New Kit offering
11-21-2017, 03:12 PM
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New Kit offering
Good evening,Indiana Air Works is excited to announce our first kit offering,
The 1/3 scale Pfalz DIIIa ,
This beautiful aeroplane was designed by my good friend Mario Valaca from Portugal and he has graciously allowed us permission to produce his design.
The kit will include plans, all cut wood parts, wood sheet and sticks, all metal parts consisting of steel and aluminum such as gear legs, control horns scale parts like cowl side plates hatches doors radiator parts etc, aluminum spinner and backplate and necessary carbon fiber tubes for construction.
Feel free to contact me if interested in more photo's or if you have any questions. We will have a website up soon with all contact information and further information on the kit. We also have several other kits which will be available as we can work through them
Thank you,
Barry Vogel
The 1/3 scale Pfalz DIIIa ,
This beautiful aeroplane was designed by my good friend Mario Valaca from Portugal and he has graciously allowed us permission to produce his design.
The kit will include plans, all cut wood parts, wood sheet and sticks, all metal parts consisting of steel and aluminum such as gear legs, control horns scale parts like cowl side plates hatches doors radiator parts etc, aluminum spinner and backplate and necessary carbon fiber tubes for construction.
Feel free to contact me if interested in more photo's or if you have any questions. We will have a website up soon with all contact information and further information on the kit. We also have several other kits which will be available as we can work through them
Thank you,
Barry Vogel
11-22-2017, 08:48 AM
#2
I've seen photos of this plane on a European forum. It looks interesting and it is certainly an undermodeled aircraft. Any chance of getting it in 1/4 scale. I know that 1/3 scale is the hot thing for the dawn patrol folks but it is too big for a lot of us to haul around.
11-22-2017, 10:52 AM
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Hello Bob,
The kit is designed around the DLE85 the firewall is already drilled and set up for this engine and we also have a custom muffler for this set up which keeps everything inside the fuselage. Of course you can use any similar power plant and we can supply the kit without the drilled firewall. The dummy engine is not supplied as Balsa USA has a nice offering for this airplane.
Prototype kit weight is 39 lbs balanced ready to fly, 124" span. Has been flying since 2015.
The kit is designed around the DLE85 the firewall is already drilled and set up for this engine and we also have a custom muffler for this set up which keeps everything inside the fuselage. Of course you can use any similar power plant and we can supply the kit without the drilled firewall. The dummy engine is not supplied as Balsa USA has a nice offering for this airplane.
Prototype kit weight is 39 lbs balanced ready to fly, 124" span. Has been flying since 2015.
Last edited by vogel605; 11-22-2017 at 11:00 AM.
And a 1/3 scale DRI that needs a wingman.
11-28-2017, 04:34 PM
#12
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We’re Cutting now delivery in two to three weeks so whenever your build table desires we can get you one you can contact me at [email protected]
12-01-2017, 02:50 AM
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1/3 scale kit is $1000 plus shipping, not sure on 1/4 scale as we haven’t started on it yet however it is going to happen. Span on the 1/3 is 124 inches, three piece top wing, plug in lowers , 39 to 40 lbs. ready to fly.
Last edited by vogel605; 12-01-2017 at 04:02 AM.
12-01-2017, 07:14 AM
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One thing I hadn't seen mentioned is the spinner.. Is that included? or an add on piece? I know as on the Albatross planes the unique spinner is always key to the build. Just thought I would ask.. a friend of mine wanted to know that immediately after I told him about the kit.. And I said "I don't know..I will ask"
12-01-2017, 07:32 PM
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12-05-2017, 11:46 AM
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Wow that is a well stocked kit for the money. I love the pfalz. I have to ask though. How does the engine stay cool? It looks completely enclosed. I have an albatros DV and the engine sticks up into the dummy motor for cooling. Do you do the same?
cheers,
Dave
cheers,
Dave
12-05-2017, 11:54 AM
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Hello Dave, yes the portion of the cowl infront of the engine has a square cut out with screen in in which is painted the color of your airplane, the dummy engine plate runs just over top of the engine and along with the side portions of the cowl creates a tunnel which funnels the air over the head keeping it cool.
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02-24-2018, 07:15 PM
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Any new developments on the kit line? I wasn't sure if you had your website up yet or not.. This thread has been fun to watch and helps a guy ignore the winter outside ! hahahaha
04-20-2018, 02:17 PM
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