racingjeff1

Hi out there, has anyone built the Chipmunk from the 1967 Jack Stafford plans? I know there is now a JS kit out there but I would like to know if someone scratch built from the original plans.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

RCFlyer98

Hello:
Your post is fairly old, since this is the middle of February.
I do have an original kit, that is untouched, complete in the box, that I will never build. I've had it since that era in which it was produced. I would be interested in selling it if you would be interested.

thanks, Bryan

colvinro

Hi Jeff,
I built at least 3 Jack Stafford Chipmunks back in the early 80's, 2 - from kits and one I scratch built from his plans. The Stafford Chipmunk was one of the best flying models I have ever had. I could do everything with them and they were very fast with the SuperTigre 60's I used. Jack's method of construction is easy, strong and fast building. The formers are very simple and can easily be cut out on a jig saw or band saw in 10 minutes. The finished model is very true in scale shape and very light. The trickiest part of the build is setting up the internal rudder & tail wheel arm and elevator control horn while you are building the fuselage. It is not difficult, but it is a little tight where the clevis rods pass each other inside the tail. It is well worth the effort because the result is a beautiful tail section without any external linkage arms visible on the outside of the plane. I never had any problems with his setup and with the modern radios we have today you can adjust your trims from the transmitter anyway.
I would love to get a set of these plans again myself (I can't believe I did not keep a set of them). What I would do now is scale it up to take a 2.4cc GAS engine and maybe add retracts to build one of the Art Scholles versions.

Good luck and I hope some others jump in on this. Rick

Balsabringer

I am about halfway thru a JS kit of this plane, Can I consult with you when I have a question?