Pilatus Turbo Porter 1016 mm

Semi small Swiss airliner in Rozsyp for motor AXI 2208 class to 12 Classic balsa construction with laser-carved parts, lining paper accessories. Rudder, elevator.

Porter and its upgraded version Turbo Porter turboprop engine with Swiss firm Pilatus has been one since 1959, when the first prototype flew, a permanent fixture among small transport aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL). In addition to the parent plant it in the license produced by the American firm Fairchild-Hiller and Porter / Turbo Porter is also due to the spread of military aircraft around the world as well as honestly and faithfully serve in the "low traffic" over deserts and snow-covered plains. Everywhere has proven ability to take off from untreated areas on the length of a football field (factory pilots parent company, but it also managed to half the distance); big doors facilitate cargo handling, as well as the dropping of parachutists. Pilatus Porter also holds the world record for the highest take-off and landing fixed wing aircraft (Dhaulagiri glacier, 5750 m above sea level).

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 Swiss high-wing light transport 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. 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.

Size [mm] 1016
Length [mm] 686
Wing Area [dm2] 18.4
Controlled functions S, V, M
Building intensity of S2
Difficulty piloting P2

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