Author Topic: Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia  (Read 2322 times)

Offline Acree

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Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia
« on: January 21, 2015, 05:02:48 PM »
Just a teaser for tonight... details and more photos anon...
« Last Edit: January 21, 2015, 05:05:04 PM by Acree »

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Re: Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2015, 01:03:40 AM »
Interesting! Is there enough distance from the float to the propeller for this one to turn without breaking all? ;)

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Re: Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2015, 02:30:31 AM »
Just barely!  I'm shocked you can see that in this poor photo.  The prop just barely clears the float.  In the "real world," we would certainly want more clearance.  I had intended to replace the stock three-bladed prop with a slightly shorter 4-bladed one, but did not have one on hand. 

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Re: Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 04:20:15 AM »
Looks killer, Chuck! I really like the way the markings compliment the camo scheme.

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Re: Curtiss Hawk 81A-5 floatplane fighter of Colombia
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 04:24:02 AM »
Nice! :)
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