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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
The flying characteristics are essentially the same with minor cosmetic differences and a few updates (simplification) of construction. They are both excellent flyers. We have incorporated a few simplifications into the 52 design, all of which are perfectly legal as it maintains the outside dimensions and looks.
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
The plane looks great in the air.
Currell
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
Currell
The plane does build light as is, and the first one Matt has was built straight from the plans. No deviation. The next one was build with a couple of refinements, including the adjustables of tip weight box and leadouts. Instead of making the flaps and rudder of two sheets with cut outs and ribs in between, they were made solid with the same cutouts. Then the gear was changed to a removeable, Carl Goldberg style. I have never liked the J hook routine, and if (when) the gear gets bent it is hard (near impossible) to straighten it the way it was originally constructed. But (Still) that was the way it was done in those days. The canopy was just built up and hollowed out of balsa and painted, and the final change was to make a removeable and adjustable tank.
>But (Still) that was the way it was done in those days.
Good one!
Bill <><
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
Gary
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Japanese Proverb
As to the difference between this and the Ambroid kit, the kit was based on a later version of the Stuka (trying to be up to date at the time. Today we want to revert to the earlier version) and there were more differences besides the flap shape and construction. Check the cowl shape and location, for instance. And the canopy. There are minor "tweaks" here and there which would not make it old time legal even if you changed flaps (and are honest).
Yes, with all the flap about honesty in that other controversy, honesty is something we live by. You enter an Old Time plane and you tell the director you followed the plans. You enter a classic design and you mention that you did or did not make modifications. Unless something is obviouisly wrong, people accept our honesty. (Who brings a ruler to check to see if you increased the moments by half an inch or the size of the elevator just "slightly"?) Even in the PA events, sometimes they will check our lines. Usually they don't. We tell them what engine is under the hood for the pull test. How often have they checked? And for the weigh-in at the FAI, is it possible to take out the tip weight, the tank, and other "non essential" portions of the plane before weigh in?
Honesty is always a part of our event, and we rely on that honesty. In your case, the answer is "no" to its being legal for OT stunt, even with a change in flaps.