RE: Airworld Hawk Building thread
I am sure the T45 will sell very well indeed in the US but if you wish to retain the superb scale fidelity of the T1 version there are lot of changes that aren't immediately obvious, but are quite fundamental. On the Goshawk the following are the main changes, in addition to the ones you mentioned.
The landing gear mounts are much further outboard to accomodate the longer stroke legs. (which will improve ground handling)
The wing LE is straight, all the way to the fuselage, and the tips have a square cut profile and incorporate LE slats.
The fin is taller and more "square".
The stab is greater span and has square cut tips.
All of these changes are discussed in detail in World Air Power Journal Vol 22.
My Hawk is nearly done and incorporates a number of small mods. and improvements to make it even more scale, number 2 arrives next month and that will be even further enhanced. This is indeed a superb model.
It is interesting to compare the Hawk with an Ultra Bandit. Both are about the same size, the Hawk is less expensive but requires more work to finish but the Hawk is a super scale model , perfectly suited to grass field operations, comes with a completed cockpit and as we saw in Hungary flies absolutely superbly, both fast and slow and has truly amazing scale "presence".
Good luck with the T45, the orange and white USN colours should look fantastic.
Regards,
David Gladwin.