Aero_Octaveus
Well Known Member
Here is a quick story about the Timberhawk kids plane that I built this summer. Its a ~1/2 scale replica of a P-40 Warhawk built out of wood in the style of those wooden dinosaur kits. The intent is to build a plane that kids could sit in, work the controls, see how it all works. But most importantly....Inspire them to fly!
https://youtu.be/D_qzbKhm1Mo
After finishing my wing kit on my RV7A, and getting my pilots license. Money was too tight to order the fuselage. I still had the desire to keep building and I've always toyed with the idea of building a kids plane. After working the local airshows I always thought there wasn't really much for the kids to take part in. (In Canada, we have a lot of look but don't touch). The EAA young eagles discovery flights are always a hit, but so few spots are available. I wanted something really fun for them. I met Dina Jammaz from Elevate Aviation and she thought it was an awesome idea and really encouraged me to build the plane. She has some contacts with Volvo of Edmonton and they were more than happy to fund the project. So spent the Christmas break in 2017 designing approximately half-scale replica of a P-40 Warhawk.
It was really important to get the scale right. I need to make sure the kids would fit in the cockpit. But most off all, I wanted the plane to be larger than life for them.
https://youtu.be/D_qzbKhm1Mo
After finishing my wing kit on my RV7A, and getting my pilots license. Money was too tight to order the fuselage. I still had the desire to keep building and I've always toyed with the idea of building a kids plane. After working the local airshows I always thought there wasn't really much for the kids to take part in. (In Canada, we have a lot of look but don't touch). The EAA young eagles discovery flights are always a hit, but so few spots are available. I wanted something really fun for them. I met Dina Jammaz from Elevate Aviation and she thought it was an awesome idea and really encouraged me to build the plane. She has some contacts with Volvo of Edmonton and they were more than happy to fund the project. So spent the Christmas break in 2017 designing approximately half-scale replica of a P-40 Warhawk.
It was really important to get the scale right. I need to make sure the kids would fit in the cockpit. But most off all, I wanted the plane to be larger than life for them.
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