 Seth Hunter's scratch-designed and built WWI Halberstadt DIII
The People’s Choice Award was taken
this year by Mercer County Radio Control Society’s own Seth Hunter. Seth’s scratch-designed
and scratch-built 1/3 scale WWI Halberstadt III is powered by a Fuji 64 engine and weighs
in at 42 pounds. The model has some unusual features including a full-flying
stab and rudder and pull-pull controls on all surfaces. It also features an
incredibly detailed scale model of the Argus 120 HP straight six cylinder
water-cooled engine used on the original and a unique “droop” in the trailing
edges of the bottom wing that has the affect of flaps. Historians don’t know
for sure why the Germans designed the droopy wing, but the model flies
great-slow and easy. The project took over 700 hours spread over a year. A video of
the maiden flight is available in the video section of this website and you can
follow Seth’s build thread on RC Universe by clicking here.
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