I went to a Wings & Wheels show at the Ernie Hall airport on N. River Rd. in Howland OH today. The two radio controlled planes I donated last summer are hanging in the airport’s museum.
One of the museum owners is a master model builder and corrected a few things:
Spirit of St. Louis (96” wingspan): He made authentic wheels. Removed the tailwheel and added a skid. Added three more cylinders to fill in the space where the OS 91 4-stroke engine resided. Added a vent or drain behind the bottom cylinder. I built the plane from plans drawn up originally by two guys who set an endurance record with their model decades ago.
Citabria (102” wingspan): Filled the cowl hole where the OS 120 4-stroke poked through. No other corrections that I could see.
I built them about 30 years ago and flew them without crashing. Now, they’re safely hanging in the museum and will probably never fly again.
One of the museum owners is a master model builder and corrected a few things:
Spirit of St. Louis (96” wingspan): He made authentic wheels. Removed the tailwheel and added a skid. Added three more cylinders to fill in the space where the OS 91 4-stroke engine resided. Added a vent or drain behind the bottom cylinder. I built the plane from plans drawn up originally by two guys who set an endurance record with their model decades ago.
Citabria (102” wingspan): Filled the cowl hole where the OS 120 4-stroke poked through. No other corrections that I could see.
I built them about 30 years ago and flew them without crashing. Now, they’re safely hanging in the museum and will probably never fly again.
