Thursday, July 9, 2009

Where can I find that 1/3 scale R/C craft that uses a Continental 0-200 for a powerplant?

I remember seeing, years ago, a very large R/C aircraft that used a Continental O-200 for the engine at a airshow. It was a 1/3 scale model of the Spitfire. (By the way, I am not confusing this with the experimental, manned Spitfire that uses the O-200 also).





Where is that plane now? Can I find a video or picture of it?

Where can I find that 1/3 scale R/C craft that uses a Continental 0-200 for a powerplant?
You may be thinking of the Culver PQ-8/TDC Cadet. It was designed in the late 1930's and flown by radio control as a target drone for anti-aircraft gunnery practice. It does have lines similar to the early Spitfire fighter.





The tiny airplane could also be flown by a live pilot, and several of them managed to survive through WWII and were sold to the public as surplus. I saw one of these little single seat airplanes in a museum several years ago.


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