Here is the video of the fifth day of assemble on the Hangar 9 P-47 Thunder Bolt. I finished up with the gas tank and then I moved on to the cowl installation and this took the most time of anything because I can’t take the cut back, so I proceeded slowly. I got the retracts all [...]
With a two-piece wing with removeable, premounted struts, the 112-inch-span Bravata is easy to take to the field. It comes with hinged control surfaces, a mounted cowl, wheel pants and front windshield, and is even available with floats installed! Add your 28 to 35cc gas engine and you can be flight-ready in less than 10 [...]
With electric motors now being used more frequently in scale models, we have new possibilities for enhancing the model’s appearance. Because they’re virtually vibration free and run cleanly, they allow any dummy engine and motor mount to be constructed around them and all from readily available home workshop materials. I needed such a dummy engine for my [...]
Here is the video of the fourth day of assemble on the Hangar 9 P-47 Thunder Bolt. I finished installing the engine and the stabilizers. I also installed the tank and routed the fuel lines to the fill valve and vent valve on the bottom of the fuselage . There are some images below the video. More [...]
Hangar 9 Taylorcraft 26CC BNF, Hobby Lobby P-47 Thunderbolt ARF. Align T-REX 550E, BH Models Aero Commander Shrike
Today, giant scale has developed into a whole new sector of the RC modeling community and truly gigantic planes are being developed to fill this growing special interest group. Recently, a ½-scale Pfalz D.III WW 1 German fighter successfully flew its first test flight and impressed everyone who was there. The plane is a [...]
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Here is the video of the third day of assemble on the Hangar 9 P-47 Thunder Bolt. I finished installing all of the control surfaces and moving on to the engine. So far the construction is moving along well and the part fit had been outstanding. The manual is very complete and explains everything well. Anyone, with [...]
