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Another of my winter scratch builds in 6mm depron all epoxy glassfibre covered. HE5, 3 seater reconaisance float plane in Soviet colours circa 1927..

Hi – I am in the process of completing my Dennis Bryant DHC1 Chipmunk build (two years in the making) and have been looking for suppliers of bespoke decals/rub downs etc. The model is ic powered and will be finished using satin/matt Klass Kote from Fighteraces. This is my first plan built model, any help would be much appreciated.

Well she flew today and returned home with no damage so that is a plus. Had a slight issue with servo horn alignments on the ailerons after covering and a reversed rudder which was all picked up on the pre flight. Range check showed as OK. First flight was kept short as a shake down and to allow me to stop shaking. 2nd flight was a bit better so explored the envelope a bit further. Loops were dead straight, did not have enough power left on for the 1st stall turn so it flopped over itself. 2nd stall turn much better. Then my heart attack moment, did a full deflection aileron roll - oh boy was it slow! Landed and doubled the movement on the surface control horn. Flew again, much more positive on the ailerons but I got a signal alarm which I have to check out on the telemetry. Video for you to enjoy - thanks to Clive for being camera man - not easy.

Do you honestly believe that they haven’t thought of the issue of water ingress? Tesla alone have more than 30k superchargers worldwide (Link), and there are ~96k chargers in the US and ~30k the UK (Link). Presumably according to you they are all “death traps” that the companies and governments worldwide have collectively “forgot” from a health and safety perspective? ? Do you have any actual sources that substantiate this, or is it just another example of the FUD you consistently post on this forum similar to that on electric power and lithium battery safety (despite admitting that you do not use them yourself as yet)?

The oldest one I've owned from new is my Lark helicopter! My wife bought it for me for Christmas 1974. A bit like the original woodman's axe (five new handles and four new blades!), its had a lot of replacement bits up and down the years. I've lost track of how many engines its had! But there are quite a few bits that are still original - including the rotorhead, clutch and main gear to name but three! Oh, and its still flying with my original prototype 459MHz Tx and Rx! I also have a Schluter DS-22, which we think was the one used for the Radio Modeller review, back in the early 70s. I've owned this one for about 20 years, and have now converted it to electric. The original motor was totally knackered! Here's some video of it at Charmouth back in 2002, just after I got it: I also have John Haytree's Schluter Cobra - believed to be the first one in the UK (1971/2?) - which I have renovated and also converted to electric. I'm not sure the woodwork would have taken the pounding of an I/C engine after so many years! Funny how helicopters - despite their reputation for being difficult to fly seem to survive longer than fixed wing! ? -- Pete

It's worth noting that all the research so far shows that electric vehicles are far safer than internal combustion vehicles, at least as far as catching fire is concerned. The news doesn't feature stories about petrol and diesel vehicles catching fire because it happens all the time and isn't considered news-worthy.

...and a picture of the completed machine just prior to maiden.

Very Nice David . I particularly like your pilot painting skills . Got any tips for the gang ? Tall late version rudder is also a nice touch .

It means something totally different in Scotland by the way, such that it would be instantly deleted by a moderator! My pals daughter was provided for her work (a midwife) with a car with FUD registration and instantly sent it back to the (English) lease company as it was inappropriate . The first letters were BG which made iT worse!

Nice weight ?

Just to round off yesterday’s topic (which seems already to be two pages back!!) we went to the Fully Charged Show today. Arriving just after 11am, there was no queuing to park (at the Rushmoor overflow), the bus service was excellent and no queue either for registration. The show felt well attended but not crowded and, in spite of some worrying forecasts, there was no serious rain, just occasional light drizzle. I enjoyed the show but still can see no sign of anything electric on the horizon to replace my Kia Sorento as a rough track-capable model aircraft transporter.

I’m not sure that I’m following the reasoning behind this post. A short video featuring stop/go animation of odd bits spelling words? Certainly bored me very quickly…

For the older brethren here, FUD is an abbreviation for Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. Just looked it up. Thank you Rich for todays learning opportunity.

It's statistics again . Yes there are many more ic vehicle fires reported by fire authorities but there are many many more ic vehicles on the road. Also take into account how these fires play out . An ic will usually start small and give plenty of warning to pull over and passengers to get out an although reported as a fire it is in many cases quite minor and has self extinguished. I have attended hundreds of ic car fires in my working life as a fireman in the LFB and most had self extinguished by the time we arrived on scene. I retired before the newer generation EV became available and the only electric vehicle fires I attended were an occasional milk float or fork lift. They used tottaly different batteries that can't really be compared to lithium cells. An electric fire on the other hand usually starts with a jet of high temp flammable gas coming from the battery usually situated in the floor of the vehicle and flashes up in an instant at far higher temp than ic fuel posing a far greater threat to passengers or bystanders. Also fuel fires are infinitely more extinguishable than an electrical ev fire that will continue to erupt until the cells are all used up . The addition of ethanol to fuel does make extinguishing petrol more tricky but fire brigades now have high pressure hose reels to deal with this. Don't believe statistics especially those used by Pro EV companies or gov departments pushing for " Zero emissions status" Statistics can be made to say what you want. Take a look at some cctv clips posted on YouTube showing how violently a EV catches fire at charging stations with little or no warning !

A bit more progress on the Mossie . Its much more like a conventional build . 90% thinking , 10% doing , as there are quite a few potential pitfalls with the short nosed twin . Notice my favoured method using plastic tube as torque rods with home made horns .

Depending on which agenda is being followed, I suppose one can spin this to suit ones particular point of view. I don't remember seeing an IC vehicle on fire for many years now, although the evidence of past fires can be seen on motorways. HGVs being particularly prone to fires, often from overheated brakes rather than from within the engine compartment.

Actually they are using electric buses from the car parks. Used them last year in York from the park and ride. Much more pleasant than the rattly old oil burners. ? Idd Be quiet, smell nice, drive electric.

You can always try an electric bus,,,,,

Tail now on. Wing fillets fitted and under wing sheeting finished. Esc cover and undercarriage checked. Final fit of top hatch. And now............ Sanding.

Hi My oldest model was built in 1973 by me and my father. It’s a Keil Kraft Mini Super kit. It has of course had a few updates and rebuilds but I have already flown it three times this spring More info about that model can be seen on http://flugmodel.weebly.com Birgir

A short event review has been added to the PSSA website covering all the highlights at our April Fly-In and 2022 season opener... https://www.pssaonline.co.uk/.../a-wealth-of-new-models.../

My latest scratch build from three view found online and couple of old pics. AVRO 539. Originally designed as a float plane for the 1919 Schneider Trophy. After float damage returned to Avro factory and floats replaced with wheels and vertical stabilizer redesigned for Airiel Derby. As I will eventually add floats I kept the original Stab on my wheeled version. Builders perogative! 40 inch span, built from 6mm white depron (Yes I still have 10 shets left) and some blue fom. All covered with 40gram glass cloth using west system epoxy painted with own mix of ivory acrylic. 35.36 910kv motor. 3cell 2200 lipo. 12x7 woodprop. 1350 grams flying weight..