SkyPup Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Finished this project yesterday. It's a 60 inch radio controlled version of the Waco CG-4A troop-carrying glider of WW2. I scaled up the plan from a 1953 book. On the real glider, the cockpit section was hinged to swing upwards for cargo loading. The model has the same feature for battery access. Here's the forum build thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1745812 She hasn't been flown yet, waiting on decent weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted January 5, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted January 5, 2014 Brilliant! Will you be controlling it remotely? (I'd like to do something like that some time in the future.... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyPup Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Brilliant! Will you be controlling it remotely? (I'd like to do something like that some time in the future.... ) Thanks, FT. Yes, she's radio controlled. I'm anxious for a test flight, just waiting for the weather to improve, We have a foot of snow, and really cold temps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted January 5, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted January 5, 2014 That snow will make it land nice and soft, without any damage ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted January 5, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted January 5, 2014 Try and land it in a small bush lined area near a stream with a tiny bridge Skypup : ) P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Excellent SP! That other thread is great!! How will you launch this? Will you tow it with another RC, or just throw it off the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funflak Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Those were designed and built here in my home town of Troy, Ohio. The majaroity of them were built under licence from other companies throughout the US. One was a coffin maker no less. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Not so sure that a coffin maker is so odd. Just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Sid Posted January 7, 2014 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted January 7, 2014 And they ended up as widow makers. Many of the Wacos built under licence fell apart due to sub standard working practices and parts. Some licence holders contracted to build eventually didn't build any as they couldn't do it - lots of law suits by US Government. From https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/aerospace-defense/the-flying-coffins-of-world-war-ii 'The Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, OH, a niche manufacturer of civilian airplanes, won the contract to design and build America's first combat glider. Big names like Ford, along with a dozen or so smaller firms, also won glider contracts, but only if they weren't already producing powered aircraft for the war effort. With more than 70,000 parts to assemble and with little or no standardization, some manufacturers produced a few duds, with sometimes tragic results. The wide range of expertise among these contractors, as well as an early lack of standardization of the 70,000-plus individual parts, caused pilots and mechanics no shortage of headaches and more than a few tragedies. MacRae recalls an incident that nearly scrapped the glider program less than a year before its D-Day triumph. In August 1943, a Saint Louis-based contractor invited the city's mayor and other dignitaries to experience the excitement of a glider flight before an airshow audience of 5,000. Aghast spectators watched as a glider abruptly lost a wing at 2,000 feet and crashed in front of the grandstand, killing all onboard. After ruling out sabotage, investigators traced the cause of the crash to a faulty bolt provided by a subcontractor in the coffin business.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funflak Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 As I said coffin makers had no buisness in the aircraft business. I had heard that story years ago due to being a part of the WACO historical society here in Troy, Ohio. That would have been hard to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweper Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Nice Pup. Maybe you shouold fly a couple G-11 missions with us before the real thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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