1930’s Vintage Monoplane Racer (ARF)

Description

The Golden era of aviation – The grand finale at the 1929 Cleveland Air Races, when Pilot Doug Davis beat the Army and Navy in his sleek little Travel Air Mystery Ship monoplane. This crushing defeat of the military domination of air racing was a defining moment in aviation history. It caused the military to get rid of their World War I concepts of Aerial warfare and to start ordering state-of-the-art aircraft. More than 500,000 tickets were sold for the 1929 races, which took place over a ten-day period. That was the zenith of air racing as a spectator sport. The Great Depression, combined with the decreasing novelty value of flight, cut into attendance figures during the 1930s. Nevertheless, the National Air Races continued through 1939. They were held in Cleveland every year except 1933 and 1936.

Our Vintage Monoplane racer captures the essence of aviations “Golden Era” with the looks of a 1930’s racer and the handling of a far more modern aircraft. She is beautifully constructed from quality Balsa and Lite Ply, being an ARF airframe the covering is pre applied for you and looks stunning!

The wings are a simple plug in affair with a carbon fiber spar and a thumb screw retention system. The power system is your choice of 30-35 sized brushless outrunner, 60-80 amp speed controller and either a 3s or 4s 2500-3000mah Lipoly battery.

Spec:
Wing Span: 1355mm
Length: 1108mm
Wing Area: 29.65Sqdm
Flying Weight: 1900g

Requires:
4 channel radio system
4 x metal gear micro servos
60 amp Esc
30-35 size Brushless Outrunner
2500-3000mah 3s-4s Lipo Battery