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Preview |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Flying | 25-Oct-10 11:38 |  | | Views : 866 | | This shot was taken, standing in the center of the Helldiver's flight circle. The plane goes around fairly quickly so that one can get dizzy while tracking it with the camera. |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Parked | 11-Feb-08 23:03 |  | | Views : 1171 | | The rubber is stretch wound to about 600 turns. Note the balsa wood blast tube to protect the fuselage from a possible break in the rubber. |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Parked | 06-Jan-08 14:40 |  | | Views : 1475 | | Completed model, waiting to be wound. The plane comes in at 102g. Despite the weight, it is a stable flyer, although a little fast. |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Build | 06-Jan-08 14:38 |  | | Views : 1176 | | The nose is removable via a nose block that fit into the back piece of the dummy engine. |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Build | 06-Jan-08 14:36 |  | | Views : 1123 | | The tail is build from laminations of 2 1/16 inch balsa strips. |
| John Cooper | Dumas Kit #319, Sparrowhawk | Build | 06-Jan-08 14:33 |  | | Views : 1094 | | The lower wing is removable and has paper tubes. Balsa spars attach the wing to paper tubes in the fuselage. |
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