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Old 09-07-2002 | 12:34 AM
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Tamecat
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Default Ducted Fan Trainers?

I've been tellin some folks here to get a Regal Eagle, but you sound like you want something different. I would suggest that you scratch build your own DF plane. I've built two. One was too heavy and I'm almost finished with the second one. My first one was the Specat Jaguar. It is basically a big box. Took a year to build. The problem with this one was I use thick wood (1/4")everywhere. (I didn't know what I was doing.) The final results was a great looking plane that wouldn't fly without at least five miles of runway. I'll build another one since I know what to do.
The second plane is the AMX. It will fly with a turbax 1 and K&B4.5DF. Again, another plane that is simply a box. This one was more of a challenge to build because of size, weight, and compound curves. This plane has a mid wing. (What a nightmare!!) But that the fun of this hobby. If you can't find something that suits your needs, then make it yourself.

Both planes started out as three views from a military magazine, and blown up. (I used an overhead projector making sure the front was perpendicular to the wall). Then I copied the outlines. One word of caution, make sure you lay out where everything goes before you cut wood. (fuel,servos,lines,etc), Saves plenty of time trying to figure that stuff out later. (Jaguar) If you have any questions. just ask. I love to scratch build.

Tamecat