The Print

This is a great little model! It features all the moving parts like before, and for my A1 using Elegoo and Bambu PLA, has just the right fit for parts. Some may need a little bit of force, such as struts in the wings, and pay close attention to orientation as they will fit one way.

Check out the prop! Make sure the flat part is toward the aircraft so that when you blow on it, it will spin. Again, some force may be necessary to get it on.

The Aircraft

The Curtiss Robin, introduced in 1928, was a high-wing monoplane built by the Curtiss-Robertson Airplane Manufacturing Company. The J-1 version was flown by Wrongway Corrigan who crossed the Atlantic after being refused permission. The C-1, as modeled here powered by a 185 hp Curtiss Challenger 6-cylinder radial piston engine; over 200 built.

Design

The Robin, a workmanlike cabin monoplane, had a wooden wing and steel tubing fuselage. The cabin accommodated three persons; two passengers were seated side-by-side behind the pilot. Early Robins were distinguished by large flat fairings over the parallel diagonal wing bracing struts; the fairings were abandoned on later versions, having been found to be ineffective in creating lift. The original landing gear had bungee rubber cord shock absorbers, later replaced by an oleo-pneumatic system; a number of Robins had twin floats added. Variants of the Robin were fitted with engines which developed 90–185 hp.