We developed this over the winter.\u00a0 Winn Moore wanted a big plane and Pat Murray wanted to replicate his father’s full-scale airplane.\u00a0 So we decided to attempt to replicate the Comet 54″ Aeronca Chief.<\/p>\n
54″ is a LARGE rubber model and I wondered if this would work.\u00a0 But, of course, the Comet 54″ models have already been proven.\u00a0 I traced all the sheet wood parts (verifying they fit on the plan) and sent each of them test kits.\u00a0 We ended up modifying a small handful of parts for better fitment, but essentially, this is as Comet designed the kit.<\/p>\n
Both Pat and Winn jumped in and built the models.\u00a0 Winn said it was an easy build since all the parts are so large.\u00a0 They had to wait for two things:\u00a0 good weather and large fields.\u00a0 They both probably got tired of me asking “have you tested your Aeronca yet?”\u00a0 In May, Pat reported that his was flying , but Winn had only done a couple of glide tosses at our local field.<\/p>\n
It took a trip to Muncie to get both planes in the air with me there to record the events.\u00a0 Pat’s was uncharacteristically out-of-trim, but you could still tell that this model would be soaring in no time.\u00a0 Winn flew his the next day.\u00a0 After about 3 tests, we had it trimmed.\u00a0 You can see the results of both models in the video below!<\/p>\n
It took me all week to finalize the plans and such, but now you can get your own Short Kit right HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n