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P-6E Curtis hawk (build thread) - 9/28/2005 1:40:45 PM   
samparfitt


 

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A real nice looking plane.
Due in Dec from Great Planes.
76" ws.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLDU9&P=7

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 9/28/2005 5:57:47 PM   
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Status: online 		is it a ARF or in kit form? eve rmind, Isee its an ARF. WOW , builders are a thing of the past apparently.......to bad

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 9/28/2005 6:45:57 PM   
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It's an ARF. It looks like the most scale looking biplane in the pre WWII area that GP released. The DRI and TM are barely passable but this one looks good. DP

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 9/28/2005 9:13:50 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Ram-bro
builders are a thing of the past apparently.......


Let's not get carried away. The pictures look pretty good but it sure has that plastic look to me, real aircraft just don't look like that.

Ever seen the 3SeeBees ARFs ... better competition for us builders if you ask me.

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/19/2005 1:35:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Tower now has a video and manual listing (couldn't get the video to work).
They've dropped their price.
New date has actually been moved up to late November.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLDU9&P=ML

GP also now has it listed.

http://www.greatplanes.com/airplanes/gpma1219.html



The GP says .61-.91 2 stroke but the manual says .91-1.08.
I'm tempted to believe the manual's range as a .61 sounds too weak for such a large plane.
Looks like the manual has an OS 1.20 4-stroke as an example.
4 servos of minimum 54 oz.
Manual very similar to their PT-17.

ps: the video's now working.

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/19/2005 2:25:35 PM   
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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/19/2005 5:35:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		im in line to get one at my LHS Cant wait for mine. I have a spare YS 120 laying around that I might put in it


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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/19/2005 9:10:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Gang, saw one of these flown at the NATS by Dave Johnson of the GP group in funscale. It really looked great. Can not remember what he had in it for power. It is all monokote with painted cowl and wheel pants.
Gary

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/29/2005 3:31:05 AM   
flash over


 

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/29/2005 4:55:48 AM   
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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/29/2005 11:42:14 AM   
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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 10/30/2005 5:15:43 PM   
flash over


 

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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 11/22/2005 2:24:41 AM   
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RE: P-6E Curtis hawk - 12/1/2005 6:22:04 PM   
samparfitt


 

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Status: offline 		It arrived yesterday at the LHS and I picked her up today.
Real nice: even I will be able to build this baby in no time.
Everything was well packed and all arrived in good shape.
My first warbird with two wings!
A OS 4-stroke 120 is going in her.

First pic:
The box as it arrived.

The fiber fuse to the left is Ziroli's P-51(just arrived yesterday).
The Ziroli's fuse comes in two parts.
Anyone know if anyone makes a conversion to a P-51B for this fuse?

Well, back to the main subject.

Second pic:
As packed.

Third pic:
Fuse.
Very light.

Fourth pic:
fuse bottom: facing rear.

Fifth pic:
fuse bottom: facing forward

Sixth pic:
Cowl and pants: they have nice rivet detail.

seventh pic:
Tail feathers: all built up.

Eighth pic:
Bottom wing: top/bottom sides shown.

Ninth pic:
Top wing: top/bottom sides shown.

Tenth pic:
Lots of quality parts.

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