Curtiss
Canuck 41 1/2" N023 |
Skill
Level: Intermediate
More
than 200 parts
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SPECIFICATIONS |
Scale:
~1/9 |
Prop:
8x4 |
Channels:
R/E/A/T |
Wheels: Balsa Ply w Neo Tires
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Wingspan:
41 1/2" |
Airfoil Type: flat bottomed |
Wing
Area: 330 sq in |
Cowl:
N/A |
Designer:
M.K.
Bengtson |
Weight:
24 oz ready to fly |
Spinner:
N/A
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Prototype
By: Dave Walker |
Power
System: 6V
S400 with Mini-Olympus 2.33:1 gearbox |
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Decals
Available | Instruction
Manual |
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HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE The
Canuck was a Canadian license built version of the famous Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.
Canadian Aeroplanes, Ltd. modified the Curtiss Jenny and created the Canuck for
the R.F.C. A total of 2900 were built and 680 of them were used in the U.S. in
flight schools. A shortage of Irish linen for covering led to the use of equally
good cotton fabric from Quebec's Wabasso Cotton Mills Company. Cotton later replaced
linen as the fabric of choice for aircraft. R.F.C. Canada pilot training was moved
to Texas for the winter of 1917-18 to allow pilot training to continue without
interference from the fierce Canadian winter. |