Hanriot HD-1 (oz1287)

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Hanriot HD-1. Radio control 1/6th scale biplane fighter for .45 - .60 power.

Quote: "Fly back to WWI with this R/C fighter that was designed by the French and made famous by Italians.

The Hanriot was a fragile looking biplane that has been largely ignored by history. Rejected by the French in favor of the Spad, it was used as the standard fighter by the Belgians and the Italians. This 28 foot wingspanned aircraft was powered with a 110 horse Le Rhone rotary, which gave it a noteworthy top speed of 116 mph and a ceiling of 23,000 feet. The Hanriot was far stronger than it looked, and it was extremely sensitive on the controls.

When the first Hanriot was ferried into Les Moeres, De Meulemeester, a man not given to change, took one look at it and turned it down flat, as he had done previously with the Spad. Mr Olieslagers who had next crack at it turned it down also. She's all yours Willy.

The man and the machine became one in Willy Coppen's romance with the Hanriot. He could make it do the impossible. On one occasion the engine quit on takeoff at about 200 feet as he was pulling up in a steep right-hand chandelle. After he completed the turn he dove at the field and floated gracefully into a three-pointer, scattering the crowd that had run out to pick up the pieces.

Our model is built to a true scale of 2in to the foot. While an examination of the plan will give you an insight into the building procedure. I will give you a few pointers to guide you on your way.

The model is constructed mostly of spruce and bass wood. Basically the fuselage is just a normal flat side, with a turtle deck and front sides which are added after the basic construction. The forward area from F-2 to F-7 is covered with 1/16 ply-wood, followed by .010 aluminum over the plywood sheeting, bonded on with a contact adhesive.

The cabane struts are made up by soldering flat steel stock together and then capping with hardwood. Be sure to wrap the struts with silk or nylon for added strength..."

Update 25/04/2016: article pages, text & pics added, thanks to RFJ.

Update 30/04/2017: Rescaled this plan to fullsize at 58in wingspan, thanks to spitfireflyby.

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Article pages, text & pics.

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