Dan Schmidt’s ¼ scale Luscombe 8A

Dan brought a 103 inch span ¼ scale Luscombe 8A. built from plans by Pat Tritle (from Brodak.com).  Powered by a Saito 150 with a CH Ignition gasoline conversion.  It features a balsa sheeted fuselage and wings covered with Oratex.  Latex paint was used.

He ordered the corrugation detail for the model that has a 15.5lbs flying weight.

Dan has not flown it yet but is looking for warm weather in the near future!

Dan's aircraft craftsmanship is always bar none, we look forward to seeing it fly!

Joe Neidermayr’s  Avios Super Tucano

Joe shared his latest aircraft acquisition, the Avios Super Tucano from Hobby King.

This model is supplied with Camo scheme in Philippine markings of a Tucano.  It has retracts, flaps and a full LED lighting system.

It flies on a 6s LiPo battery. The gear actually has functional oleo struts.  Joe tells us that the flight performance is quite good!

Thank you Joe!

David P. Andersen’s Lockheed U-2R Project

Dave Andersen again wallpapered the room with his latest project, The Lockheed U-2R. The U-2R plans are a collaboration between David Andersen and Larry Sorenson.  Span is 5 meters (197 inches).  This will have traditional  balsa construction and be turbine powered.

David presented four of the eight sheets that make up the plan set. 

These are the first draft, in pencil on vellum paper and include details and scale features shown on color highlights.  Very interesting to see how these plans look before they are finalized.  The design includes four spoilers, four flaps, fuselage speed brakes, droppable wingtip "pogos" (wingtip landing skids) and superpods for the wings. 

Larry will be building the first prototype and anticipates a three year timeline!

We will look forward to updates!

Jan Larsen’s Custom Retract for the F-89 Scorpion

Jan shared the work he’s performed in creating a custom/scale nose gear retract for Roy Maynard’s F-89 Scorpion Project.

The Behotec Electric 105 degree nose retract unit with modified strut retract needed to be repositioned and strut shortened to more accurately replicate the original jet.

Jan used CAD to get the changes planned out before fabricating parts to modify the kit. 

The retract unit is for Roy’s Air-C-Race F89 scorpion kit.  Jan put everything into CAD to design the strut and retract mount so it would fit properly during extension and retraction of the gear.

A demonstration of the retract was done. The F-89 is seldom modeled; this one is a high quality fiberglass kit from Air-C-Race.

Apologies for the lack of the gear pictures.

TEAM Composite Me-163 Komet ¼ scale Project

Scott Russell shared new 3D-Printed Me-163 Komet fuselage plug. The Komet plug is 1/4 scale, based on knowledge Ahmed, Scott and Jan from 33 and 45 percent versions.  This is designed to fly with an 85 newton turbine or equivalent Scheubler EDF unit.  Dry weight is projected to be 15-16 pounds. 

In the pursuit of simplicity and light weight, leading edge slats and inner elevators will likely be omitted. 

Vector thrust for yaw will definitely be used for ground handling.  It can be launched using the traditional dolly.  Plans are in the works for a launch rail as well.

Watch for more details as the program progresses!

Roy Maynard’s CompARF AT-6 Project

Roy Maynard brought in his ¼ scale AT-6.  This is a Comp-ARF offering.  It will be fitted with a Moki 250 and ring exhaust with the scale outlet.  Paul LeTourneau built the cockpit which will be housed by a sliding canopy.  The model will have JP electric retracts with Sierra struts.

Roy recently sprayed yellow Klass Kote which is the base for his color scheme. Will be modeled after an AT6 at the tri-state warbird museum in Ohio.

Will be yellow with green anti-glare panels and red cowl, wing and fuselage bands.  The motor and landing gear already mounted.  The scale cockpit is completed.  The plan is to install a scale light system.  Hopefully will get back on the painting in the spring.