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Bird Dog Page 12
Berkeley KIT PLANS from 1953
36" wing span. Length 25". Power: gas for control line or rubber band for free flight.
History: One of a long line of civilian light planes converted to military use. The Cessna L-19 "Bird Dog" observation and Forward Air Control aircraft traced its origins to the Cessna 170, a 4-place civilian light plane, with its military power upgraded from 145 to 213hp.
Winning a U.S. Army contract in 1950 with its Model 305A redesign of the Model 170, Cessna was awarded an initial contract for 418 of the aircraft, which were then designated L-19A, and named "Bird Dog." By the time the final craft was manufactured in 1962, over 3,400 Bird Dogs had been built.Structurally, the military version differed significantly from its civilian progenitor, with the passenger capacity reduced by two, the aft superstructure radically revised to provide a clear view rearward, and transparent panel being inserted in the wing above the seats. The access door was made wider to accommodate a standard military stretcher, for which support brackets were installed. The L-19 was judged to be much better in terms of performance on takeoff and climb than its world War II predecessors, as well as more comfortable for the pilot and observer.
Although they were only used in small numbers during the Korean War, Bird Dogs were widely employed during the early days of the Vietnam war, when the U.S. Air Force acquired many to use in the Forward Air Control and observation roles, for which they were upgraded to carry wing stores, such as White Phosphorus ("Willie-Pete") target-marking rockets.
The file will print a plan 36" x 45".
File $5.00
Dan Walton, Laser Technologies, 499 Blue Goose rd. Troy, Mo. 63379
Please,,, do not email me and ask questions about Dan's laser cut kits. Dan I have an agreement. I sell the plans, and I advertise for him. This is a win-win relationship. Think of our friendship just like an ideal marriage, we don't live together!!!!! Not even in the same state! LOL
Helioplane
Just one super cool got-ta have Berkeley kit plan. With Micro gear and polys, flights for 25 minutes or more. And check out those flaps. Just love-em!
File $5.00
Cessna 195
36" wing span and a Ohlsson .23 shown for power.
Plans come as 2 files that will print 2 sheets.
Files $5.00
Cessna 172
54" wing span. Power .099 to .19
File $5.00
Cessna 170
Not real nice plans, Good as a kit plan but not to my high standards. But good enough to work on. A scan of a Berkeley 170 plan that was not correctly done but the only one I have seen. The plan will print right to the edge of 36" wide paper. There is about 3/8" of the plan that is missing one each side. Tiss Tiss. Children, let this be a lesson to you. There is a right way and a wrong way to do things. This is definably not the correct way to scan a plan this wide. Hey,,, beggers can't be choosy and I am shure he did the best he could. At least it is 99% there. And 99 from 100 is still better than nothing from 100.
The plan will print a sheet 36" x 50".
File $5.00
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