ORIGINAL: ryanbrown1
So a few weeks ago I bought a used Cessna 182 from the Perry GA swap meet. BTW, what a great time that was! I am 99% sure the plane is a Top Flite kit. The plane has no wing struts or evidence of ever having any. I have yet to find a photo of 182 without them. The fella I bought the plane from told me that he had bought the plane about 10 years prior and that it did not have wing struts then and that it flew fine.
Also the plane does not have flaps. I assume that flaps are an option on the kit.
So my questions are as follows:
1. Is there a way to determine what version of the kit I have?
2. How many versions have been made?
3. What are the differences in the versions?
4. Does the lack of wing struts compromise the integrity of the plane’s structure?
5. Is there a way to add the flaps option to the already built wing?
6. Is there a way to get a copy of the plans for this plane assuming that I can determine the version?
Hello ryanbrown1,
We might be able to help you better if you can post some pictures of your model and type in the text the dimensions with reference from where to where the length has been measured. The wingspan would be from wing tip to wing tip.
Note that the full size 182 does have wing struts and working wing struts on the model would be advantageous.
Zor