Short Scion S-16 is a 5 passenger,1
pilot, airliner built in 1934 by the
Short brothers of Belfast, Northern
Ireland. It was powered by two
90hp Pobjoy "Niagara" 7 cylinder engines
which are a gear driven engine which
puts the prop centerline above the
engine centerline. All tube and
fabric construction. Only 22 of
them were ever built between 1934 and
1937.
The model was built from plans found on
outerzone.co.uk and enlarged from 40
" wingspan up to 62". It is all
built up construction
and
powered by two Firepower 480 Outrunners
from Heads Up RC with a 3C 5000mah
single battery for power. Motor
battery is accessible through
the functional cabin door and the radio
battery is accessible through the
removable nose which is held on by
neodymium magnets.
It is covered in Ultracote and weighs in
at about 4 1/2 lbs. The outer wing
panels are removable for transportation
in about 10 seconds each. The
registration VH-UTV is from Australia.
One thing that is important to
consider on scale electric models is how
to get to the battery easily in the
field. Dan has made it easy to
change batteries through the passenger
doorway. We'll look forward to a
flight report once the weather gets to
be more spring-like! |