Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver

Minimaketa board of the American dive bomber from the 30 years with rubber actuator. Laser cut parts, propellers, rubber coating and volume. material. Wingspan 762 mm.

The company Glenn Curtiss belonged to the turn of the 20th and 30 years among the foremost promoters of dive-bombing that promised to bring the hit accuracy needed for attacks against point targets on land or quickly navigating and maneuvering warships. Cum options dvojplošných Helldiver aircraft represents SBC3 of 1935; "modern" cabin biplane with metal frame, covered cabin crew, variable-pitch propeller, retractable landing gear and arresting hook for landing on an aircraft carrier. To dive-bombing Curtiss developed the necessary tweaks, such as speed brakes to slow the headlong flight to safe levels and especially tilting fork, which brought in bomb slung under the fuselage outside the propeller, it can be safely dropped and almost perpendicular descent. Not surprisingly, the Curtiss in happier times, when there seemed no great wars never in the civilized world can not be replaced internships experts from around the world. Especially German and Japanese designers have proved to be too good students ...

Kit U.S. firms DUMAS Aircraft is the ideal machine for hobbyists who already has at least basic experience in building small models powered by rubber (as the very model of obtaining experience with classical building is recommended to build as one of the high-wing cabin from Guillow's or HERR) . You will improve in the works "žbrdličkové" fuselage and wings, paper coating and painting, preparation and maintenance of the rubber volume zalétávání - just all those wonderful skills modelařiny genuine classic. Given the size and complexity of the original model is already building quite a bit, but due to high preprocessed laser engraved works it goes like clockwork.

Kit free-flying semiscales U.S. Navy dive bomber designed for drive by rubber. The model is simple but classic balsa construction in Rozsyp with laser carved wooden parts, scale accessories from vacuum-molded plastic and plastic parts drawn by injection molding. The hull is constructed normal minimaketářskou technology - first of balsa wood strips to assemble side that connect polopřepážkami and bars in the truss frame. The resulting curves get stuck after a large number of thin stringers. The wings are the classic design of beams and ribs, tail strips of balsa wood and laser-carved pieces.

Helldiver is also suitable for conversion to RC model - is no longer large enough to support the total current mini RC equipment with 5-9 grams servos. To drive, you can use a brushless motor AXI 2208 class and two-or tříčlánek Li-Po 400-800 mAh

Kit includes: Laser cut balsa parts, balsa wood beams, vacuum-molded parts (engine cover, canopy ...), plastic propeller shaft and head, rubber harness (FAI contest rubber TAN II), bicycles, steel strings on chassis and other small parts, colored lining paper sheet of stickers, building plan.

Wingspan 762 mm
Length 615 mm
Weight producer tactic