Tiger Moth (Pacific Aeromodel Mfg.)

This model was an impulse purchase when I saw it at the hobby shop.  The quality of the construction
appeared to be outstanding, and it was.  I had read an article in Fly RC about this conversion, and I
really liked the color scheme.  The cowl is beautifully painted fiber glass and actually matched the covering material.

It has flown successfully several times at this point.  Flight duration is 15 minutes with the batteries listed below, and
performance is excellent.  It loops easily from level flight.  The model appears very scale-like in the air.











I constructed a box of 1/8" aircraft plywood to mount the motor and hold the batteries.  I had read many threads on Ezone
where the modeler had used subC cell NiMh batteries behind the firewall and had to put lead in the nose.  This resulted
in a very heavy model.  I put the batteries under the motor to get the weight as far forward as possible.

The cowl is mounted with three pairs of rare earth magnets.  It took several hours to line all of this up.




The battery/motor mount was epoxied directly to the firewall.







The pilot figure came from Hobby Lobby.












Both the rudder and stabilizer are pull-pull actuated.





The landing gear is a near work of art.  Careful binding and soldering makes is scale and strong.

The flying wires are functional and also took hours to mount and secure.




I found the instrument panels on Ezone and printed them the proper size on gloss photo paper which
I sprayed with a clear acrylic coating to protect them.  Notice the ESC switch in the ]forward instrument panel.

Specifications

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