Cessna L-19 Bird Dog 1016 mm

Light reconnaissance and connecting plane Cessna L-19 (since 1962 O-1) Bird Dog earned undying fame and great reputation throughout his long service. Especially Bird Dogy famous during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. For saving the life they owed hundreds of downed pilots, to which small and inconspicuous Cessna guided rescue helicopter. A free Cessen in the role of forward air controllers branding objectives in the Vietnam jungle by the American supersonic fighter-bombers completely "blind".

The Cessna Bird Dog is also connected to a strange and instructive story: the day before the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam Air Force Major had done in his two-seat Cessna wife and five children and took off in the direction of the sea. When he appeared on the horizon Midway aircraft carrier flight deck crowded with evacuated by military helicopters He had barely had fuel per flight hour. Circled the boat and dropped a message requesting the release of deck landing. Commander, Rear Admiral Chambers, left the sea overthrow helicopters worth $ 10 million and Major Bung-Ly landed safely. The Cessna is now displayed in the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola.

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 or piloting gliders and RC model controlled rudder and elevator. You will improve in the works "žbrdličkové" fuselage and wings, paper coating and painting - it goes through highly preprocessed laser engraved works like clockwork.

Kit RC semiscales American exploration and connecting high wing aircraft designed to drive the electric motor. The model is simple but classic balsa construction in Rozsyp with laser carved wooden parts, scale accessories from vacuum-molded plastic, plastic parts drawn by injection molding and metal. The hull is constructed normal minimaketářskou technologies from the side of balsa wood glued beams that connect polopřepážkami and bars in the truss frame. The resulting shapes get stuck after a few additional stringers. The wing is a classic design of beams and ribs, tail strips of balsa wood and laser-carved pieces. Minor "tweaks" is making the peripheral parts of the tail and wings arches end of balsa wood strips laminated wet. You get so easily surprisingly strong and very light parts - without the use of carbon! Drawings necessary templates again refer. The entire model can be coated paper supplied in the kit or a suitable lightweight iron-on transfer with little shrinkage, such as Airspan or Litespan.

Bird Dog is designed to drive small DC motor with gearbox - as the drive unit GWS, which is covered by the plan. Nowadays most likely choose a small AC motor - in this case, you have to be redesigned motor mount (insert a new motor mount from 2 mm birch plywood), but it should not pose a serious problem. For relaxed flying just class motor AXI 2208, and Li-poly two cells 800 mAh. "Namotorování" We recommend not overdoing it - it's a park-flyer, not a rocket.

Kit includes: Laser cut balsa parts, balsa wood beams, vacuum-molded parts (bonnet ...), clear plastic sheet on the "glazing" cab, steel strings on chassis and other small parts, lightweight foam wheels, colored lining paper sheet of stickers , building plan.

Features
Hand selected balsa
Plan scale 1:1
Vacuum moldings
Light colored lining paper

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