Waco CG-4a Hadrian (oz4970)

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Waco CG-4a Hadrian. Scale troop glider model. Scale is 1/20.

Quote: "THIS latest addition to the Aeromodeller Plans Service range is a scale model of the aircraft that, in July 1943, made aviation history when a Royal Air Force 'Hadrian' fully loaded with supplies for Soviet Russia, was towed across the North Atlantic behind a British Dakota transport.

With a span of 83 ft 3 in the Hadrian is only slightly smaller than its British counterpart, the Airspeed Horsa, and although its capacity is considerably less, it makes up for this by its ease of construction. This very same ease of construction of the full-size machine is duplicated in the model, the main construction of which is to scale. Although the Hadrian was designed for mass production, as indicated by the square cut lines of the wing and fuselage, the model is far from unpleasing to the eye, as the accompanying photographs show. Note the photograph at bottom right - the designer with a twice-size version of the same model. This may be of interest to those who prefor the increased efficiency of large models.

The model can be satisfactorily flown from either a hand or a winch launch, and the original model holds both the Scale Hand Launch and Scale Winch Launch records of the Grantham MACA consistent performer, the model has averaged 80 sec, in a district where thermals appear to be non-existent. The original model was built entirely of South African white wood, which gave a total weight of 12-1/4 oz. It was camouflaged in the standard transport glider colour scheme of dark earth and dark green on the upper surfaces and night black underneath.

Ease of construction coupled with efficiency and good looks when completed, will make this model popular amongst both flying scale fans and glider devotees. "

Here is OJ Lee's Waco CG-4a Hadrian from Aeromodeller December 1944, cleaned and resized. Originally uploaded by Algy2 in April at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1534053&page=62

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Article page, text and pics, thanks to KeithF.

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