Spad XIII C1 (oz14340)
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Spad XIII C1. Radio control scale model WWI biplane fighter. Scale is 1/5.
Quote: "A 1/5 scale SPAD XIII C1 of the 22nd Aero Squadron, American Army, 1918. By Bob Rich.
One of my favourite aircraft has been the WWI SPAD fighter. It's the right kind or airplane, two wings, wing struts, and thw ind whistling through the wires. All that good stuff that makes for real airplanes. I have made three SPADs, two VII's and one XIII in different scales and they have all flown well.
This SPAD is 1/5 scale, giving it a 63 inch wingspan, large enough to add whatever details yopu may want to put on. The shape and outline are scale, so if you are making yours for competition, select your prototype and copy it as to the details and finish colors. In researching the SPAD I have found that many of the details and colr schemes were different on each airplane shown.
I used the WA Wylam drawings as the main source for the dimensions and outline.
I would have preferred to use a 4-stroke engine, but the size wouldn't allow the engine to be hidden inside the cowl. I used a Fox .74 and it has worked out well..."
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Scan by MarkD, cleanup by Circlip.
Update 25/1/2023: Added alternate plan, thanks to Pit. This is the same as the scan hosted at David Terrell's page at: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=39623093&postcount=398 and to be honest there is not much to choose between the two. Pit's is slightly lighter overall, the MarkD scan is darker, which helps in some areas. Take your pick :)
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A remarkable plan, like all Bob Rich did. Thanks to the person who cleaned this, it couldn't have been easy with all that density!Miguel - 27/01/2023
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