Scale Warbird Plans

[D CHALLIS]

Hi Guys
Where do I look on the net for some scale plans?? I want to build a "BIG" warbird next. Any help appreciated.

Don :)

[SteveD]

Try these;PLANS:
Jerry Bates (251) 478-6720 www.scaleaero.com/jerrybates.htm
Dave Platt (321) 724-2144
Nick Ziroli (561) 989-9113 http://www.ziroliplans.com
Rich Uravich (321) 728-0486 www.richuravich.com
Don Smith (561) 989-9113 www.donsmithplans.com
Bob Holman www.bhplans.com
Das Corsair BBS http://corsair.flugmodellbau.de/fil...lan/Bauplan.htm
Airplane Model Plans http://plans.rcmodell.hu/
MeisterScale (336) 562-3700

[aubej]

http://www.rccanada.ca/bb/viewtopic.php?t=13022&highlight=plan

[Usetobechair]

Don
Are you tired of using mine. I still have a few beauties you haven,t built

Chuck :P

[D CHALLIS]

Ya, but yours are too small!!

[ronm]

Ya, but yours are too small!!

Owch! :shock:

[scaleguy]

Ya, but yours are too small!!

Owch! :shock:
Chuck has more then ONE! :yikes: :wink: :lol:

[flysrc]

ScaleGuy,
Does that mean there is a squirell out there that should be nervous. :D
Dave

[Mike Emilio]

How big is BIG??

My latest monster, a 12 foot B17, will need a ground crew of 4 people to start!

When you get into larger warbirds you might find that they are built as a half shell type of construction method. Although not a bad method, it does require much more attention to your building table to keep everything straight. A ripple in the building surface will cause a snake effect in the fuselage and may result in serious twists in the wing.

You will also find that getting a large drawing is one thing, but you will also need all the extras that the designer provides like plastic canopy, fiberglas parts etc. The plastic canopies are not much of a big concern, but the fiberglas parts will really boost the overall cost of the plane, especially if it's a larger nose cowl.

I recently got my hands on a complete Bud Nosen 102" P51 kit. I've since drawn the whole thing up in AutoCad and generated all the ribs with typically Compufoil.
The Bud Nosen P51 is built as the typical box method. This method builds much quicker, and is easier to keep everything straight. The fuselage can be easily built on a long 2 x 8 plank! The whole kit is wood with the exception of the plasic canopy, so I won't have to worry about the added expense of fiberglas parts.

The Nosen kit is 102", and the whole box placed on the bathroom weigh scale is about 10 pounds. I'll be printing off copies of the AutoCad drawing at 1/3 scale. This would mean a wing span of 148", or almost 12 1/2 feet.
The size is basically limited to the biggest suitable wheels and 4 blade propeller that you can find!

I"ve been asked if I would make the drawings available to all and might do this for the price of the paper at Kinko's for serious builders only, with the condition being that I get feedback for any areas of improvement to the drawing.

[SDP]

Stuart Mackay in the U.K. has a nice line of glass kits from germany.I believe he list a 1/4 scale FW190A(110"OR 115" W.S.) Maybe this is big enough :wink:

SDP

[SteveD]

Very iimpressive B-17 Mike;Can you tell us more about power,finish,etc?Going to bring it to any specific meets,the Nats maybe?Thanks Steve

[nony]

..and if the foregoing are not large enough....(these are all from Vancouver...)

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