wonwinglo
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The North American T.6 Texan/Harvard has attracted aeromodelers now for many years,its fighter like looks despite being a trainer ( although some did carry bombs etc ) give the design a look of usefulness and capability.
As a model subject the Harvard is ideal,practical wing shape with some leading edge sweepback for stability,a realistically sized tailplane of adequate area and thick centre section to the wing.
If your flying field has a less than perfect surface then early versions of this aircraft had a fixed undercarriage,and even earlier development aircraft had a faired rigid undercarriage,so there is plenty of scope.
As regards kits available the Flair example although not exact scale is a fine flyer for the sports enthusiast who like his aeroplanes to look real.
My own example has a GMS 40 helicopter engine up front which fits nicely inside the alloy cowl complete with the small dustbin silencer,the muffled noise sounds just right inside the cowl.
As usual with low wing models especially those with tapered wingtips I strongly suggest some washout in the tip for added stability, especially at low flying speed where a wing drop can prove a disaster,even the full size aircraft suffered in this respect as it caught out the unwary trainee.
A few degrees works wonders and will ensure a vice free model.
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As a model subject the Harvard is ideal,practical wing shape with some leading edge sweepback for stability,a realistically sized tailplane of adequate area and thick centre section to the wing.
If your flying field has a less than perfect surface then early versions of this aircraft had a fixed undercarriage,and even earlier development aircraft had a faired rigid undercarriage,so there is plenty of scope.
As regards kits available the Flair example although not exact scale is a fine flyer for the sports enthusiast who like his aeroplanes to look real.
My own example has a GMS 40 helicopter engine up front which fits nicely inside the alloy cowl complete with the small dustbin silencer,the muffled noise sounds just right inside the cowl.
As usual with low wing models especially those with tapered wingtips I strongly suggest some washout in the tip for added stability, especially at low flying speed where a wing drop can prove a disaster,even the full size aircraft suffered in this respect as it caught out the unwary trainee.
A few degrees works wonders and will ensure a vice free model.
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