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Kit D-12 Etrich Taube is a 1/20 scale display model of the famous, bird shaped aircraft from the early days of flight.
 
Designed by Austrian, Igo Etrich, the Taube was used by the Germans in WWI for reconnaissance/training. Etrich's first Taube was built in 1910. The Taube was a precursor of the nimble fighters of WWI. This kit is a model of the most widely produced version, the 1913 two-seat military monoplane.

This display kit contains a full-size rolled plan, building instructions, printed balsa wood, hand-picked balsa strip wood, dowels, wire, and Easy Built Lite colored tissue. You will need a building board, pins, hobby knife, fine sandpaper, and glue. The builder determines the level of detail for this model and may need to supply additional materials.

Wingspan: 23"
Class: Scale Display Model, 1:20 scale
Building Skill: Experienced
Price: $17.16 Add to shopping cart


 

Customer photos:

Chuck Duncan's electric r/c Taube conversion started life with a 4.5 ohm pager motor and 16/1 gearing of a 6/3 prop and 32 grams all up weight. In January 2006 he made some changes ..."I converted it to a 7mm pager motor and picked up about 30% more power and only about 1 gram of weight (33 grams all up weight). Flies for about 10 minutes on a single 170 mAh LiPo cell. So now it flies like a bird. Flying site is the National Building Museum in Washington DC." -Chuck Duncan
Click here to see a video of Chuck Duncan's R/C conversion of the Taube in flight.

Click here for Malcolm Campbell's construction notes.









 
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