Henry's aircraft.

    This is a SCRATCH built 1/7th scale Hawker Tempest that was designed from a Three view photo that was converted to CAD plans. It took Henry 15 months including research and mold time, to build this aircraft with Three months for the paint and detail work. The molds where used for the nose, wheel wells and other components. The fuselage and wings are built from foam, balsa and graphite glass sheeting and then vacuum bagged. 

The full up weight is 13 lbs. 5 oz. including 4 pounds of battery and  has a wing span of 70". The landing gear used for the mains are from spring air and the tail wheel is home made. 

    The power for this aircraft is a ACTRO electric brushless sensor less motor that is made in Germany and controlled by a 70 AMP electronic speed control operating from 28 cells NiMH batteries with a capacity of 3.3 AH. providing up to 950 watts, for take off, turning a APC 16 X 10 electric prop. Flies for around 8+ minutes, could be longer but this was it's first flight.

    The paint used is Brodak Dope that was mixed to provide the custom colors and the decals are home made using a ink jet printer and sealed with a clear coat of dope.

    Henry says it flies really nice.

                                                                 Homemade decals used throughout.        Home made tail wheel assembly.

                                                                Working scale flaps with detailing.                    Static propeller shown.

                                                                                                                                   Close up of the working exhaust detail.

                                                                                                                                              Used for motor cooling.

De Havilland DH-88 Comet

This model is a 1/6 scale of the COMET replica of the original built by REPEAT AIRCRAFT of Flabob Airport in Riverside, California, under the leadership of Bill Turner.

Wing span………………………………………………… 88 in.

      Wing area………………………………………………… 850 sq. in.

  Airfoil  ……………………………………………………  RAF 34

Weight, total…………………………………………  190 oz

        Wing loading…………………………………………..  32 oz/sq. ft.

                 Motors (in series)………………………………..  Astro Cobalt FAI 15

Gear box…………………………………………………  2.38:1   

Propellers……………………………………………….  APC 11-7

                Power pack……………………………………………...  20 cells 2400 mAh

                   Controller………………………………………………..  Astro 204 (50 Amps)

                 Radio control system……………………………   AIRTRONICS Vision

   Aileron, elevator, rudder, throttle, flaps, retracts.

              Retracts…………………………………………………… Rom Air (comp. air)

       Paint………………………………………………………….. BRODAK dope

Construction

Wing and control surfaces are foam core with balsa skin, reinforced with carbon and fiberglass. The fuselage is a balsa basic structure with Styrofoam for shape, covered with fiberglass. The nacelles are carbon lay-up in a mold.

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