Lockheed 8D Altair
This Lockheed 8D Altair is a 1/8 scale semi-scale model, published as a pull-out plan in RC Pilot magazine, issue 30, April 2006.
Photos
Specifications
- Wingspan
- 1,660 mm
- Length
- 1,030 mm
- All-up weight
- 2,600 g
- Scale
- 1/8
- Wing airfoil
- NACA 4419 → NACA 4411
- Year designed
- 2005
- Design and build
- Jérôme Meuland
- Wing area
- 46 dm²
- Wing loading
- 56g/dm²
- Glow power
- .46 2-stroke; .54-.56 4-stroke
- Selected engine
- Saito 56 4-stroke
- Electric power
- XPower 4220/14; 60A ESC; 3S or 4S
- Propeller
- 12x6
- Channels
- 6
- Servos
- 5 standard servos and 1 retract servo
- Retractable landing gear
- Mechanical, 5 kg
3D views
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Magazine plans
Download — Pull-out plan - Sheet 1TIF · 1.1 MB
Download — Pull-out plan - Sheet 2TIF · 1.0 MB
Download — Pull-out plan - Sheet 3TIF · 366.4 KB
Building instructions
Download — Building instructions - Part 1PDF · 2.1 MB
Download — Building instructions - Part 2PDF · 2.9 MB
Articles
Download — Article published in RC PilotPDF · 8.1 MB
Decals
Download — Lockheed logoJPG · 58.4 KB
Paint references
Blue
Humbrol 104
White
Humbrol 34
Grey
Humbrol 147
Black
Humbrol 33
- Varnish
- Syntilor clear matt polyurethane varnish
Colours are indicative: refer to the manufacturer's colour chart.
Building references
Lockheed Altair 8D - Three-view drawing
- Author:
- Ivo Ostyn
Lockheed Altair 8D - Evolution of the "Lady Southern Cross" colour scheme
- Author:
- Ivo Ostyn
Photo credits: Laurent Michelet and Jérôme Meuland
RC Pilot article reproduced by kind permission of Laurent Michelet