A Model
Pitts Aircraft Built by Jack Varanelli
Modeled after Chuck Robert's Pitts Picture.
1-24-2008
Hi My name is Jack Varanelli, I live in
Waterbury, Connecticut. I am a member of C.C.R.C.C ( central
Connecticut radio control club) and would like to share with you how I built
a 1/3rd scale model of Chuck Roberts beautiful yellow and black Pitts
I have been building scale rc models for
25 years and always wanted to build a 1/3rd scale model of a pitts but could
not find a model company that made one rite. Years ago back in 1988 a
company named Bryron Originals designed one in from factory drawings in
1/3rd scale but went out of business some 10 years ago, so it was back to
the drawing board. I remembered that a friend of mine had one and started to
build it for his son but before he started he past away. After some 15 years
I contacted his son and asked what ever happened to it. He said it has been
in his mothers house in the basement for 15 years. What we found was the
Byron Pitts in the box and all the parts were there, what a find, So guess
who has it now
A letter from Jack about mid
November 2007.
Jeff, here are more pictures of
my
Pitts. As you can see some parts are already covered in yellow, rudder, belly
pan, ailerons, horizontal stab, landing gear belly pan as well as the elevators.
The wings are all foam then sheeted with 1/32 balsa on the leading edge and
trailing edge then cap strips are glued in between to simulate the ribs, The
covering is bright yellow iron on fabric and when you heat it it shrinks drum
tight, The engine is mounted on the fire wall, it's a Zenoha G-38 which develops
about 2-3/4 hp. I am going to mount the wings and put it together to adjust
everything, MORE PICTURES TO FOLLOW. YOUR FRIEND, JACK
Jack Varanelli |
