Saw it this morning and immediately fell in love. That bugger has some great lines and the schemes you can built oob are pretty cool. Never heard of that plane before. Can you guys tell something about it?
https://aeroscale.net/news/curtiss-wright-jeep-released
Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
Very special looking indeed!
but but.. Didn't Lyle build something similar x-amount of years ago ??
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but but.. Didn't Lyle build something similar x-amount of years ago ??
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
Apparently there's someone with the company that just posted a build on this thing over here:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... nt-4139991
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... nt-4139991
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
Sky Rocket? XF something. I have that kit but its put off for now. I've got to get back to that one soon.
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
The AT-9 was designed to be an advanced multiengine trainer and was a companion to the Cessna UC-78. It did not have very good flying characteristics. I remember one fellow who trained on them saying that on approach you looked through the small windows above the windscreen to see the runway. There is a very good article by Walt Boyne on the AT-9 in the February 1974 Wings magazine
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
It sort of resembles the Grumman Goose and Skyrocket. Although the Goose is a high wing twin engine float plane.
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
Looks like a lot of motor for a little trainer. Props way out in front like a Mosquito.
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Re: Curtiss Wright Jeep by Dora Wings
The engines were Lycoming R-680's, supposedly rated at 290 horsepower, but the rub was that they didn't have feathering props so with a dead engine you were stuck with the drag of a windmilling prop. Combine no climb with a nasty stall and you end up with an unfriendly airplane. But they are cute and I'm going to get one.