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So Tony, how were the weeks in South Africa? I am keen to know if the daily news drama got to you? I live near Johannesburg and I feel down sometimes because of all the negativity in the news. Were you visiting family members? How are they doing? Take care of yourself
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Ripmax Flying Legends Gipsy Moth
Brian Cheyne replied to cymaz's topic in Build Blogs and Kit Reviews
She's a beauty cymaz. Hats off to you! -
Thanks for posting Pete! Greeting from Sunny South Africa
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So, Pete B have you built yours yet? I am keen to get one from my LHS and would be interested in your take on the model
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How many of these actually took to the air?
Brian Cheyne replied to Brian Cheyne's topic in Warbird kits
I still have mine and it is one of my favourite models. Due to the jig construction method it builds very accurately and it did not need even a click of trim on its maiden -
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Just for the record, Julian kindly sent me a whole bunch of parts including wing fairings and undercarriage parts etc. The problem is that the Spit flies so well that I have not yet damaged the model enough to put them to use. My son is now saying he wants to inherit the aircraft when I die so he too is confident!
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There is a nice explanation of the Deep Stall experiments in the BAC 111 display at Brooklands, including the structure for the tail parachute that was used in testing
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Lanc, Lanc and Vulcan - The Three Sisters
Brian Cheyne replied to Mark Kettle 1's topic in Full Size Aviation
Mark Kettle 1, Lovely to see your video of Thumper and Vera! Edited By Brian Cheyne on 22/08/2014 10:46:18 -
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Posted by Peter Miller on 19/05/2014 08:24:42: Very Nice. Glad that you are having fun with it. I can't help feeling that nearly doubling the power will be rather over kill. It is basically a free flight model. Maybe if you scaled it to 60" span it would be better with the .21 Peter Edited By Peter Miller on 19/05/2014 08:29:14 I went ahead and it flies very well! It will potter about on very low throttle settings and is good fun indeed.
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I want to fit my 3.5cc (.021 cu.in) MVVS two stroke in my next Sandow fitted with a 8 x 6 prop. My thinking is this engine is heavier and will lessen the need for extra lead. Any comments from forum members?
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Here is my leccy powered Sandow. I have made it into a toffee bomber with the bay just behind the CG. It is lots of fun!
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Avro Tutor modelled after the Shuttleworth Collection
Brian Cheyne posted a gallery image in Member Albums
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Oh no, not another one!
Brian Cheyne replied to Bill Brown 3's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Hi Bill, this hobby of ours is so fascinating. Always some new challenge! It is all a matter of priorities hey? IMHO this model is just a bit too small to fit retracts as the design is so old school and solid that the wing loading just cannot take the extra mass of the retracts. The typical Spitfire profile in flight is rewarding enough even though the legs are always hanging out, at least that is what I tell myself. -
Oh no, not another one!
Brian Cheyne replied to Bill Brown 3's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
I built one and fitted a Saito 62a which is ideal. I also have separate aileron servos and a pull-pull rudder system. I finished the covering with a matt clear coat to take off the shine. You might notice from the photo that I also changed the shape of the vertical stabilizer as the original is not very scale like. She flies like a dream but has a high wing loading so the landing speed is very fast indeed -
To separate the top and bottom buiIt items I use "clingfilm" from my wife's roll and it works fine. It is so thin that you can feel whether the two parts are totally aligned in addition to being truly transparent which aids in sighting the accuracy of your build
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I actually built one and brought it back to South Africa. I never bought the offered engine but put a Saito 62a four stroke in it. It flies beautifully and is still the only model I have ever flown which did not need any clicks of trim whatsoever! I fly it with an Airtronics 2.4 gHz radio but there is nothing wrong with the Code4 radio and servo's provided, even though it is 35mHz. I put a nicad rechargeable battery in the transmitter and still use it since 2005. 100 pounds is one third of the price we paid through D'Agostini. I am not sure what the fuss is about and the jig built method creates an accurate model. In addition the manuals and historic stuff in the ring binders are fantastic
