Craig Ward
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I always thought that a Mustang needed 85 degree retracts due to the wing dihedral.
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Yeah, come on you two, build so I can steal ideas!
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If you read your post before mine, you will see that you indeed started the debate by inferring how superior the over revving ic engines were over electric. This hobby does not need anybody claiming how much better their power source is over another. And no, the details aren't shaken off by landing and taking off.
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To say lipos won't last 10-20 years is not a fair comparison. You're trying to compare the life span of an ic motor to a battery! The battery is the fuel, and dollar for dollar you get more flights per battery than you do for a gallon of fuel. Also, in my opinion, electric is better for scale. Less vibration to shake details loose, doesn't have to be built like a tank to withstand said virations. Also, there is no way in the world that a little 2 stroke, or 4 stroke engine sounds anything like the Merlin engines, not even close. There are hundreds of very, large, powerful models being powered by electric. You can't beat an electric motor for pure torque either.
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Heh, where are the photos of her all painted up? Now Tony has to design a 60" Me 109E!
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I think I'll just stick to buying the plans from Tony himself!
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Given how the magazine plans always seem to have errors in the, I'll wait and order the plan for this, the Hurri, the 62" Spitty , the Tiffie and the 190 at the same time, to save shipping over to the colonies!
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Here's my scheme.Edited By Craig Ward on 16/03/2013 12:43:54
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Do like we do and eat in the living room.
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Wow, I asked Tony, when will there be a Mustang in the size range of the Hurricane last year and look, here it is! Gee I must be all powerful.
Gonna be a pain though. I've got a Model Tech P-51 ARC to build, Mike Roach's lightweight Mustang to build, a Brian Taylor Mustang to build and now this.
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Yes!!!!!!!!!!
Scale outline, and flaps I hope! Will make a nice alternative for a great semi scale model without having to go the extremes of the likes of Brian Taylor designs.
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Me thinks you've got me mixed up with the one who built this. I haven't built mine yet.
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I was thinking that my cowling and canopy for the Brian Taylor version of this should fit this one nicely. It would be a quicker, easier build than Taylor's. I know, I'm talking blasphemy to the purists out there.
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I'm not too sure about it being all that un-popular, at least not over here across the pond. Thousands of Canadian pilots flew them as they advanced through their military training during and after WWII, as did American's with the Texan variant. I wouldn't mind one at this size, that is easier and cheaper to build than the Brian Taylor version. Don't get me wrong, I love Brian's designs, I'm just more of a sport scale guy that tarts them up a bit.
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Ouch! I hate hangar damage more than I hate flight damage!
You could still tell your wife you need to build a new plane to help ease you out of the depression caused by so much damage.
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That's a nice Tiffie! I knew if this Tiffie was kept around 8 pounds she'd fly great. If I do this one I'm going to put flaps on it too. I've got Brian Taylor's plans for the Hurri and the Typhoon, plus others, but man they can get expensive to build, fly and crash! I'm more sport scale too. When I do the Tiffie it will be for electric power. What were the retract angle on yours? I have some MAP retracts and was wondering what angles they need to be.
Craig
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Another thing to consider is the cost of fuel for the IC version. I can buy Kypom batteries dirt cheap now.
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I switched to electric about 8 years ago and have never looked back. It won't be twice the price if you buy a lot of the Chinese clones. There's folks flying 12lb Brian Taylor Hurricanes on these low priced motors with no troubles. I like electric for all the above reasons plus I can bring the plane home and toss it on the couch or dining room table without any dripping goop! Very minimal prep time to fly too. Also no nasty vibrations to shake loose the details.
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I can understand that. When my first marriage went down the toilet I was a basket case and stayed home all the time, and mostly slept. I had to force myself to build, but thank God I had my hobby because that"s what kept me focused. I then found a real nice lady and that worked wonders. Hang in there.
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How do you manage to fly if you won't leave the house??
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Weight shouldn't be too bad. When I glass a bird this size i use .5 oz cloth. The amount of mixed resin that I would normally use would fill a 35mm film cannister, with the model getting 2 coats. Looking good.
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Ah, I see said the blind man. Then you're going to maybe have to make it from lithoplate. Maybe make a paper pattern over the canopy, then spread it out over the lithoplate and cut away. Then bend it to fit over the canopy and contact cement in place. Just a thought.
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mmmmm. When I do mine I'll be carving my own plug and vac forming my canopy. I'll pull 2 and cut one up for the frame work and paint it as a separate item.
P-51B - Tony's new design for the 2013 Special Issue
in Tony Nijhuis plan builders
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Yes, I guess it doesn't really matter if they're supposed to be 85 or not when doing sport scale, which as you say, 90 degrees is plenty good enough! Gotta wait for the "D" canopy, but I might order the plans soon.