designed by Norman Whittle

Peter Hofacker's new CL competition stunter for season 2012

I believe Norman Whittle was the first person who made a professional CAD drawing of a electric powered Control line plane.
I got a copy from Peter Germann (many thanks ) and took the freedom the built a plane.
My plane is an equal copy, except the stabilo which has been enhanced by 3 mm (profil shape).

Here are the technical features:

Construction  
Wing span 1520mm / 59.84 inch
weight 1726 gr / 60.88 oz with battery included
General Completely built in Balsa wood
Bellcrank Yatsenko Copy (115mm / 4.52 inch)
Ruder lever Brodak 3.2mm / 0.125 inch wire)
Fuselage Sandwich building Balsa/Laminate/Plywood
Landing gear Brodak (too heavy)
Finish  
Wing and Stabilo Covered with ORACOVER
Fuselage Covered with paper 5 times colored with sanding between each spray run Final coat with transparent lacquer
Power train Engine AXI 2826 - 12
  ESC Castle Creations ICE Light 75 A
  Timer Hubin FM-9
  Lipo Battery Desire Power 2650mAh/5S 18.5V 45C (or 25 C 2600mAh)
  Prop. APC "pusher" 13 x 4,5 inch
Line set up 0.38mm / 0.015 inch line, length 19.36m / 63.47 feet
Lap time estimation 5.3 seconds
Handle Yatsenko

Peter Hofacker, 28. October 2012

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