Scale Combat Test Reports:  The FIAM F6F Hellcat
		FIAM Gruman F6F Hellcat: The Fiam Hellcat has a fiberglass fuse, that is molded in blue with the fin as an integral part of the unit.  The cowl is also fiberglass and highly detailed.  The wings come pre-sheeted in balsa. My Hellcat was assembled by local builder, Stan Erwin, he finished it in five nights as shown in the photos above. When we arrived at the field for the test flights the wind was blowing about 15 mph.  Everything seemed right about the plane.  We had some concerns about the right amount of aileron and elevator throws, bug figured that too much would be just enough.  This turned out to be a bad mistake. The Norvel was brand new so we ran two tanks of fuel through it on the ground at slightly off peak rpm setting.   Then came the test flight.  Stan launched the stubby little fighter at a slight up angle to the wind with me on the sticks. The plane accelerated to speed much faster than either of us expected.  It needed two clicks of down trim to be in the groove. Wow! It is very fast, but way too fast on the roll rate.  We'll have to cut that down.  Made two flights on that day and three days later took it to the Dixie Nats. At Dixie it was flown in four heats.  It was plenty fast and easily able to keep up with or track down any other fighter.  It would turn just as tight for the first two turns but by the third turn was loosing speed.  A lot of it had to do with pilot skills and unfamiliarity with the plane.  It is not a "furball" fighter, but with the right pilot on the sticks should be an extraordinary pursuit ship. It builds quick, looks great in the air is easy to fly and will glide to the next county if you let it. What more could want of a  WWII fighter.