PeterDays

After almost 28 years of being built(not 15 or 16 as said in another thread) this Cessna 210 finally flies. It flew a few months ago but it almost crashed due to all kinds of problems with flaps, ailerons, weight and CofG. After a lot of work it finally hits the sky and does a succesfull flight.

Originally, this was a Pica 206 that was bashed into a Cessna 210. The guys who built this built the cowling around a OS .61 schnuerle and there is barely any acces to the engine, so we stayed with the original over 28 year old engine.

I have had the plane for a about 3 years, buying and installing all the necessary things to get it in the air(which around here is dificult and expensive) and Jose Antonio Gandica, an instructor at our local club spend some time working out bugs and irregularities. He performs the first flight and all of it´s test to assure good control of the aircraft. To say the least we are very happy with the outcome. Even though this is not "extreme scale" as far as the retract mechanism and other details, I believe this is the only Cessna 210 Centurion with glow power flying anywhere. We hope we can slowly make improvements in the overall apperance to make it more scale, and finish small technical problems to improve flight even more.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFj9MufX8Q0[/youtube]

I hope you enjoy it

Pedro

Wayne22

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Now that is a neat project....congratulations!!

TexasAirBoss

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Sweet !!! Nice job ! Would love to see some pictures. How did you get everything to fit in the cowl ?

abufletcher

Now, I don't feel nearly as bad for working on my Snipe for close to three years! It's great when a model can finally make it into the air!

PeterDays

You can´t believe how tight the engine and and the nose gear are... and how hot things get in there. There is a bit of a problem not with the air than goes in, but with the exit to the air which is very lmited, but luckly the engine has not failed, even though it gets quite hot. We are thinking of opening two small Naca inlets on the sides, like the real one to see if things improve while keeping it scalish

PeterDays

Here is a short video with part of the second flight:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxyoLQAPVXI[/youtube]

sebo

I'd like to see the setup of the main landing gear retracts. </p>

I've wanted to do that but have no idea where to start.  Any pics or drawings or let me know who makes them.</p>

Thanks.</p>

Ron</p>

TexasAirBoss

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The cowl flaps on my Bonanza really help with cooling. They are pretty easy to add on also.

PeterDays

Yes, it has two of them and they work, but it&acute;s just not enough, plus the motor head is under the built up cowling, unlike yours that it&acute;s exposed. Maybe all add another even if it losses scale. By the way the plane is all glassed up, so that would mean cutting up a little wood.

TexasAirBoss

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From the video, it looks like you have working wheel brakes !! Man, what don't you have on that thing ?

PeterDays

Actually, the Robart wheels generate so much drag under the weight of the plane, that they act like proportional brakes

stg61abc

Hello Pedro. You Centurion is just fantastic !! what a project.. is my favourite civil airplane. which engine did you in it?
I will ask to you to post all the pictures that you can from it...
Again congratulations. i never knew about any Centurion modelled anywhere..
cheers

aerowoof

never heard tha pica made a 206 sure it was not a royal 206 kit?

PeterDays

Yes, it could be. The guys who built it said they where not sure. They have long left the hobby and don&acute;t remember.