Scaled down P-38s ?

[First time Juke]

Anyone know if there are any scaled down P-38:s flying around ?

If not then will two of these 45 hp ZENOAH ultralite engines be enuf to power lets say a 2/3 size manned Lightning ?

http://www.tn-prop.com/engines.htm

How fast could it be..any educated quess ?



Here is about the real P-38:

http://home.att.net/~ww2aviation/P-38.html

Ehem !

I did some google search and found a 80% project:

http://www.team-38.com/8p38_specification.html

This is supposed to go 315 mph at the cost of $ 300 000 per piece.

I was thinking something way cheaper.

[supercub]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

There was a scaled down P-38 at I believe was Livermore Ca. I think it was about 2/3 scale. Not sure if it's still there or not. I'm sure someone on here knows more about it.

[Coyote Chris]

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How bizarre! I had a dream about this last night before I saw this post.
I was at Reno, and Someone put in two Falcons in their 2/3 scale P-38, one running the opposite direction. In my dream, the replica was clearly an XP-38...it passed the Thunder Mustang just before home pylon....

Thats it...no more tequila before bedtime...

[Peashooter]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

With 90 horsepower total, it would have to be built like this!

http://www.loehle.com/MustangKit.htm

[woofaero]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

It's not @ LVK anymore.
Around Three years ago it was donated to the museum down in
Santa Maria CA.

Mike

[morss]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

Old bad pic of first gear retraction
dave

[First time Juke]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

With 90 horsepower total, it would have to be built like this!

http://www.loehle.com/MustangKit.htm

I see 100 mph with a 65 hp 3/4 scale Mustang.

Now what if you forget about the scale looks in the concept, but make it the most aerodynamical twinboom and enhance those 45 hp engines to produce 70 hp each => 200 mph possible ?

And if keeping it in scale but scale it possibly down to 3/5 size ?


Dave Morss,

What engines did that pictured P-38 use ?

[First time Juke]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

Here are specs for the P-38:

http://home.worldonline.dk/winthrop/p38.html

A 3/4 size P-38 spans at 11,8875 meters ( 39 feet ).

A 3/5 size plane would be spanning 9,51 meters.

A 4/7 size would be 9,05 meters.

A 1/2 size one 7,93 m ( 26 feet ).

[morss]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

the gentalman who buit this plane also built the engines and reductions. I think they were based an the suzuki samari car eng
dave

[First time Juke]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

I think they were based an the suzuki samari car eng
dave

Ok,

Thanks Dave. Did you test fly it ? Does it have variable pitch props ?

rgds,

Juke

[morss]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

yes was test pilot
he built his own fixed pitch props
dave

[First time Juke]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

Dave,

One more question; did you fly it on one engine only ? Would it have flown with one engine alone..I mean do you think it would have been in control and brought you home safely ?

rgds,

Juke

[morss]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

yes to both
dave

[Bill@Interstell]

Re: Scaled down P-38s ?

the gentalman who buit this plane also built the engines and reductions. I think they were based an the suzuki samari car eng
dave

I talked with him in his hangar at LVK one day. Sorry his name escapes me. It was half size and yes Sazuki power. He said it was underpowered. Flew OK, but not the performance he had hoped for. Donated? I guess that's why I haven't seen it up in a while.

Dave, since you flew it perhaps you can comment on the performance.

Nice workmanship.

[First time Juke]

P-38s vs. Hanriot H 232.2 as sports planes

yes to both
dave

This is a very good quality in a twin.

This Hanriot H 232.2 ( by famous Rene Hanriots factory of France ) that is in the other thread by me had at least one bad habit..small engines and inadequate training caused at least one mishap where pilot did not ( coudn't ? ) feather the prop and plane was crashed during take off.

Possibly P.38 is ( also ? ) superior in this sense even in 1/2 scale.

French 1937 design Hanriot H 232.2 ( in german markings ):

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q168/topspeed2/hanriot_232.jpg

Pic source: luftarchiv.de

Info: Finlands Aviation Museum Helsinki ( Suomen Ilmailumuseo ).