1/6th scale CA-15

Built by Adrian Hopgood from Geelong who recently passed away, it is a 1/6th flying model (6' long with 6' wingspan, the original aircraft had a 36' wingspan)

It is a balsa model with aluminium litho plate "skin" glued to all surfaces with rivet and zeus fasteners detailed, it was designed built as a flying model and had retractable undercarriage and flew with a two blade prop.

Adrian later removed the servos, motor and rebuilt the undercarriage as "fixed" with more scale detail and fitted a 4 blade prop to complete the scale model presentation.

Adrian's model plans are still available     http://www.airbornemagazine.com.au/artCA15.htm

For those interested in seeing it close up, it is intended to have this model on display at the model show in November at the Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin.