How about a couple of Vietnam era FAC aircraft that have been almost completely ignored? I am referring to the L-19/O-1 Bird Dog and the O-2A!! My Dad flew the L-19 and I would love a model of her complete with the famous 60 degree "Barn Door" flaps that allowed her to dang near hover! Oh I wish someone would do these two great aircraft. They would be so fun to fly!!
I had been thinking of other twin engine civilian airplanes that would be good candidates to offer another alternative to the ONLY other option the Dynam 310 Grand Cruiser. And as I was watching a clip from the movie American Made I thought why not the Piper Aerostar 600!
I am sure plenty of other RC pilots out there attempt short takes off's from short runways all the time anyways! lol Who else would be interested in an Aerostar?
I have seen his MU 2 up close and it does fly well.
that would make a nice civilian bird for Flightline to build.
Also the large Wheels on the A 26 Invader would work well on grass fields if they should come out with that warbird.
I'd just like to put this sobering reality out here on the reason you most likely don't see these civvy planes............the gear is not turf friendly and we all know how most want/need that.
Of the 3 you list the Diamond would be terrible and the King Air possibly the best but still skeptical. :Straight-Face:
While I do understand your point I don't think that has been a factor in preventing some civilian models from being made. Take for example two of the most newest models the E-flite Cherokee and the E-flite Cirrus SR22T of which both have wheel covers that make them even more unsuitable for flying off grass. Yet they still remain popular. At least a King Air could be modified with larger wheels and still look somewhat scale. By the way there is also the shorter King Air C90B that has slightly larger single rear wheels. I have also attached a pic of it.
I think you could make a grass field friendly King Air, but to do it you would need to make it relatively large, say in the 1500 - 1600mm range. Which would be okay with me;-) That is the same size range I'd like to see an OV-10 made in, while I would still like a good 1400mm O-2.
I'd just like to put this sobering reality out here on the reason you most likely don't see these civvy planes............the gear is not turf friendly and we all know how most want/need that.
Of the 3 you list the Diamond would be terrible and the King Air possibly the best but still skeptical. :Straight-Face:
Anyone else feel like there is a need for more twin prop civilian airplanes other than the sole option of the toy looking Dynam 310 Grand Cruiser? I would like to see a Seneca, Beechcraft King Air or Diamond DA42.
Welcome to my bandwagon I’ve been asking for one for years. I don’t care if it’s done by Dynam as long as it is done. Oh yea it has to be the version with a radial engine the B version not the Super B with a turbine.
A radial version would probably be the better selling option. But I'd end up getting at least 2. One for radial and one for the turbine.
My cousin flies a turbine version currently and my uncle used to have a couple radials years ago.
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