DHC-1 Chipmunk, Yellow, 20cc (ARF), Seagull Models

Seagull Models, DHC-1 Chipmunk, Yellow, 20cc (ARF)
80" Wingspan Giant Scale Model

Specifications:

• Wingspan: 80.0 in (203.2 cm)
• Wing Area: 937.8 sp.in (60.5 dm²)
• Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
• Length: 57.2 in (145.2 cm)
• Engine/Motor size: 20cc
• Servo: 5 channels 7 servos

Features:

High quality balsa and balsa plywood make for light weight, state of the art construction.
Plug-in wing for quick and easy assembly, and convenient storage and transport to the flying field.
Outstanding aerobatic performance.
Two eye-catching scale color schemes are available.
Colorful scale pre-cut decal sheet.
Factory painted fiberglass engine cowl.
Scale cockpit with hand-painted pilot.
Top hatch allows easy access to radio components and to the flight battery for those choosing an electric power option.
Scale oleo landing gear with painted covers
All necessary hardware and accessories included.
Electric power conversion included.

The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by Canadian aircraft manufacturer de Havilland Canada. It was developed shortly after the Second World War and sold heavily throughout the immediate post-war years, being typically employed as a replacement for the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane.

The Chipmunk was the first postwar aviation project conducted by de Havilland Canada. It performed its maiden flight on 22 May 1946 and was introduced to operational service that same year. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the Chipmunk was procured in large numbers by military air services such as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Air Force (RAF), and several other nations' air forces, where it was often utilised as their standard primary trainer aircraft. The type was also produced under licence by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, who would produce the vast majority of Chipmunks, as well as by OGMA (Oficinas Gerais de Material Aeronáutico) in Portugal.

The type was slowly phased out of service from the late 1950s onwards, although in the ab initio basic training role, this did not occur within the Royal Air Force until 1996, having finally been replaced by the Scottish Aviation Bulldog. However, many of the Chipmunks that had been formerly in military use were sold on to civilians, either to private owners or to companies, where they were typically used for a variety of purposes, often involving the type's excellent flying characteristics and its capability for aerobatic manoeuvres. More than 70 years after the type having first entered service, hundreds of Chipmunks remain airworthy and are in operation around the world.^[1] The Portuguese Air Force still operates six Chipmunks, which serve with Esquadra 802, as of 2018.^[2]

The aircraft is named after the Chipmunk, a small rodent.^[3]