Old War Bird

Godsey3.0 Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:24 am

Can anyone recognize this beast? It has a Testors McCoy .049 on it. The whole plane is plastic. I plane on rebuilding the entire tail section. I will fly it once that is done.

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Does the fuel line plug into here?
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It only has one hole for a line guide. Do both line go through here or just one and the other does not use one?
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Kim Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:17 am

A well-battered SNJ/Texan T-6 ! Looks like it's got enough wing to fly well. Do a video!

Godsey3.0 Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:35 am

I definitely will! It may be a few days. I ran the McCoy. It runs good but smells awful. There is a mixture of dust an oil boiling on the cooling fins! I already almost have the tail finished.

SuperDave Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:35 am

Godsey:

The fact that it shows Navy of the fuse should give you a clue that is an SNJ.

Texan's were flown by the US Army.

The Air force wasn't created until after the end of WWII. 1947 to be exact.

**RknRusty** Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:37 am

I think it will be pretty when you fix it up.
Both lines do go through the same hole. I bet it's right on the C/G. I've seen other planes built like that, not an RTF though. It looks like the front end would accommodate a Tee Dee .049 pretty well. That would add a good boost of fun to the heavy plastic airframe.

Godsey3.0 Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:06 pm

What length of line should I fly this on? Also, what will this plane be capable of doing?

nitroairplane Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:14 pm

maybe 30' depending on what lines you use.
I would not try more than level flight.

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