Hall Cherokee II 1:4 Scale
The Hall Cherokee II 1:4
This exclusive laser cut short kit with complete hardware pack is one
of our most popular sailplanes. The never-before-modeled Hall Cherokee
II was originally featured in a construction article by David Smith in
Quiet Flyer magazine and is now kitted exclusively by TMRC with his
permission.
This beautiful example of the Hall Cherokee II was scratch built by
Earl Mosley in California and shows off the extremely scale structure
of this great-flying quarter-scale design engineered and prototyped by
Canadian modeler Dave Smith.
Stan Hall brought affordable high performance soaring to the masses
with his well thought out all-wood construction Cherokee II. Available
in plans beginning in the 50s, this aircraft has been built and flown
by enthusiasts around the world. One in need of completion but with
compete fuselage and tails recently was sold on eBay for less than a
thousand dollars.
This
is a classic in every sense of the word, and Dave has modeled it
perfectly. His plans show a sport scale wing as well as drawings to
finish the wing as per the full scale ship and much of the fuselage and
tails construction is almost indistinguishable from the full size since
he worked from Stan Halls original Cherokee II prints.
Just as in the full-scale world, many examples exist and in the images
here you can see both flat-wrapped plastic canopies as well as blown
molded ones. Both are correct and scale.
It is an excellent flyer by all reports and make a great subject for aerotow and can be successfully winched as well.
SPECS
Span: 132" (3.3m)
Length: 64.9" (165cm)
Aspect: 13.6:1
Area: 1280 in.2
All up weight: 6.5 lbs. (2.95kg)
Wing loading: 11.7 oz./ft.2
Airfoil: GOE 649
Scale: 1:4
No. Servos Req'd: 5-7
FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Tow Release (optional)
PARTIAL KIT CONTENTS
Plywood and balsa wing ribs,
Plywoood fuselage bulkheads,
Cockpit floor/servo tray,
Balsa turtledeck formers,
Plywood nose formers,
Tail ribs, spars and tips,
Dive brake doors and frames,
Wing root fairing plywood sheeting,
Canopy bow templates,
Plastic canopy sheeting,
Vacuum-formed clear plastic canopy
Laser Cut Instrument Panel Kit
Plans, 2 sheets 36" x 84" rolled.
INCLUDED IN HARDWARE PACK
Lightweight wheel/tire 3-1/4" dia,
Steel wire axle, 5/32",
Dura collars 5/32",
3-48 x 3/4" stab mounting bolts,
Hinges, nylon large,12,
Pushrods (tails) 2 48" length,
3/8" 7075 T6 aluminum wing rod,
13/32" OD brass joiner sleeve,
square tube elevator actuator slide,
1/8" x 6" spring steel incidence pin,
5/32" OD brass incidence sleeve,
1/16" dia. wire tow release wire.
NEEDED TO COMPLETE MODEL
Wing and fuselage balsa sheet,
Wing balsa leading edge stock,
Spruce spars caps,
Fusleage framing longerons/stringers,
Cable actuators (dive brakes) 2,
Adhesive epoxy and CA cements,
Covering, fabric or film,
Servos, wires, battery and receiver.
ORDERING
The Hall Cherokee 1:4 scale kit costs $329.95 and includes hardware package, fiberglass instrument panel kit and vacuum-formed canopy. Click the link below to purchase.
PLANS SHEETS: We offer plans sets for the Hall Cherokee 1:4 scale - 2 - 36" x 84" sheets - Price $44.95. Click the link below to purchase.
FINE ART PRINT: We offer a fine art print of the Hall Cherokee. These fine art aviation prints are meticulously drawn to scale using factory documentation and photographs and show panel lines or framing details and, where applicable, military insignia placement. The name of the aircraft depicted is imprinted along with detailed specifications, performance and historical data. Each is printed in high resolution on museum-quality archival stock in black-and-white or six-color process archival inks and shipped flat in a protective photo-mailer. Frame size is 16" x 20" using an 11 x 14 mat opening.The cost is $24.95. Click the link below to order:
HISTORY
The Cherokee II was introduced in 1956 by Stan Hall specifically for amateur construction from plans. The entire airframe is covered in fabric. Upper surface spoilers control the glidepath, and the landing gear is fixed.
Many examples vary in detail. The design was further developed by several builders including the Cherokee RM by Terry Miller and John Ree with a 13.4 m. / 44 ft. span wing with NACA 64(3)-618 airfoil which increased L/D max. to about 28, and the 15 m. Leonard Annebula which has Prue type trailling edge airbrakes and a claimed L/D max. of 31.
A Cherokee RM belongs to the National Soaring Museum.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Special thanks to the Soaring
Society of America (SSA), for permission to use text and
specs from their publications. More information on vintage
soaring craft may be found at their pages and in their
publications and those of the
Vintage Sailplane
Association.
ORDERING INFORMATION
All of our kits are hand picked and packed from parts we either fabricate ourselves or purchase from a small trusted group of suppliers and vendors. Each kit is unique and generally ships in 4 weeks or less. We maintain a stock inventory of some of our more popular kits which generally ship within 3-5 business days of the order being placed.
Aerosente guarantees this kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship. If any parts are missing from the kit or are damaged due to workmanship of the product, please notify Aerosente for a prompt replacement of damaged or missing part. This warranty does not cover parts damaged by shipping, use or modification. Aerosente's liability will not exceed the original cost of the purchased kit. Aerosente does not control the assembly or materials used for final assembly, so no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for completed kits.
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