Final Build Photos
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Submitted By | |
Tom Richards | |
Seatac, WA, United States | |
Build Information | |
Build Type | Plans-built |
Manufacturer/Brand Name | |
Aircraft Category | Scale |
Model name, number, and/or variant | Cessna L-19 ‘Bird Dog’ in Japanese service |
Wingspan/Rotor span (inches) | 45 |
Scale | 1:10 |
Construction Type | Built up (wood/covering) |
Propulsion Type | Prop |
Power System | Electric |
Electric Motor Brand and Model | 400-sized brushless |
Speed Control Brand and Model | 40A |
Battery Brand and Model | 2200 3-cell |
Propeller (if applicable) | 11Dx7P 2-blade plastic |
Radio System Brand and Model | Spektrum DX7 |
Number of channels utilized | 4 |
Channel functions | Throttle, Rudder, Elevator, Ailerons |
Retracts or Fixed Gear |
Fixed gear |
Cockpit/Interior Details |
homemade pop-bottle canopies front and back |
Paint, Covering or Graphics |
iron-on SolarTex. Homemade cut-vinyl insignia and unit flashes. 3 radiating trapazoids mean ‘Mitsubishi’. KANJI-symbology lettering says “Japanese Ground Defense Force”; commercial cut vinyl, by SignWorks of Bellevue. Post-Korean Conflict scheme |
Scale Accessories | |
Light System | |
Smoke System | |
Sound System | |
Other Features or Options | |
Further Description/Back Story |
As seen in a visit to the Mitsubishi factory in 1968. Ever since, I’ve planned to model this plane…and was recently inspired by a YouTube video. Flies lightly but ‘squirrelly”. |