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*World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 5/27/2008 12:20:38 AM   
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I can't find any threads on this plane. Anyone have any info on this plane and how the fit & finish is and what power plant is being used?

1/7 P-47D THUNDERBOLT
Wing Span: 70 in / 1780 mm
Wing Area: 893 sq in / 57.6 sq dm
Flying Weight: 10.7 lbs / 4850 g
Fuselage Length: 62 in / 1580 mm
Engine Required: 4-stroke 1.20 engine
Radio Required: 6-channel radio w/ 7 standard servos and 2 low profile retract servos



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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/1/2008 8:32:19 PM   
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I'm interested as well.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/1/2008 9:26:06 PM   
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I have one sitting on the shelf waiting for it's turn on the building line (maybe next year). It's a nice model, but the canopy is a little on the big side, and the cowling is soft, but I like it. I plan on using a G 20 EI (gas) in mine.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/1/2008 10:40:17 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Propwash-don

I have one sitting on the shelf waiting for it's turn on the building line (maybe next year). It's a nice model, but the canopy is a little on the big side, and the cowling is soft, but I like it. I plan on using a G 20 EI (gas) in mine.

Propwash-don,

Does it tell in the manual what kind of covering is on the plane? I was thinking of a 26cc. Does it look like the machanical retracts will hold up?

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/6/2008 8:50:35 PM   
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Subscribing.
Maybe someone that owns this plane will chime in.

Looks like it be a nice ARF....

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/8/2008 2:24:28 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: bawls

Subscribing.
Maybe someone that owns this plane will chime in.

Looks like it be a nice ARF....

I'd like to see some pics and a flight report.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/8/2008 2:50:31 PM   
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The canopy is definately not to scale and will need to be either cut down or replaced. The covering is like China kote but is applied well. The retracts look a bit flimsy for a ship of this size but will probably hold up fine on a dirt or paved runway. I agree the Cowl is a bit thin, I believe I will reinforce with glass at least on the fuse side. I think with the proper fit canopy and some cockpit detail this could be a fine looking ship.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/8/2008 2:52:56 PM   
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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/8/2008 6:45:11 PM   
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I had emailed Airborne-Models and asked what covering was on the model and if it was a fiberglass fuse or built up and this was the reply I got.

Dear Sir,

Covering is ToughLon from World Models. Fuselage is all wood construction, with some glass fillet.

With best regards,

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/8/2008 7:26:19 PM   
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I like the wm planes but when they switched to toughlon, I quit buying them. Low heat superthin.
same as chinakote or aerokote.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/9/2008 6:13:09 AM   
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I have one of these, flies fantastic with a Saito 125 in it...Unfortunately our strip here in Canberra Australia amounts to nothing more than a mown sheep paddock and being winter the grass covering is quite sparse and the piano wire undercarriage bent on 2 occassions, I replaced the wire with Oleos and it doesn't bend anymore.

Also with our strip being very bumpy the plane has a tendeancy to "nose over" on landing, once again more to do with our strip than any fault with the jugg..

It's a great plane to fly and it now has me checking out new fields in my area for a better strip so I can enjoy the Jug more as opposed to worrying about the cowl cracking on another nose over landing...I have glassed the cowl to stand up to our strip and the inevitable nose overs and it hasn't broken since then, but until someone in our club finally fixes our strip, or we actually get some decent grass covering I will not bother flying it until then, on a paved runway or well maintained grass strip it would be sweet as.

I would certainly recommend to any warbird flyers out there.

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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/9/2008 10:26:39 AM   
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I brought one a couple of months ago, very dubious at first but it was very cheap.
I had a brand new saito 1.25 I fitted.
Few problems assembling it, the rudder horn bolts were shorter then the thickness of the rudder, and the engine mount was a nightmare to assemble, slight lack of instructions.
But it went together fairly well, I fitted two elevator servos, instead of the one with the forked rod, as I found the rod was binding excessivly, and as it is a big bird I felt happier with two. I fitted another servo rail behind the excisting servo plate and mounted the two new servos in the centre of the fuse on the plate and rail.
The retracts were a little fiddly to set up but do work well.
One of the first things to do is junk the 3 wheels that come with the kit, they are a soft sponge and cannot take the weight of the plane. They go flat and out of shape when the plane sits on the ground.
The engine fired up first flick but it is a real bone shaker and keeps shaking the cowling loose. The exhaust exits inside the cowling so I fitted a 1 inch dia piece of plastic pipe on the firewall exiting the cowl and the engine exhaust points into this pipe so the exhaust is ducted outside, works very well.
I was very dubious about flying this big plane , but she tracked beautifully down the runway and lifted off so gently. With gear up she flies like a trainer, so niceley it is a pleasure to fly. You can let go of the sticks and she just flies like on rails , straight as a die, a gentle nudge of the stick has her banking in big wide turns so smoothly.
If you can fly a basic trainer you can easily handle this plane, in fact you could learn to fly on it, stalls are non excistent, landings are a doddle with or without flaps.
You will need to programme down elevator into the flaps as she pitches sharply up when they are deployed, but keep the power up and she floats in so gently.
The gear is very strong and takes the weight of the plane easily.
All in all this is a superb aircraft and has real prescence in the air, I am so pleased with it, and with the saito growling away almost sounds real.
The main downer is the thickness of the wood in the nose, it is worth glueing additional sheting inside before fitting the tank, on the fuse sheeting betwen the stringers to reinforce the area. Soak loads of cyano into the cowl mount blocks, exposed frames and formers, and fuel proof the front half of the aircraft and she will last a long time.
The covering is a tough as old boots , but in the heat here it does wrinkle a bit, but easily sorted with an iron, besides when does a real warbird look pristine?

All I can say, is buy one, you will not be disappointed.
Darryl


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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/9/2008 12:20:55 PM   
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djay,

Nice to hear that the plane flys well. Do you have any pic's of your plane and the dual servo elevator setup ? Do you know what the total weight of the plane was ? I'm trying to get an idea of the size of this plane to see if it would be a good project for a 26cc gasser.


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RE: *World Models 70" P-47D THUNDERBOLT* - 6/9/2008 9:39:45 PM   
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