LOOK! Plans originally drawn by the legendary Cal Smith. 1/6 scale on 24" wide paper but you could increase the size to 36" wide paper which will give you 1/4 scale. No cowl to buy. You build it out of balsa. No canopy to mess with. A HUGE article which includes scale tips, real plane information, building and flying tips, ect. I kept the article separate to save you on printing cost. And I separated the BOM in the article, enlarged it by 150% to allow for easier reading. And then I put it along the side so you can cut it out and take it to the Hobby Shop with you. ALSO, before you email me asking if the engine size is a miss print, it is not. Plans do show a K & B .19 as power!
Cal did have to put a pound of lead in the nose to balance the plane out. I would suggest converting the elevator to a lifting elevator to allow for a more rear-ward balance point. This is of course, if you not building scale. Hey!,,,, who gives a hoot at 50 feet? Beside, I like to keep the lead out. Keep her light-n-lively. Ya, like a cheerleader. With great looking legs and a slim waist. Young, firm breast, perky,,,, What was I talking about? Oh ya.
Now, What about electric and keeping the batteries forward? An Astro Flight 25 to 40 geared? The possibilities are many with a beauty such as this project.
I tell you this, you can NOT live without the plans for this jewel. Buy her now, save her to a disc. Start collecting the wood on the BOM. And the next time you re-kit a plane, (and we all do. *sniff sniff*) you will be ready to start on this beautiful World War One fighter by Cal Smith.
53" WING SPAN
1,000 sq. in. WING AREA
40" LENGTH
6 lbs WEIGHT
1/6 SCALE
.19 POWER
HISTORY: The Pup was a single-seat fighting scout and the forerunner to the more famous Camel. The Pup was nearly perfect in flying qualities. Delightful to fly, very small, simple and reliable with a generous wing area for a good rate of climb and agility. It had excellent performance at height. It was soon underpowered for combat on the Western Front against Albatros DIIIs, but it could turn twice in the radius of a single turn by an Albatros. This aircraft established the reputation of Naval 8 RNAS in late 1916 when they racked up 20 kills. After removal from the front it was used as a Home Defence unit fighter against Zeppelins.
Technical Details
The Pup was powered by the 80 hp LeRhone 9C rotary engine, giving it a maximum speed of 179 km/h (111 mph). Other engines were used on some aircraft (80 hp Gnome or 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape) It was armed with a single Vickers machine gun mounted on the fusilage over the engine. It was light and extremely agile, although slower than it's opponents, the Albatros DIII. Some 1770 were built, quite a number for that time.
These are high resolution TIFF files containing 200 x 200 dots per inch.
The 3 files will print 3 sheets of plans 24" x 19", 24" x 58" and 24" x 66".
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