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VULTEE A-35B VENGEANCE 1/6 Scale R/C Flying Model |
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- 8 feet Length - 6 feet 6 inches Engine - Zenoah 38cc, 3W-40cc Radio - Futaba FF7 Features |
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construction of the A-35 is traditional built up using balsa and
plywood. The aircraft is built in five sections, a three piece wing the
fuselage, and the tail/fin assembly. For transport, usually only the
outer wing sections and tail are removed.
Originally it was powered with a Zenoah 38cc petrol engine, fitted with a home made exhaust exiting in the scale positions. |
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electronics in the model include use a PCM receiver and an S.M. Services
opto-isolator. Before painting the model was skinned with 1/2 ounce
fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin for additional strength and surface
finish.
The cockpits were also fairly well detailed before adding a scratch built resin & vac-formed pilot.
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aircraft first flew in May 2001, but was 'shot down' by a careless
modeller at a Fly-In, mid October 2001. The aircraft was rebuilt that
winter and fitted with a more powerful 3W-40cc engine, giving a power
increase of over 1HP.
In 2006, the model suffered a dual battery failure on final approach, though I managed a belly landing with the last dying volts. There were a few stress cracks through the airframe and the bomb doors were ripped off. The model is almost fully repaired, but is likely to be repainted in a South East Asia scheme. |
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| Update
23/03/09
The repairs on the model have now become more in depth than originally planned, taking the whole plane back to glass. Additional glassing and filling has been done to surface imperfections in preparation for all the surface detail to be re-applied. A new canopy will be made, six .50 cal guns added into the wings, a single .50 cal and gun ring in the rear cockpit, bomb racks on the wings and finally the new colour scheme.. |
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