CAP 21?
11-19-2003, 04:03 PM
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CAP 21?
I had this posted in the Giant Scale side with no luck, I'm hoping it will do better here.
Well I picked up ANOTHER plane today (actually 3!). It appears to be a CAP 21. Nobody can figure out what kit or if it really is a CAP 21. I'll try posting some pics. If anyone has any ideas , please let me know. It's 72" span foam cored wing, balsa sheeted foam turtle back, built relatively light even though it looks like a tank! Thanks Brian
Well I picked up ANOTHER plane today (actually 3!). It appears to be a CAP 21. Nobody can figure out what kit or if it really is a CAP 21. I'll try posting some pics. If anyone has any ideas , please let me know. It's 72" span foam cored wing, balsa sheeted foam turtle back, built relatively light even though it looks like a tank! Thanks Brian
11-19-2003, 05:21 PM
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RE: CAP 21?
It looks like a cap21 except the wing is not right. It's not a cap20 wing either so Im' guessing a 21 with a different wing plan form hopeing it wil fly better.
11-19-2003, 06:33 PM
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RE: CAP 21?
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One piece wing with flaps, fiberglass cowl, foam turtle deck .......could be an old modeltech. I had one that was that size. Firewall looks like it big enough to bolt a 2.1 Webra Bully on the front swinging a Graupner 16x8 three blade. That big divit on the side of the fuse near the firewall is a mystery. Dont know......
Not too many 72" Cap 21's were made most were big or little.
JDS
One piece wing with flaps, fiberglass cowl, foam turtle deck .......could be an old modeltech. I had one that was that size. Firewall looks like it big enough to bolt a 2.1 Webra Bully on the front swinging a Graupner 16x8 three blade. That big divit on the side of the fuse near the firewall is a mystery. Dont know......
Not too many 72" Cap 21's were made most were big or little.
JDS
11-20-2003, 08:32 AM
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RE: CAP 21?
The Model Tech ones were .60 to .90 size from what I was able to research. I believe the indent was to allow for an upright motor installation using a standard muffler. The cowl from my Sig CAP 231EX fits nicely, so I can get a cowl for it even though it's not the correct one.
11-20-2003, 08:57 AM
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RE: CAP 21?
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I dont remember that indent. Really I dont. Maybe I never noticed it before. Weird. ...LOL
The first motor on my 72" modeltech was a YS120. I had it mounted inverted and it fit and flew nicely. next I crammed a Webra Bully (2.1) glow with a 24 oz tank shoved inside. Exploded on a downwind comming out of a 1/2 Cuban 8 over water at the Big bird in Denton, Texas a long time ago. Shucked a blade on a Graupner 16x8 that had been drilled one to many times. LOL
Strong airplane, from the looks of yours you got your work cut out for ya.
Good luck
Keep her light on the tail
JDS
I dont remember that indent. Really I dont. Maybe I never noticed it before. Weird. ...LOL
The first motor on my 72" modeltech was a YS120. I had it mounted inverted and it fit and flew nicely. next I crammed a Webra Bully (2.1) glow with a 24 oz tank shoved inside. Exploded on a downwind comming out of a 1/2 Cuban 8 over water at the Big bird in Denton, Texas a long time ago. Shucked a blade on a Graupner 16x8 that had been drilled one to many times. LOL
Strong airplane, from the looks of yours you got your work cut out for ya.
Good luck
Keep her light on the tail
JDS
11-20-2003, 09:22 AM
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RE: CAP 21?
Here's a pic of my CAP 21. This is a .40 size I built from a Great Planes kit. The wing on your CAP looks like it has a lot less tapering (sp). The fin and stab look about the same.
Scott.
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11-20-2003, 06:18 PM
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RE: CAP 21?
I'm going to weight it shortly so I have starting and ending figures. I plan to put an ASP 1.20 in it and see what happens. Overall it's an interesting plane. Never seen flaps on something like this though. It has a narrow wing cord like my GP CAP 231EX which scares me some because that thing would snap just looking at it!
