The American Junior Hornet 2X is a double size version of the original rubber powered A-J Hornet, it was built by Frank Macy. It has been fitted with small radio control equipment and a geared electric motor/battery system by Noel Martin. It is capable of taking off from the runway or being hand launched and is not overpowered. The flight characteristics are very similar to Jim Walker's original Hornet, being smooth and graceful, with no bad habits. Flight time is about 15 minutes. |
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Construction is similar to the original, with the wing sliding in a cut in the fuselage and the elevator rubber banded to its mount. The rudder is full flying and controls turning very capably. The elevator is small, about the same scale as the Firebaby, and does not have enough authority to cause a bad stall. |
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The wing is one piece of
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R/C information provided to American Junior Classics by Noel Martin 2/24/05. This was a joint project
with Frank Macy building and painting the model and Noel Martin adding the radio control upgrade.
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