Yep! Exactly what I've done. I've found too that you can buy the dual wire probes for less than the radio manufacturers offer and with wire length measured in feet, not inches.
Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build
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Snoopy1
640cc Uber Pimp
Wow SORRY to see that after all that work and on the first flight.
TonyHallo
150cc
Ordered the wood for the replacement build this morning from National Balsa. I emailed them a while ago and ask if I could purchase the 3/8" laser cut firewall only due to an accident, they sent me one for free, great people to deal with. I still have about 50% of the original laser cut kit since I changed most of the construction from the original design.
Finished up the One Design and need to rebuild the Champ landing gear before starting back here.
Have some new ideas to make this one better and plan to provide those details as the build progresses.
We shall see!
Finished up the One Design and need to rebuild the Champ landing gear before starting back here.
Have some new ideas to make this one better and plan to provide those details as the build progresses.
We shall see!
Stevendavis
100cc
Great news!!
There's a limit to that however. I asked if I could get just the fuselage formers and they said no.
Well, I have the plans and can use them to make what I need. They're not scale outline anyway. Close but still not quite there.
TonyHallo
150cc
Was doing a little web surfing last night and came across a mention of Eureka Aircraft. I remembered they had listed a large scale Cherokee on their site some time ago. I remember seeing the plane at the Toledo show many years ago, I think the photo on their web site is from the Toledo show. Ends up they have redesigned the plans and currently offering a short kit along with foam cores. Got to thinking that the bigger version may be more suited to entertain the Roto 85 FS up front. There is no glass work available at point so that may be a deciding factor. At any rate I pulled the trigger and purchased the plans for review. hopefully they will credit the plans purchase towards the short kit if that's the route I decide to go . Who knows a 33% build just might be in order.
Just a warning, their scale is off.
They state their cabin width is 12 7/8". The real Cherokee has a 42" cabin INTERIOR width. Cabin walls vary but are more or less 1.5 inch thick. Giving an exterior cabin width of some 45". 45" at 1/3 scale comes to 14.85". Interior width comes to 13.86".
Even their wing at 120" is a shade too long and should be 118.8" for the 30 foot wing of the real thing.
But it does build into a nice model. Stand off scale!
I've been researching this airplane for many years. And wouldn't be surprised to find I have more documentation than Piper. And BTW, Piper is of no use when it comes to documenting the Cherokee.
They state their cabin width is 12 7/8". The real Cherokee has a 42" cabin INTERIOR width. Cabin walls vary but are more or less 1.5 inch thick. Giving an exterior cabin width of some 45". 45" at 1/3 scale comes to 14.85". Interior width comes to 13.86".
Even their wing at 120" is a shade too long and should be 118.8" for the 30 foot wing of the real thing.
But it does build into a nice model. Stand off scale!
I've been researching this airplane for many years. And wouldn't be surprised to find I have more documentation than Piper. And BTW, Piper is of no use when it comes to documenting the Cherokee.
TonyHallo
150cc
https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/1966-piper-cherokee-140/
1/3 of 30 is 10, 10 times 12 equals 120". Close enough for me. Looking for a daily flyer not a full blown scale project. This will be covered with Monokote just like the previous two. If it is a little off nobody will care and will not get judged in a scale event.
1/3 of 30 is 10, 10 times 12 equals 120". Close enough for me. Looking for a daily flyer not a full blown scale project. This will be covered with Monokote just like the previous two. If it is a little off nobody will care and will not get judged in a scale event.