Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
11-06-2006, 09:39 PM
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Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
I bought this plane a few months ago with a broken wing for $10 at a sale. The wing is fixed but I just have to recover it. I am not sure what plane this is. I thought I would ask the 1/2A experts for some help. It looks to have a Norvell .061 I believe.
11-06-2006, 11:16 PM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
With a Norvel BigMig .061. I hope that toggle switch isn't hooked to what I think it is. That might explain the broken wing.
11-07-2006, 08:32 AM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
yes the 1.0 is an .061,0.8 is an .049 not sure about the plane (or the toggle switch connection?) but both of the Norvel planes I have are low wingers and the top half of them are vacumn formed plastic....Rog
11-08-2006, 03:32 PM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
Yeah, it's definately a Tutor...I have one setting in the shop 3/4 done. They were made for Norvel by House of Balsa and use their dowel leading edge wing. I think the plane is a slightly reshaped version of their Decathlon. Either way, the Tutor is no longer in production...
11-08-2006, 10:20 PM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
Thanks for all the replies. The switch is just the on/off switch in case it makes a difference.I am not sure why the previous owner did it that way.
11-08-2006, 10:50 PM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
I had a club member in St. Louis who used a switch like that for his radio on/off switch. He felt it was a better switch and didn't fail like the typical model switch is prone to do.
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11-09-2006, 09:03 AM
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RE: Does anyone rocognize this 1/2 A plane?
Easily bumped into the off position. I saw one like that turned off by long grass after the plane was throttled up during a touch and go. Only thing the pilot could do was watch it take off, hit the ground and cart-wheel at full throttle. I guess the odds of that happening again are kind of small, so never mind.
