Speed 400 L-19/O-1 Bird Dog

Rich Uravitch · Aug 16, 2003, 02:32 PM

All balsa sheet, geared Speed 400, 20 oz., 210 sq. in.
Rich

Rich Uravitch · Aug 16, 2003, 02:34 PM

One more....
Rich

ClipperBill · Aug 16, 2003, 04:23 PM

Hi Rich,
Another one of your long line of beautiful airplanes that I've seen you produce over the years. Thanks for sharing. Any plans to kit the BirdDog or to have a build/plans feature in a hobby mag?
Bill

J Morgan · Aug 16, 2003, 07:26 PM

Great looking Rich! I'm glad you keep pumping them out. Ditto on the plans, mag, etc.

jbest · Aug 16, 2003, 08:49 PM

Sweet airplane, How about plans????????????????

pittslover · Aug 16, 2003, 09:15 PM

Hey a celebrity R/C'r!

great designs!

how about an aerocommander 500B, say twin speed 300's?? that would be cool.

Ralph A. D'Amelio · Aug 16, 2003, 09:34 PM

Rich, I have your Bronco...need the Birddog.....love those clouds

Large One · Aug 17, 2003, 02:05 AM

Rich

That is a pretty airplane, long been a favourite of mine...

I'm assuming rudder/elevator with that dihedral...

Are plans available?

Cheers Rich

farnboro flyer · Aug 17, 2003, 06:19 AM

Rich, Lovely model, one of my all time favourites..............well done.

Ian

stuart warne · Aug 17, 2003, 07:37 AM

Yeh very nice, one of my fav post ww2 service aircrafts.

Rich Uravitch · Aug 17, 2003, 12:58 PM

Thanks, gentlemen, your nice words are really appreciated. Here is another shot of the Bird Dog. It will be featured as a free pull-out plan with construction article in the next issue of "Fly R/C" which is a new bi-monthly, nicely done R/C magazine.
The L-19 is, as noted, a three channel rudder/elevator and motor model and it flies like a big park flyer but not as "floaty". Kind of a "guided free flight"! I'm having more fun with this thing than I ever figured I could!
Again, many thanks!
Rich

Rich Uravitch · Aug 17, 2003, 01:02 PM

Whooops, see what happens when you don't preview the attachments!!
Sorry!
Rich

TimOBrien · Aug 17, 2003, 03:00 PM

Excellent Rich!

I won a 118"-span version in a club raffle a couple of years ago and am looking forward now to making it an electric rather than a gassie.

Having a Speed400 version will be great!

Keep 'em coming....

Russell2 · Oct 11, 2003, 03:49 PM

Hello Rich, beautiful plane I'll be adding to my fleet one way or another.

I have the plan from the magazine, notice the laser cutting on the pictures in the magazine, wondering whether your company will be offering a kit anytime soon? Also curious how the bottom of wing was finished, painted?? And, is wing twisting a problem given no evident bottom sheeting?

tim61 · Oct 11, 2003, 05:13 PM

Rich,
I had already picked up the magazine, and have been studying the plans before I saw this thread. I, too, was curious about the sheeting on the wing. I was thinking about sheeting the bottom of the wing, and was curious why you chose not to sheet the wing bottom?
Tim

Aug 16, 2003, 02:32 PM	#1
Rich Uravitch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 174	Speed 400 L-19/O-1 Bird Dog All balsa sheet, geared Speed 400, 20 oz., 210 sq. in. Rich Attached Thumbnails 59.8 KB · Views: 813

Aug 16, 2003, 02:34 PM	#2
Rich Uravitch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 174	One more.... Rich Attached Thumbnails 61.3 KB · Views: 749

Aug 16, 2003, 09:15 PM	#6
pittslover Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: In My House Posts: 150	Hi Hey a celebrity R/C'r! great designs! how about an aerocommander 500B, say twin speed 300's?? that would be cool.

Aug 17, 2003, 12:58 PM	#11
Rich Uravitch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 174	Thanks, gentlemen, your nice words are really appreciated. Here is another shot of the Bird Dog. It will be featured as a free pull-out plan with construction article in the next issue of "Fly R/C" which is a new bi-monthly, nicely done R/C magazine. The L-19 is, as noted, a three channel rudder/elevator and motor model and it flies like a big park flyer but not as "floaty". Kind of a "guided free flight"! I'm having more fun with this thing than I ever figured I could! Again, many thanks! Rich Attached Thumbnails 61.3 KB · Views: 633

Aug 17, 2003, 01:02 PM	#12
Rich Uravitch Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 174	Whooops, see what happens when you don't preview the attachments!! Sorry! Rich Attached Thumbnails 49.2 KB · Views: 657

Aug 16, 2003, 04:23 PM	#3
ClipperBill Baboon McGoon Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Posts: 575	Hi Rich, Another one of your long line of beautiful airplanes that I've seen you produce over the years. Thanks for sharing. Any plans to kit the BirdDog or to have a build/plans feature in a hobby mag? Bill

Aug 16, 2003, 07:26 PM	#4
J Morgan Now in TN! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chapel Hill, TN USA Posts: 17,101	Great looking Rich! I'm glad you keep pumping them out. Ditto on the plans, mag, etc.

Aug 16, 2003, 08:49 PM	#5
jbest Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: albuquerque Posts: 1,064	Sweet airplane, How about plans????????????????

Aug 16, 2003, 09:34 PM	#7
Ralph A. D'Amelio Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Nashua NH Posts: 3,192	Rich, I have your Bronco...need the Birddog.....love those clouds

Aug 17, 2003, 02:05 AM	#8
Large One Fe Fi Fo Fum Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Useless Loop, Australia Posts: 1,269	Rich That is a pretty airplane, long been a favourite of mine... I'm assuming rudder/elevator with that dihedral... Are plans available? Cheers Rich

Aug 17, 2003, 06:19 AM	#9
farnboro flyer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Posts: 1,999	Rich, Lovely model, one of my all time favourites..............well done. Ian

Aug 17, 2003, 07:37 AM	#10
stuart warne buy a lot, fly a little! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Fens + London, England Posts: 3,417	Yeh very nice, one of my fav post ww2 service aircrafts.

Aug 17, 2003, 03:00 PM	#13
TimOBrien Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Palm City, FL Posts: 599	Excellent Rich! I won a 118"-span version in a club raffle a couple of years ago and am looking forward now to making it an electric rather than a gassie. Having a Speed400 version will be great! Keep 'em coming....

Oct 11, 2003, 03:49 PM	#14
Russell2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Deer Park, Tx, USA Posts: 417	Hello Rich, beautiful plane I'll be adding to my fleet one way or another. I have the plan from the magazine, notice the laser cutting on the pictures in the magazine, wondering whether your company will be offering a kit anytime soon? Also curious how the bottom of wing was finished, painted?? And, is wing twisting a problem given no evident bottom sheeting?

Oct 11, 2003, 05:13 PM	#15
tim61 Senior Soil Sampler Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Port Orchard, Washington, United States Posts: 568	Rich, I had already picked up the magazine, and have been studying the plans before I saw this thread. I, too, was curious about the sheeting on the wing. I was thinking about sheeting the bottom of the wing, and was curious why you chose not to sheet the wing bottom? Tim

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