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Piper PA-28 Cherokee 140

1/3 Scale

originally by RC MFG CO 1986


10' (120") wingspan

62cc + engine

fuse length = 80"

stab length = 48"

Fuse width at cabin = 12-7/8"

62"  .40 size version available.



 

There are a limited number of former sets with plans available for you scratch builders/foam cutters out there. Foam wing and stab shapes can be copied from the plans, and the Fin shapes will be included.

These are part of the inventory we received when we bought the rights to the kits. Check the Formers pictures to the right to see the formers. The PDF of the limited instructions can be downloaded below. The rolled plans are included.

As you can see from the above JPG of the plans, it is a very scale Cherokee.  The only non-scale item is the stab is conventional stab and elevator, instead of full moving stab. This could be modified by the creative modeler. It is a 140, so it is fixed landing gear. Retracts would be easy to install to model a newer version.

Contact us for out of country Domestic US Shipping.

You can download a PDF file of the copies of the old instructions included in the original kit. There is also a new manual that is presently under construction. This will be plenty of information to build your Cherokee.

Click to download these PDF's:

Scans of old instructions

Thanks to MIKE GEISER we now have the missing first page from the original instructions. Download it here.

Mike also sent me scans of some of the missing parts.  A .PDF of the parts (wing tip parts and ribs for angled LE center of wing) will be shipped with short kit.

In Page 1, The piece soldered to the Landing Gear is a 3/16" piece of music wire 7" long. It is added for more strength. Here is a picture of it ready to be wrapped with wire and soldered.

Newer Manual under construction

scan of partial plans

The redesigned kit is almost ready!!!  New features include CNC wood and foam cutting, aluminum tube wing joiners, new wing dihedral bracing, modified cabin construction, and the list goes on. A 1/4 scale version will also be available.

Buy plans and former set:

1/3 Scale Piper Cherokee Formers and Plans

1/3 Scale Piper Cherokee clear windshield

Prices include Domestic US Domestic US Shipping. Contact us for out of country Domestic US Shipping.

 

click for larger picture.

 

Here are a few of the construction photos taken during the build for the new and improved manual. The pictures are being taken on a Cherokee that had been partially started and had been damaged during the move south, so you will notice that there are a few holes that need to be patched.

 

    

  

   

 


  Fiberglass Cowl and Wheel Pants will be available shortly from Fiberglass Specialties, our neighbor just west in Garfield, AR

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