Jenny Biplane 50 inch Wing Span

An Atlantahobby.com exclusive

It's hard to look at a Curtiss Jenny without having a big smile on your face. Bob Hare, an actual Jenny pilot and author once said, "There is no pilot who has put time on a Jenny who will not admit, verily, now there was an airplane! To those who learned on a Jenny, there is something magical in recalling the feel of air pressure on her elevators or rudder; of the throbbing of her OX-5 engine pulling her out of a dirt field; of every rib, strut and wire vibrating in unison; of the fabric dancing to the same beat as she bored her way through the air."

Cliff has been looking a long time for a plane that would give the feel of the real Jenny and the new mid-size 50 inch wing span Jenny does just that. You will be astonished at how complete the airplane is with even the rigging being done for you. We have sold a lot of them to corporate customers who display them in their office like art work!

Features:

Beautiful Scale ARF, 99% pre-assembled.

Includes flying wires, carbon fiber leading edges, fiberglass cowl.

Complete pull-pull system that is pre installed.

Electric and glow motor mounts are included.

Highly detailed Fiberglass cowl.

All rigging is done for you at the factory.

Battery hatch on the bottom of the fuselage for easy changing.

By 1911 the Aviation Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps was becoming increasingly concerned over the number of accidents which were occurring with the push-type design aircraft. In response to this concern, and having little design experience with the design of tractor aircraft, the Curtiss Company hired Mr. B. Douglas Thomas who had design experience with both Avro and Sopwith in England.

The Curtiss Company then began a series of designs designated as J and N. These original designs incorporated the Curtiss control system wherein a fore and aft motion of the Control Column operated the elevators, a wheel worked the rudder, and a shoulder yoke operated the ailerons. After a few years of working on the J and N designs the best attributes of each design were incorporated into a new design—the JN. The JN-3 version of this design replaced the original Curtiss controls with the Deperdussin control system in which the wheel operated the ailerons and the rudder was operated by a rudder bar. This design was sold both to the RNAS and the RFC as a trainer. JN-3's built in Canada for training purposes in Canada replaced the Deperdussin controls with a stick control and ailerons were placed on both upper and lower wings. This configuration became known as the JN-4C ("Canuck").

What made the Jenny so great was her longevity. Designed as a primary trainer for Glen Curtiss' flying schools, the outbreak of World War One put the Jenny in great demand as a military trainer. At war's end, unlike many other aircraft that were mothballed or destroyed, the Jenny's second, and most famous life, was about to begin. With more than 4,500 Jennys built and surplus prices as low as $50.00, her post-war success as the plane that taught America to fly, was all but assured. Hundreds took to the sky all over the country and now you can have one of your very own.

Wing span:	50" Top Wing, 40" Bottom Wing
Overall length:	33"
Total wing area:	607 sq. in.
Flying weight:	36 oz.

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