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RCM&E (Digital)

RCM&E (Digital)

1 Issue, March 2025

Pilots’ Pictorial

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Pilots’ Pictorial
CARBON STORCH I have a 93” wood model of the Storch from the Svenson kit and while it flies okay on a .90 engine it weighs 14.5 pounds. Plus, the fuselage was flexing at the tail. My calculations show my new carbon tube version to come in at about 10 pounds, a 31% reduction and the tail cannot be twisted. The new model will be electric powered using a Hacker A50L with an extended shaft. I have previously built a smaller carbon Storch for free flight. Rob Caso FORWARD SWEPT WING I thought you might be interested in my latest creation, a FSW (Forward Swept Wing) Firestorm. Built loosely from a 1980s plan using lite-ply and blue foam and powered by a home-built contra-coax motor, she flies really well from…
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