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BobTursack · , 05:13 PM

Barry Finck spotted this plane at the National Balsa display at Toledo, and then we saw the display model at Joe Nall. After speaking with Eric and Heather of National Balsa, we purchased the kit, the canopy (in stock at The Nall), and ordered the fiberglass parts, as well as the Sierra-built landing gear. Being rained out, we picked up the kit on our way out of the Triple Tree property, and commenced opening the kit and starting to lay out some parts today. The bench we have is 15' long, and this build will take up every inch.

We will post photos as we go. Cris Finck is the builder. Barry Finck will be participating in the build as well....and I'll be the guy who cleans up at night and keeps the guys stocked with snacks. Here we go...

GAANDAHL · , 05:26 PM

Looking forward to your build. Chipmunks look great in the air!

BobTursack · , 05:26 PM

Here are a few photos of the project start-up.

acerc · , 05:44 PM

Going to be fun to watch.

kork · , 07:04 PM

Wow! very cool build!
Enjoy

rdgood · , 08:30 PM

Nice!!!!

Please post pics of progress...

Ronster

VinceY · , 10:27 PM

Subscribed. The Super Chipmunk is my favorite airplane of all time.

vatechguy3 · , 06:22 AM

Got pics of the landing gear?

3 piece wing?

Cant wait to see this progress.

Tony

BobTursack · , 09:00 PM

We don�t have the landing gear yet. That�s coming from Sierra.

The wing is a 3-piece format.

Krazy Karl · , 09:27 PM

Mark Dennis · , 11:04 AM

What are these kits selling for? I haven’t seen a price yet but I am going to have to have one of these!

BobTursack · , 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Dennis

What are these kits selling for? I haven�t seen a price yet but I am going to have to have one of these!

HI Dennis -

The short kit is $625
The plans are $95
The canopy is $110
The cowling is $180

I did not yet receive my receipt for the gear or the wheel pants & strut covers.

The wood in this kit is excellent!

BobTursack · , 11:56 AM

The fiberglass tubes for the stab section arrived today, and we had a few technical questions on this build, and we called Wendell Hosteler. What a pro and a gentleman. He spent time on the phone to discuss everything and gave us some great guidance.

There are going to be a few quick adjustments and "fixes" to the plans. We will post everything for all to see as we go through them. Please remember we are building the 40% version. So, anything we post should be considered as good guidance, but might need some very slight edits for the 30% version, if you choose to go that route.

GULF DRIVER · , 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Dennis

What are these kits selling for? I haven�t seen a price yet but I am going to have to have one of these!

Look here towards the bottom.

http://www.nationalbalsa.com/hostetl...show=20&page=6

erjpilot · , 01:22 PM

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05-17-2018, 05:13 PM #1
BobTursack
BobTursack Registered User United States, PA, Glenmoore Joined Oct 2007 42 Posts	Build Log 40% Super Chipmunk - Hostetler Barry Finck spotted this plane at the National Balsa display at Toledo, and then we saw the display model at Joe Nall. After speaking with Eric and Heather of National Balsa, we purchased the kit, the canopy (in stock at The Nall), and ordered the fiberglass parts, as well as the Sierra-built landing gear. Being rained out, we picked up the kit on our way out of the Triple Tree property, and commenced opening the kit and starting to lay out some parts today. The bench we have is 15' long, and this build will take up every inch. We will post photos as we go. Cris Finck is the builder. Barry Finck will be participating in the build as well....and I'll be the guy who cleans up at night and keeps the guys stocked with snacks. Here we go...

05-17-2018, 05:26 PM #3
BobTursack
BobTursack Registered User United States, PA, Glenmoore Joined Oct 2007 42 Posts	Start-up. Here are a few photos of the project start-up. Images View all Images in thread Views: 387 The full scale. Views: 385 We will be using this type of landing gear. Views: 638 Cris and Barry getting a look at the plans. The plans are blown up from their smaller model. As a result, the photos on the plans are worthless. We wrote to NB and are hoping to get hold of good quality build photos. Views: 563 Cris cut out all the parts and laid them out - organized. I am really, really, really not sold on laser cutting. NB did a nice job, but I do not like the black edges (glue does not stick as well to burnt wood) and a CNC cut kit would suit me better. Views: 527 Here's the table of parts. Not shown is all the sheeting, stringers and spars. The wood is very high quality.

05-19-2018, 11:56 AM #13
BobTursack
BobTursack Registered User United States, PA, Glenmoore Joined Oct 2007 42 Posts	Customer Service!!! The fiberglass tubes for the stab section arrived today, and we had a few technical questions on this build, and we called Wendell Hosteler. What a pro and a gentleman. He spent time on the phone to discuss everything and gave us some great guidance. There are going to be a few quick adjustments and "fixes" to the plans. We will post everything for all to see as we go through them. Please remember we are building the 40% version. So, anything we post should be considered as good guidance, but might need some very slight edits for the 30% version, if you choose to go that route.

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GAANDAHL
GAANDAHL Registered User United States, MN, Red Wing Joined Feb 2015 21 Posts	Looking forward to your build. Chipmunks look great in the air!

05-17-2018, 05:44 PM #4
acerc
acerc Registered User United States, FL, Center Hill Joined Jul 2014 2,167 Posts	Going to be fun to watch.

05-17-2018, 07:04 PM #5
kork
kork Registered User United States, FL, North Port Joined Nov 2011 1,054 Posts	Wow! very cool build! Enjoy

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rdgood
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VinceY
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05-18-2018, 06:22 AM #8
vatechguy3
vatechguy3 Registered User United States, VA, Smithfield Joined Jan 2006 2,305 Posts	Got pics of the landing gear? 3 piece wing? Cant wait to see this progress. Tony

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BobTursack
BobTursack Registered User United States, PA, Glenmoore Joined Oct 2007 42 Posts	We don�t have the landing gear yet. That�s coming from Sierra. The wing is a 3-piece format.

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