RE: Spad XIII
This looks like as good a place as any to start a Spad XIII build along. If you guys want me to put it someplace else, speak up.
I have the RCM plans for the 1/5 scale Spad XIII (#1154), designed by Bob Rich and published in the October, 1993 issue.
Specs:
WS 63"
WA 1302"sq
Modified undercambered Spad airfoil.
OAL 48"
RTF weight nominal 9lbs
Nominal WL 16oz/foot sq.
Recommended engines .50-.75 2 stroke.
I got them a couple months back, took one look at them, and rolled them back up. Took em out again last night, and really studied them, and it's not near as complex as it looked the first time. Each wing strut section has a ball top and bottom which plugs into the corresponding socket located in the wings. The functional flying and landing wires can be used with quik links. (Not scale, but easy to rig at the field.)
Here's a couple of pix of the coloring I'm considering.
I'm planning on using an RCV120-SP four stroke, swinging a scaled sized 20x12 Zinger wood prop. The SP will fit completely inside the cowling, and I think I can hook the exhaust to the scale stacks the way the designer did on his.
It'll be awhile until the next post. I have to go cut out 121 wing ribs.