Many of you know the Flying King designed by Bruce Tharpe. The model has been around a while and has been adapted to many different schemes. I thought it would be a great platform for a four engined model.
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The engine of choice ( because I happened to have four of them) is the four cycle OS20. Actually two of them are .26s and two are .20s. The total thrust from the four engines should be about right for the airframe.
The nacelle spacing was determined by the size prop being used. The wing center section is flat so no dihedral problems to worry about. The size of the nacelle was determined by the fuel tank, throttle servo, and engine. Once that was settled, the nacelles went together quickly.
The fuselage nose was changed and the wing hold down plate and dowels were fortified because of the increased weight of the wing. Other than that the kit was built per directions. Because the model is being built in Germany I'll have to wait a couple of years before it can be mailed to Georgia. I highly recommend the Flying King, a very nice kit that flies like a dream and is an easy build!!
