G'Day all. I'm just finishing a small electrically powered model of this early aircraft. The main problem however has been using 2 small Chinese motors and a Li-ion battery from a foam plastic model for the power and control. At present it will just barely sustain flight after hand launch. It is 48 cM span by 30 cM long. There is a bit on the web on this aircraft in early copies of "Flight" magazine from 1910 and 1911. It is basically a canard single surface monoplane. Historically it used either a Green 35 hp or a Gnome 50 hp single engine. But I am trying to get it going with what I have at present. Does anyone have any suggestions about a suitable single motor for this plane? I intend to develop it to be more historically accurate when time permits, provided I can get a sustained still air flight in its present form. Historically this was the first aircraft to carry air cargo in 1910. Cliff Wright New Zealand.
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13 years ago