December 2016
December 2016's model of the month is Terry Lovett's very fast Freewing EPO MIG-21.
November 2016
Gowrie Waterhouses's Black Horse Model: Aero L-39 Albatros is a very impressive turbine-powered variant of this 1.4m wingspan model.
(Byam Wight's EDF variant was featured as our November 2014 Model of the Month).
October 2016
October's model of the month is Canberra UAV's "VTOL Pilatus Porter", the winner of the UAV Outback Challenge 2016. The basic airframe is the VQ Models Pilatus PC-6 Porter. As flown in the Challenge, the aircraft had a 2.7M wingspan, weighed about 15KG and was powered by a 35CC DLE petrol motor plus eight electric lift motors in a "quad" configuration. September 2016September's model of the month is the venerable Boomerang jet turbine model, now owned and flow with precision by Gowrie Waterhouse. This model was first purchased by Garrett McDonald in about 2006 as a partial kit for the very first Boomerang prototype from the US model supplier Boomerang RC Jets. To power the Boomerang, Garrett chose a South African Baird micro-turbine rated at 12 Kg static thrust. With take-off weight also around 12 Kg, the vertical performance of the 2.3 m wingspan Boomerang is outstanding. Gowrie is now offering this very special model for sale, complete with motor and fuel system but "less some radio components" for $1,500.
August 2016August's model-of-the-month is Matt Chambers' very impressive Fw 190 D-9. He assembled this model from the ESM Fw 190 D-9 (Dora) ARF kit. The model has 2.1m wingspan and is powered by a DLE-55 RA motor with a 20-10 3-bladed carbon prop (at $150 per item!). Matt fitted ESM air retracts to the model. Matt explained that the Fw 190 D (nicknamed Dora; or Long-Nose Dora ("Langnasen-Dora") was intended as the high-altitude performance version of the original Fw 190 A-series, with a supercharged Junkers Jumo 213 V-12 and a pressurized cockpit. The D often featured a red-painted fuselage underside.
Read more about the ESM Kit at
ESM Fw 190 D-9 Model Airplane ARF and more about the full-scale Fw 190 series on Wikipedia at
Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
July 2016July's model-of-the-month is CMAC Scale Rally entrant Ross Smith's immaculate turbo-prop Pilatus PC-21. Ross told us that this 1/3 scale model was built up from a European Aerobell kit, and is powered by a King Tech turboprop engine. The model is 3.7m long, is 2.5m in wingspan and weighs 24Kg. The scale colour scheme is that of Singapore Air Force. The PC-21 was a real crowd-pleaser, especially when it performed a 4-point roll right down the strip, sounding very much like a full-sized turboprop.
Read about the full-scale aircraft on Wikipedia at Pilatus PC-21
June 2016For June's model-of-the-month we couldn't go past Linton Wilson's immaculate new scale model of the Cirrus SR22T . He's assembled it from the 98" Hangar 9 kit, with a RCGF 50c twin-cylinder motor and a three-bladed prop. The completed model weights 8.9 kg. Linton has put a lot of extra effort into the interior trim - scale pilot, cockpit carpet, rudder servo concealed under rear seat hatch -- and there's more to come. For more details on the Cirrus ARF kit from Hangar 9 see RC Groups Review. By the way, if you'd like to buy a full-sized 2014 Cirrus SR22, it could set you back around USD 650 000! Put your order in at
GlobalAir.com
May 2016
This month we focus on Matt Chambers' re-built Curtis P-40. It first appeared as our model-of-the-month back in May 2015.
"The P40 is basically the same as before, same engine, retracts, sliding canopy etc. After an ignition failure at the Goulburn club in high winds it suffered major damage.
In view of the short time-frame to a meet in Coota, Steve Millar offered to do the repairs.
The photos above of the re-built P-40 were taken at last month's CMAC Warbirds Day.
April 2016
For April 2016, we feature Marius Baumgartner's great-looking new
Horizon Hobbies T-28 Trojan.
March 2016
Frequent CMAC visitor Jamie Aquilina (AUS 69241) has an excellent -- if well-used -- example of a familiar ag-plane in his stable.
It is the Texas RC Planes Piper PA-25 Pawnee. February 2016
Steve (that's Steve Echo Miller, not to be confused with Steve Alpha Millar) has owned his beautiful Curtis Jenny 20% scale model for five years.
He built it from the Green Models Curtis Jenny ARF kit. January 2016
CMAC website editor David Haycraft (AUS 35058) currently operates a Great Planes "Edge 540" 27% 3D ARF model aircraft. This model has 1980 mm wingspan, DLE 30 cc petrol motor and JR XG8 radio-control system. |
