New Comp ARF A4 Skyhawk surfaces
 

Guys

The long awaited A4 from Composite ARF has just got a step nearer.
In the Museum scale class it features 2 years work down to counting rivit numbers!
The Gear and Airbrakes are pneumatic, even with extending nose leg works!

No fixed price yet, but look at the Mig 29 for an idea, more info at FJ in a couple of weeks

Dave Wilshere

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Wow
what are the dimensions?
Scott

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Found it.
68"
105"
http://www.composite-arf.com.hk/ar/Product?999999

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that is one of the nicest kits I have seen, top quality but wow, what a price tag!!!!!!:(

Looks like the bench mark has just gone up a few levels.:D

Gw

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Will they have the prototype at FJ? I bought an option anyway, cause this one I gotta have! Will they also plan for armament?

David S

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David,

Yes, this A4-E Skyhawk will be debuted at Florida Jets!!

From Andreas...

"It is Museum Scale, has all the features of the full scale plane including a 100% scale rotating main gear and pneumatic strut-extending nose gear. Fuselage and wing speed brake doors operate pneumatically, the wheel brakes as well.

It has a 2-part fuselage allowing to have front fuselage and wings assembled on the gear, removing and attaching the rear fuselage part with stab and fin within a minute, giving access to all pneumatic connectors and the engine.

Wings have flaps, slats, speedbrakes, all operational. Powerful and efficient.

It is an ultimate scale jet. Thousands of hours have been invested to make it really scale, I mean, rivet-counting scale"

Rgds,
Mark

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It will be somewhere between 4000 Euro/5000 USD for the kit and 8000 Euro/10,000 USD for the complete go-fly package No Turbine nor Electronic.

Great looking model!

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Berry Berry Niiiceee

just might have to fly out to FJ to check it and a few other new products out.

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Good looking aircraft ;) Wonder how long it will take SM/JL/FeiBao to splash a Kit[:o] . I know Tamjets was working on one.....
Semper Fi
Joe

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How are the spoilers,and the leading edge slats operated on the MODEL?

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Speaking of spoilers, did only certain models of A4's have spoilers?

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The answer is yes and they were ground spoilers only.

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I believe the model is based upon an A4E Skyhawk.

I like this scheme too!

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Is it me or the Nose/cockpit area looks all wrong? [&:]

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The cockpit is yet to be cut out for the glazing on this model and the rest is probably angles/light/illusions as there were thousands of hours spent getting this 'right' [X(]

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Sweet, this is a great looking kit. What are they looking at for power 120SE/Titan?

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It appears that way too me also, Too pointy! but without the front wind screen cut out & IFR probe, could be just the angle & camera distortion.
Semper Fi
Joe

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The A-4 has slats not L.E Flaps.

Oh yeah,,,,,,,,,,,thats a bomb ass airplane, god i would love to see the mechanisms they used for the slats!!

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Nick
The I think the slats deployed like the one's on the Me262 "Gravity"& airspeed
Semper Fi
;)

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Joe,

You're correct, they are a "q" slat on the full size bird. This is also why the Blue Angels fixed the slats into the closed position to avoid the potential of the slats deploying at an inopportune time based on the type of formation manuevers they performed.


Chris

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I spoke with Dave wilsthire earlier and he said P160SE for competition and P180-200 for fun!
I guess he means 160 to make 20kg limit, it's a big aeroplane!

So the next JWM will feature a few I guess, he said the fuselage splits for transport and the wings plug in so it should travel well.

Matt

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Sweet Joe, i think the F-86 also had those type of slats (Aerodynamically driven) [X(]

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Cant wait to see this bad boy at florida jets.

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Couple of more shots from the flight testing

Dave Wilshere

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I still would like to know how the leading edge slats and spoilers are operated on the MODEL.