Gold Edition DC-3

Model Airplane News, Jul 1998 by Chianelli, Chris

Now I ask you, is an IMAA-legal Douglas DC-3 an awesome choice to be given Top Flite's superb Gold Edition kit treatment, or what? This kit is sure to earn a smile from Golden Age and warbird lovers alike. Like all Top Flite Gold Edition kits, the DC-3 is all built up, and the kit box is filled with excellent laserand machine-cut balsa and plywood parts.

Gold Edition CAD-drawn plans and instructions have gained a reputation for being super accurate and easy to follow, and there's no way the DC-3 will break this tradition. Its features include: heavy-duty ABS engine cowls and wing fairings; easy-to-build round fuselage, including cabin top and tail cone; I-beam/D-tube wing construction; and optional, split, wing flaps; and it comes with a comprehensive how-to manual titled "Flying Twins."

Specifications: wingspan-82.5 inches; wing area-734.5 square inches; weight-8 to 10 pounds; wing loading-25.1 to 31.4 ounces per square foot; fuselage length-55.5 inches; fin area-70.07 square inches; engines required-two .25 to .40 2-stroke, .40- to .52 4-stroke, or O.S. .30 Wankels; radio required-4- to 8-channel with six to nine servos (two high-torque, two micro). For more information, contact Great Planes Model Distributors, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, II.; (217) 398-6300; fax (217) 398-0008.