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Building an RC SE5a, John Doughty

This is my third design for a biplane using my wire cabane system with internal mounting rails. The cabane system has performed so well, I've decided to simplify it. I'll keep the side rail and saddle version for the Polikarpov Po2/U2, and any other builds that have the cabane elements very close to the nose of the plane, but for those with cabanes further back on the fuselage, a deck-mounted assembly seems to do the job well enough.

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This build is with one of the heavier foam boards. Built with one of the lighter boards I'm confident the flying weight could come down to just under 900 grams. This would produce an even slower flying model for a more scale appearance in the air. Of course there's a lot of 'scale' detail missing from my model, but the more detail you add, the heavier the plane is.

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