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When I got this Comet Super Stars P-40E Tiger Shark kit #3649 I assumed
it was like the one I built as a kid in the late 1960s or early 1970s, but after
seeing it I'm thinking maybe I had the Guillow's P-40 Warhawk kit. Unlike the kit I had
which included injection molded plastic parts for only the complex parts like the
spinner and engine exhaust manifold, this one uses plastic for a large portion of
the fuselage. Comet dubs it "SuperXSpeed Construction." The entire area for the
top and underside of the fuselage / wing intersection is now plastic. It takes a
lot of work out of the building process and probably makes covering that area with
Jap tissue easier. Wing ribs are configured in a geodetic manner, which adds great
rigidity to the wing, particularly for preventing spanwise twist. It is a fairly
large model for rubber power. A cool feature
of this kit is that the plans text is printed in both English and German.
The box top and instructions say the P-40E Tiger Shark can be built for either
rubber-powered, Cox .020 (1/4A)-powered or Cox .049-powered (1/2A) free flight
(F/F), control line (C/L) flight, or radio control (R/C) flight.
The OuterZone website has a downloadable set of
Comet P-40E Tiger Shark plans suitable for building. There are
photos there of one built for R/C and an .049 engine, but does not mention what,
if any, modifications were made to the airframe (other than moveable control surfaces).
Wingspan = 31" | Length = 26" | Power = Rubber or 1/4A (.020)
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Comet P-40E Tiger Shark Free Flight kit
Comet P-40E Tiger Shark box top
Comet P-40E Tiger Shark box sides
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Comet P-40E Tiger Shark kit parts and plans
Comet P-40E Tiger Shark Plans and instructions
Comet P-40E Tiger Shark balsa parts
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Posted September 1, 2019
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