It was my wife that gifted me a new radio control for my birthday on our first year of marriage, therefore I started to built this model after 10 years of pause. This is a reproduction of the L19 Bird Dog.

General characteristics of the real Aircraft

• Crew: one/two
• Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.88 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
• Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.23 m)
• Wing area: 174 sq ft^[23] (16.16 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,614 lb (734 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 2,430 lb (1105 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental O-470-11 flat six piston, 213 hp (159 kw)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 115 mph (100 knots, 185 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 104 mph (87 knots, 167 km/h)
• Stall speed: 54 mph (47 knots, 87 km/h)
• Range: 530 miles (460 nmi, 853 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,500 ft (5,640 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,150 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
• Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m): 560 ft (170 m)
• Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m): 600 ft (180 m)

General characteristics of the Model

• Length: 27 in (7.88 m)
• WingSpan: 40 in (10.97 m)
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Skeleton of Balsa Wood

  Model at the end of work

  Me on the field – Model Flying Club “Guidonia”