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This was
the first r/c aeroplane that I had built. In fact, I built this
before I learnt to fly and before I built my first trainer kit.
You could say I was being a bit adventurous, as I really didn’t
know what I was doing, but I number the P40 amongst my favorite
warbirds and couldn’t resist starting. I had the sense to put
the plane away until I had learned to fly.
As
mentioned on the previous page, it has only had one flight-of
about 15 metres from a hand launch, and stalled into the ground.
Not too much damage fortunately. I then decided to put the plane
away until I had better flying skills, and made a take- off
dolly. Well, the dolly has been made, but I can’t bring myself
to fly it-yet. The combination of high wing loading and tapered
wingplan suggest that I will need to have my wits about me and
good flying skills. Another possibility I have considered is
building a new wing with better flying characteristics.
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by Gary Barns
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