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| Specifications: | ||
| Wingspan: | 63” | 158 cm |
| Length: | 43” | 108 cm |
| Wing area: | 925 sq" | 57,8 dm² |
| Weight: | 9,3 Ibs | 4200 g |
| Wing load: | 23 oz/sq' | 72 g/dm² |
| Engine: | .60 (10 cc) 2-stroke | |
| .70 - .90 (11.5 - 15 cc) 4-stroke | ||
| Radio | Min. 4-channel | |
The Model
The scale gives an aircraft compact enough
to transport in a car, but big enough to fly
comfortably. This model has no vices but care
should be taken at the flare out, as on its full-size counterpart.
Ö1, Tummeliten
One of the oldest and best known
aircrafts at the Swedish Airforce Museum in
Linköping, Sweden, is Ö1, Tummeliten (Little
Tom Thumb) or more often known as Tummelisa,
his female counterpart.
This aircraft was constructed in 1919 at
the Swedish Army Aircraft Factory (FFV) at
Malmen near Linköping, now the headquarters
of SAAB, (Svenska Aeroplan AB). The initiator
was Captain Gösta von Porat who had spent
some time at Ecole d'aviation in Paris and the
chief designer was Henry Kjellson a skilled and
advanced aircraft engineer. The aircraft was
equiped with an 80 hp rotary engine made in
Sweden and based on the le Rhone rotary engine.
The maine purpose of this aircraft was to
replace the heavy and slow Albatross, in service
as training aircrafts. It was small and light
and was intended to improve the pilots handling
skill and sensitivity.
In total 30 planes were built and
Tummeliten served without any major accidents
until 1935 when all but one were scrapped. The
remaining aircraft, No. 3656 was kept in flyable
condition long thereafter and was overhauled
and repainted as late as 1951 and flown in
Gothenburg that year, In 1962, at the 50 year
anniversary celebration of the Swedish Airforce
Tummeliten was flown for the last time and is
now grounded because of the risk of loosing
an historical valuable aircraft.
General flight instructions (for both full-size and model):
Ground: Revving up
and assisting with rudder not
recomended because of
ground loop risk.
Start: Keep direction steady with
quick rudder corrections and
watch tail with elevator. Too
low tail reduces directional
stability and increases
ground loop risk.
Climb out at shallow
angle.
Aproach: Straight into the wind.
Directional corrections
during landing and roll out with quick and
later large rudder movements. Reving up
engine will not improve corrections, but rather
make the situation worse.
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