For the history of this airplane, see the following link to the EAA website, where the real airplane now resides.
Super Chipmunk N1114V
The model is between 1/4 and 1/5 scale ( 21.5% ), with an 81 inch wingspan. To power the model, a Laser 150 fits nicely in the cowl, turning an APC 16 x 8 propeller. The "silencer" is completely enclosed. It currently has 27 oz of lead right in the front of the cowl and it still needs a bit more to balance at the recommended center of gravity.
Showing the engine installation and the 27 oz of weight glued to the top of the cowl
Wing: 4 lbs 9 oz
Fuselage: 10 lbs 2 oz ( the propeller is 3.5 oz and the 6V, 2000 mAh NiMh battery is 5.3 oz )
The airplane is being flown with a Futaba 7C radio system, with 6 S3003 servos and 1 GWS S03TXF standard servo on the rudder ( 86 oz-in at 6V ).
Planned upgrades include replacing the foam main wheels ( 1.5 oz each ) with Robart scale wheels ( 3.3 oz each ), even though they're covered by wheel pants, and installing an adjustable pitch Solo propeller. The real airplane had an Aeromatic constant speed prop and so the Solo prop with vintage spinner will complete the look and hopefully allow some weight to be removed from the cowl.
Art Scholl was not only an airshow pilot, but was the head of the aeronautics department at San Bernadino Valley College. He was killed while filming for the movie, "Top Gun" in 1985. Coincidentally, that was the same year I started flying radio control planes.
Wing walk material was added using 150 grit sandpaper
A video my friend Chris made
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