, 06:31:32 PM

Title: Ascender
Post by: Airacobra on January 27, 2014, 06:31:32 PM

This is my 1/2a Scale attempt. Never ventured into C/L scale but after reading the rules I thought I might be able to handle this event. I spoke to a good friend last week and he shared about his 1/2a scale projects and thought why not?? Started hacking some wood and this is where I am now. Sorry about the quality of the photo, phone does a crappy job in this area.

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: wwwarbird on January 27, 2014, 07:30:17 PM

 Cool model, please keep us posted... ;D

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Tim Wescott on January 27, 2014, 11:57:20 PM

You're building a Curtis Ass-ender* for your first scale model?  Brave man!

* Not my name for it.  It was so dubbed by its test pilots, for its behavior in stall.

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Fred Cronenwett on January 28, 2014, 11:02:37 AM

I have seen the real aircraft, it is at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Michigan, I will post a picture later....great plane

Fred

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Will Hinton on January 28, 2014, 11:07:26 AM

Keith, I would expect no less from you than a tough subject1  Way to go, hope you bring it to the nats AND FCM!!

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Allen Goff on January 28, 2014, 11:14:07 AM

Keith, great subject. I see there is greater diversity in 1/2A scale than the other classes. Keep the pictures coming.

Blessings
Allen

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Airacobra on January 28, 2014, 03:35:18 PM

Thanks for the encouragement guys. This project is one I wanted to build for alot of years but really had no reason to. The 1/2 A scale event is fun in that just about everybody has an engine laying around and the investment is so low that it just increases the fun. I am not sure what to expect from the Ascender, but it is one cool looking plane. I hope I can keep it together long enough to fly it in a contest, maybe the Nats or FCM. I miss doing the contest thing and miss the guys involved.

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: John Rist on January 28, 2014, 04:34:02 PM

Where did the plans come from?  It's a cool airplane.

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Fred Cronenwett on January 28, 2014, 04:50:31 PM

Shot this picture at Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Michigan

Fred

Title: Re: Ascender
Post by: Airacobra on January 28, 2014, 07:21:56 PM

They are an old set of Model Airplane News plans. I have the magazine around here with the article, I just need to find it again.