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| Specifications: | ||
| Wingspan: | 265 cm | 104.3" |
| Length: | 167 cm | 65.6" |
| Wing surface: | 139 dm² | 2155 sq inch |
| Wing loading: | 38 g/dm² | 12.1 oz/ft² |
| Weight: | 5100 g | 11.35 lbs |
| Engine: | .90 - 1.20 ci (15 - 20 cc) 2-stroke | |
| 1.20 -1.50 ci (20 - 25 cc) 4-stroke | ||
| Radio: | Min. 4-channel with 4 servos | |
The Model
The model size makes it easy to fly and fairly easy to transport. Both the upper and the lower wing panels can be removed as an assembly for transportation which makes it more managable.
The finished model is painted in 1916 livery and further detailing can be made as per documentation.
THE CURTISS JN-4 JENNY
The popular Curtiss JN-4 Jenny is a two-seat trainer that was used during World War I on both sides of the Atlantic in large numbers and became one of the best known airplanes ever to be built..
The nickname "Jenny" derived from the designation and applies collectively to all variants, although it most often conjures up a picture of the JN-4 models, of which more than 6,440 were built. The "Jenny" originated in England, where B.D. Thomas of the Sopwith Company drew up a design known as the Type J to a Curtiss specification. This was later blended in America, with the Curtiss's own Type N, the resultant prototype being known as the JN. First production model was the JN-2, the small number produced including 10 for the U.S. Army. Just over 100 examples followed of the improved JH-3, most of these were for the R.N.A.S., which received 97.
The JN-4
series appeared in 1916 and its most significant difference from earlier "Jennies" was the replacement of the former "Derperdussin" method (of separate controls for the rudder and elevators) by a single stick control. These changes were made at the request of the British Authorities.
The Jenny JN-4D was a slow aircraft, equipped with a 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine, while the JN-4H version had a 150-horsepower Wright-Hispano engine. Depending on the source for the statistics, the maximum speed of the Jenny was 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h), the service ceiling was 11,000 ft. (3,353 m), and it had a range of 268 miles (431 km).
More images of the Curtis JN-4 "Jenny" here
K&W models 1:5 scale:
Austria-Hungary
Phönix D-III
Finland
Thulin D
France
Morane Saulnier L
Morane Saulnier H
Bleriot XI
Nieuport 17 C-1
Antoinette VII
SPAD XIII
Voisin Bi-plane
Breguet CU-1 RNF
Germany
Albatros C-1
Focke Wulf FW44
Fokker D-V
Fokker D-VII
Fokker E-III
Junkers CL-1
Pfalz E-I
Pfalz E-III
Great Britain
Avro 504 K
Blackburn Mono D
Bristol F2B
R.A.F. SE5a
Sopwith Tri-plane
R.A.F. BE2a
Vickers Vimy
Italy
Macchi M7
Nieuport 17
Japan
K5Y2 Willow (Float)
K5Y1 Willow
Sweden
Focke Wulf FW44
Macchi M7
Phönix D-III
Sk1 CFM Albatros 120
Thulin K
Ö1 Tummelisa
USA
Standard J-1
Wright Flyer
Thomas Morse
Ryan NYP
AIRCO DH4B
Douglas World Cruiser
Curtis JN-4 Jenny
Stearman PT17
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