Joe M
Member
Hey everybody.
So in the ~20 years I've been in this hobby I've never owned a decent "trainer" plane. I'd like something to be able to buddy-box folks on at the local club field and I've decided that it'll be a big ol' 1:7 scale Storch. Specifically an N-AC Norwegian trainer Storch.
Like this guy here:
Source: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/403283341615635371/
Construction techniques will be similar to my previous large projects in that I'll be building mostly from wood and foamboard, covering in craft paper, and painting with an airbrush. Here's a photo of the Sopwith Camel I finished a few months ago for reference:
so much masking tape
I will be building this with full-length fixed LE slats and "junker" style flaps & ailerons, and I might experiment with some flaperon mixing once I've flown it a few times.
The primary build plans I'll be using can be found here if anyone's interested:
https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=81161
I will probably be referencing other plans as well during the build since those Svenson kit plans are kinda incomplete.
Tentative specs:
Wingspan: 80.14 in (2036 mm)
Length: 55.7 in (1415 mm)
Height: 17.5 in (445 mm)
Wing Area: 820 sqin (52.9 dm^2)
All-Up Weight: 81 oz (2296g)
Powerplant: 1 x 636W (@12x6 Xoar) BL motor, 2x 2200mAh 4S
WCL: 6
Power/Weight: 125W/lb (277W/kg)
Flight Time: 15 minutes
That's all for now!
So in the ~20 years I've been in this hobby I've never owned a decent "trainer" plane. I'd like something to be able to buddy-box folks on at the local club field and I've decided that it'll be a big ol' 1:7 scale Storch. Specifically an N-AC Norwegian trainer Storch.
Like this guy here:
Source: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/403283341615635371/
Construction techniques will be similar to my previous large projects in that I'll be building mostly from wood and foamboard, covering in craft paper, and painting with an airbrush. Here's a photo of the Sopwith Camel I finished a few months ago for reference:
so much masking tape
I will be building this with full-length fixed LE slats and "junker" style flaps & ailerons, and I might experiment with some flaperon mixing once I've flown it a few times.
The primary build plans I'll be using can be found here if anyone's interested:
https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=81161
I will probably be referencing other plans as well during the build since those Svenson kit plans are kinda incomplete.
Tentative specs:
Wingspan: 80.14 in (2036 mm)
Length: 55.7 in (1415 mm)
Height: 17.5 in (445 mm)
Wing Area: 820 sqin (52.9 dm^2)
All-Up Weight: 81 oz (2296g)
Powerplant: 1 x 636W (@12x6 Xoar) BL motor, 2x 2200mAh 4S
WCL: 6
Power/Weight: 125W/lb (277W/kg)
Flight Time: 15 minutes
That's all for now!
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