The Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog is a liaison and observation aircraft. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army following the Army Air Forces' separation from it in 1947. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military, as well as in other countries.

The L-19 received the name Bird Dog as a result of a contest held with Cessna employees to name the aircraft. The winning entry, submitted by Jack A. Swayze, an industrial photographer, was selected by a U.S. Army board. The name was chosen because the role of the army's new aircraft was to find the enemy and orbit overhead until artillery (or attack aircraft) could be brought to bear on the enemy. While flying low and close to the battlefield, the pilot would observe the exploding shells and adjust the fire via his radios, in the manner of a bird dog (gun dog) used by game hunters.

Now, VQ Introducing the Cessna L-19 Bird Dog 55 size EP/GP as a super-scale series (S3). This L-19 Bird Dog comes with 2 scale flaps, 3D printed & painted full body pilot, 2x 3D printed & painted Scale seats, Scale cockpit, antenna. In addition, the pilot door can be opened & closed, making your L-19 look like the real thing. With a large battery hatch, you can use either an Electric motor or a Nitro engine. As an option, the navigation light & Landing light with Super LEDs (sold seperate, VQA-L1) is a good choice for this L-19, it makes this Cessna L-19 Bird Dog become one of the best balsa scale aircraft 50-55 size EP/GP on the market.

Features

• Fully covered in weathered detail
• All balsa & lite-ply construction
• Fiberglass cowling
• Control surfaces pre-hinged & installed
• 3D printed painted pilot (full body)
• 3D printed scale seat
• 3D printed scale detail
• Two pieces wing with Aluminium wing joiner
• Landing light & navigation light system (optional)

Specifications

• Wingspan: 1720mm
• Fuse Length: 1190mm
• Weight: 3.5-3.8kg
• Engine: 55/2 stroke or 72-82/4 stroke
• Propeller: 13x6 - 14x6
• Radio: 6 channels with 7 servos (2x standard servo for Elevator/Rudder, 4x 19g servos for Aileron/Flap, 1x 19g servo for throttle)
• Electric Motor: Boost 50 motor or any Electric Motor the same size of 55/2 stroke engine
• Battery: LiPo 4S 14.8V 4500-5500mAh

Includes

• Assembly instructions with stage photos
• Scale plastic nose gear
• 1x 3D Printed Painted pilot (full body)
• 2x 3D Printed scale seat
• Wheels
• Painted aluminium landing gear
• Engine mounts & ply wood motor mount
• Fuel tank
• Fiberglass cowling
• Aluminium wing joiner
• Decals & all hardware

Option:

• Navigation & landing light (VQA-L1)

Does not include: radio gear, motor, glue & silicon fuel line
Product codes: VQA159S (VQA160S, Silver version) VQA159OL (VQA160OL, Olive version)