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He converted the CMP design to
electric and modified the design to make
it closer to scale, using photos and
Brian Taylor plans. He added dihedral
and 2
degrees of washout (the original had
none) by warping the outer panels with
hot wa ter and re-sheeting. He replaced
the elevators and rudder with scale
versions. The simple music wire landing
gear was replaced with scale gear
machined per photos of the full size
including Hobby King oleo struts. And
he replaced the too-pointy spinners with
the following novel design.
Joe used an oversized Hobby King
aluminum spinner as a plug. A 0.030”
clear plastic layer was vacuum-formed
over the spinner, then an outer 0.030”
layer was pulled over the plug without
removing the inner layer. The inner
layer was cut to fit inside the kit
backplate’s rim while the outer layer
was cut slightly short to rest on the
rim of the backplate. The result is a
thick and stiff spinner suitable for
electric motors. Very clever.
[This newsletter constitutes public disclosure, thus preventing others from patenting Joe’s method.]
Joe replaced the plastic covering of
the Mosquito with silkspan, rattle can
primer and latex paint from Fleet Farm
for a matt finish .
He used
Callie Graphics to
provided custom markings, the gloss was
removed with steel wool.
The plane
weights 13 lbs and has 4 batteries in the removable
nose, 2 per motor, which turn (2) 12 x 7, 3-blade
counter-rotating props. No
additional ballast
was required. Running about 400-500 watts per motor. If it flies well, he will
be installing a
scale cockpit! |
