Dakota (Joe Wagner) 1949

Thanks Kim, We enjoy a lot with these models.

The next post is about Flipper of Vic Smeed.

Now, I need to .

JMCalata

jmcalata wrote:Thanks Kim, We enjoy a lot with these models.

The next post is about Flipper of Vic Smeed.

Now, I need to .

JMCalata

That's a great looking model! You did an excellent job on it and it flies well to boot! Keep em coming JM!

Ron

A little bit of airspeed and that thing looks a Peach JM.
If you cover those open structure wing bottoms you will probably do without those 'exciting' take offs as well.

That's a great video and pictures. Thanks for sharing.

jmcalata wrote:
Lovely and simple design.

Funny, it doesn't look at all like the Dakotas I used to fly

Why not? It´s a little big ... 30 " more or less 120 % scale.



I don´t think that open structure wing bottoms run bad , Do you know Jedelsky profiles?

How did the left thrust work out?

I don´t make left thrust , I turn two degrees right .

jmcalata wrote:I don´t make left thrust , I turn two degrees right .

Oh okay then J that makes a lot more sense, I wonder how it woulda gone with some left thrust?

Free flight is the answer, turn up too much close and plane down a big open circle.

I think so.

Excuse me me poor English.

jmcalata wrote:Why not? It´s a little big ... 30 " more or less 120 % scale.



I don´t think that open structure wing bottoms run bad , Do you know Jedelsky profiles?

dang i like the look of that plane also love the look of the Trexler tires. Just 2 questions, First how does she do with a rc conversion? Second, what did you use to seal the wood on the fuselage?

EDIT: i did not see the video posted above of it flying, so diregard my first question

Hello Mitchg, the RC conversion is easy, is a big fuse, acess by bottom, two microservos, two rods with little wire and little plastic cuilins.

The fuse, tail and wings wood seal, cover and protect of fuel, nitro and oil, is one hand of dope and two hand of barnish (glaze) sintetic. Finish polish with wax.

And very important arround the engine , the wood is coat with epoxi fluid used in fiberglass.

This is the link of Youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMCPU4twd0

Cheers
JMCalata

Beautiful !!! Love these Classic Aircraft !

jmcalata wrote:Hello Mitchg, the RC conversion is easy, is a big fuse, acess by bottom, two microservos, two rods with little wire and little plastic cuilins.

The fuse, tail and wings wood seal, cover and protect of fuel, nitro and oil, is one hand of dope and two hand of barnish (glaze) sintetic. Finish polish with wax.

And very important arround the engine , the wood is coat with epoxi fluid used in fiberglass.

This is the link of Youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMCPU4twd0

Cheers
JMCalata

thanks JMCalata for the info, looks like a good flying plane

Year 1949.

Wagner tour America, demonstrating model airplanes, engines and race cars.

When that tour was over, I moved to southern California and began designing Free Flight model
kits for the Veco Company. The first of these was an all-sheet-balsa 1/2A sport Free Flight
biplane named Dakota . It became an instant classic. Dakotas were the very first successful flying
models for several men I know of who later became influential in the model airplane field. (Doug
Spreng co-inventor of digital proportional Radio Control, RC, – was one.)
The Dakota is arguably the best-selling Free Flight gas model kit design of all time, and is still
being made today. (In its final issue, Model Builder magazine rated the Veco Dakota as the best
sport Free Flight model of the past 25 years – despite the fact that it first appeared 46 years ago.)

More information:

https://www.modelaircraft.org/files/WagnerJoe.pdf

Best regards
JMCalata

Can I still obtain a full-sized plan for the Dakota?

Give me your e-mail.

Just catching up with the threads here, great model, nice to
see the completed model doing it's stuff.
keep them coming. john

First rate job on this. Awesome little bird, well done..Bravo.

Thanks for all the comments.

Thanks for the pics, it looks a great looking plane The Creedence Clearwater Revival sound track was also great. In my opinion they're one of the best bands ever to come out or the USA

I like it music of Creedence and all seventies.

Your avatar plane seem a Oily Bird , my next project powered Pee Wee.



Best flyng
JMCalata

Sorry ... , the model posted is the AMA Cub a little rubber model, was the best made model in the world , thousand units cost 160 $ in the AMA.

More information here:

http://www.endlesslift.com/2011/10/ama-cub-master-class/

This is Oily Bird.



Plan:



JMCalata