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Features
- The Giant Jug is Here!
- This is the 1/6 P-47D Thunderbolt "Gold Giant Scale Edition" Airplane Kit.
- This was modeled after the P-47D-30-RA attached to the 366th Fighter
- Squadron, 358th Fighter Group, USAAF, Tour, France, 1944.
- This 1/6th Scale Warbird boasts Incredible Scale Accuracy, along with
- the Ease of Assembly made possible by Gold Edition Engineering.
- FEATURES: Utilizes Familiar Wood Kit-Building Techniques, Tools and Materials
- Precisely Interlocking Parts Designed through AUTOCAD, and a thorough
- Photo-Illustated Manual Helps Guide Modelers Through the Assembly
- Process.
- Balsa-sheeted exterior provides an ideal surface for scale finishing
- Easy to Build and Fly for the First Time Giant Scale Modeler
- In the Air, the Giant P-47D Delivers Scale Flying Performance, and
- its Large Size makes it Easy To See and Appreciate.
- IMAA (International Miniature Aircraft Association) Legal
- Uses a notable elliptical wing platform using the proven S8036
- airfoil at the root and the S8037 airfoil at the tip. This
- Combination delivers excellent flight performance and stability.
- Fully-Symmetrical Wing
- Vacuum-Formed ABS Cowl Included
- Includes instructions and most parts for optional P-47D Razorback
- version (except Canopy, See COMMENTS).
- INCLUDES: ABS Parts (Cowl, Turbo-Supercharger Cover, Air-Cooler Vents),
- Clear Bubble Canopy, Pushrods, Full Size Plans, Photo-Illustrated
- Instructions and All Wood to Complete the Kit and Decals.
- REQUIRES: Engine: 2.1-2.8 cu in (34.5-45cc) Glow OR
- 2.5-4.2 cu in (41-70cc) Gas (See COMMENTS on Flat Four)
- 5" Spinner, Propeller, Engine Mount, Fuel Tubing, Easy Filler Fuel
- Valve, 24-32oz Fuel Tank (see commments on multicylinder option)
- Main Retracts (see comments), Tailwheel Retract, Air Control Kit.
- Radio: 6 to 7 Channel
- Servos: 10 (Standard: 2-Flaps, 1-Retracts, 1-Tailwheel Steering,
- 1-Throttle
- High Torque (over 45 oz-in): 2-Elevator, 1-Rudder, 2-Ailerons
- Y-Harness: 4 (Elevator, Flaps, Ailerons, Rudder/Tail Steering)
- Servo Extensions (24"): 2
- Receiver Battery: 6V 1200mAh
- Covering: Five to Six 6-Foot Rolls and Matching Paint
- Misc. Items: Two 5" Main Wheels, 1¾" Tailwheel, Wheel Collars,
- Five Heavy-Duty Control Horns, Twenty Six Heavy-Duty Hinge Points,
- Sixteen #6x½" Sheet Metal Screws (for mounting the retracts)
- ½" Foam Rubber Padding, Switch and Charge Mounting Jack,
- Pull-Pull Cable System for Steerable Tailwheel, Covering Tools,
- Building and Field Equipment
- SPECS: Wingspan: 85" (2160mm)
- Fuselage Length: 75½" (1917mm)
- Wing Loading: 34.7-38.2 oz/sq ft (106-117g/sq dm)
- Wing Area: 1327 sq in (85.6 sq dm)
- Weight (w/radio): 20 - 22lbs (9-10kg)
- Airfoil: Fully-Symmetrical, Low-Wing
- Center of Gravity: 5¼" back from the Leading Edge at Rib 5.
- Control Throws: High Rate Low Rate
- Elevator- Up and Down ¾" ½"
- Ailerons- Up and Down ¾" ½"
- Rudder- Left and Right 1¾" 1¾"
- Flaps- Down 3¼"
- Cowling: Length, Firewall To Front:
- Height, Rear At Firewall: 12-3/8"
- Height At Front: 9¾" (1" back from spinner)
- Width At Rear: 9¼"
- Width At Front: 8" (1" back from spinner)
- COMMENTS: This kit can be fiberglassed or covered with film covering.
- After market are available (retracts, cockpit interior, pilot)
- (see optionals on the Accessory Completion Guide for these items)
- This kit comes with the bubble canopy. For the Razorback version,
- simply use the included wood for building and also purchase
- TOPQ8042 clear canopy to convert this kit.
- The O.S. FF-320 has plenty of power to fly the Giant P-47. The
- cylinder will protrude through the sides of the cowl and only is
- a couple of oz heavier than an US 41 and shouldn't be a problem.
- The wing planform is scale, but the airfoil is a little different
- compared to the actual airplane. The stab and fin have been
- enlarged to help stability. Everything else is pretty close to
- scale.
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