Hi All,
My nephew gave me a model of a Navy SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber. It has a wings span of 31 inches. It is possible to rig this plane for RC flying. I was told that with my JR control I can buy tiny servos that will work with it. I just wonder if it would be worth the trouble with such a small plane. I think it will be low to the ground and I'll be "mowing" the runway with it.
What do you think?

The Dodger

Dodger

with micro flight paks it has been done, The only problem is if its a kit like the old sterlings or Comets they were mostly stringer wood and need to be beefed up. May or maynot be worth the effort. Then the landing gear? some conversions were to hand launch. Dan Z

Hi Dodger,if you are bored and like a challenge then convert it to r/c.Just be prepared if it doesn't fly as good as expected,I would but my time and money in a plane for r/c.

For a plane that small to be flyable, it must be very lightly built... it may go against the grain, but I'd suggest building it for free flight,

Do you fly R/C now?

Al Stein,
I've only flown once on a "buddy box" so far. My brother talked me into joining the club with him. I bought two tail draggers at an auction. One is a beautiful work of art. I'll save that for later when I'm ready for it. The other is a real "fixer upper". I'm rebuilding it now and preping it for my first lessons.
The small plane (kit) is next in line for building - I'm just planning for the future. It does have instructions for tethered flight and instructions say that it "can" be built for RC flight. It also says that I can put up to a .09 engine in it. It recommends asking guys like you about it. :-)

The Dodger

If you were more experienced, then I'd say it could be a fun project. You may want to just put the kit on the shelf and build a few kits to get your technique down and then take another look at the Dauntless.