P51 Kit conversion to PSS
01-03-2004 | 03:52 AM
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From: San Antonio , PUERTO RICO (USA)
P51 Kit conversion to PSS
Hello guys!
Since it's winter here in PR we have great weather to hit the slopes almost constant 20-25 MPH winds, nice fresh temperature, clear skies (most of the time) So i wan't expand my slope glider fleet with a new glider..I was cheking out MAN magazine a few months back and they had an article about PSS glider that i really liked..So i thought it would be great to have one of those scale bird gliders. Ok Thing is i have a House Of Balsa P51 kit that just seems fit for the task...Ok I don't want to build the wood kit for the slopes..but i would love to make a foam copy from the plans to make a cool PSS plane...The size seems to be just right with out making many mods..here is are some messurements.
43 in wing span
334 in wing area
2.5-3 lbs with radio and engine
engine required .19-.21(omited here of course just for size reference)
Ok maybe now you guys have an aproximate idea of the plane...
My questions here are mainly about wing area and and airfoil. The wing is not to complete scale and has a semi symetrical airfoil that looks very promising for slope soaring. I'm really not sure of the specifics of the airfoil. But maybe i can give more details if needed. Well what do you guys think I really should look into when building the plane? Shoould i extend wing span?
Dan
Since it's winter here in PR we have great weather to hit the slopes almost constant 20-25 MPH winds, nice fresh temperature, clear skies (most of the time) So i wan't expand my slope glider fleet with a new glider..I was cheking out MAN magazine a few months back and they had an article about PSS glider that i really liked..So i thought it would be great to have one of those scale bird gliders. Ok Thing is i have a House Of Balsa P51 kit that just seems fit for the task...Ok I don't want to build the wood kit for the slopes..but i would love to make a foam copy from the plans to make a cool PSS plane...The size seems to be just right with out making many mods..here is are some messurements.
43 in wing span
334 in wing area
2.5-3 lbs with radio and engine
engine required .19-.21(omited here of course just for size reference)
Ok maybe now you guys have an aproximate idea of the plane...
My questions here are mainly about wing area and and airfoil. The wing is not to complete scale and has a semi symetrical airfoil that looks very promising for slope soaring. I'm really not sure of the specifics of the airfoil. But maybe i can give more details if needed. Well what do you guys think I really should look into when building the plane? Shoould i extend wing span?
Dan
01-03-2004 | 12:29 PM
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RE: P51 Kit conversion to PSS
I've done several HOB P-51s as PSS..
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/aeros...ultipix-01.htm
Three of them on these pages..
They do need wind to work well, not light-wind fliers.
This one began life with an OS 25, retracts.... gutted for PSS
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/aeros...ultipix-01.htm
Three of them on these pages..
They do need wind to work well, not light-wind fliers.
This one began life with an OS 25, retracts.... gutted for PSS
01-14-2004 | 01:11 PM
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From: Costa Mesa,
CA
RE: P51 Kit conversion to PSS
Check out Leading Edge Gliders
[link]http://www.leadingedgegliders.com/[/link]
They have the fastest, most scale looking PSS foamies around (either 46" or 60").
Come over to [link]http://www.liftzone.com[/link] in the slope section and do a search for them. Many of the people there have created works of art with theirs.
Good Luck
Keith
[link]http://www.leadingedgegliders.com/[/link]
They have the fastest, most scale looking PSS foamies around (either 46" or 60").
Come over to [link]http://www.liftzone.com[/link] in the slope section and do a search for them. Many of the people there have created works of art with theirs.
Good Luck
Keith
