Steve Roberts 4

Covering is litespan!

Flew mine last Tuesday and this Sunday. Bit nose heavy to start with (although balanced between the correct points. First take of it went strait nose down and the prop dug in the ground). I stuck some weight on the back and it flew nice (although it still needed a few clicks of up elevater trim to keep it from diving). I've since added more weight, but not much difference made to it. Managed to dead stick on the first flight and it just kept gliding, only stopped by long grass. Lovely plane, very quick with the Irvine 36 motor and flies where you point it. Very pleased with my £35 purchase and an engine I had kicking around.

Definately a 36. It"s stamped on the side of the engine case. I bought it very cheap fitted to a Fair Baronette. I sold the airframe and it has sat in a draw ever since (it has a slightly broken exhaust inlet that I have glued with chemical metal). I think it might have been popular as a Heli engine. There is a video here of one (not mine); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh2JBvzUFyc It has a metalic pink head and fits the magician a treat being a bit smaller than a Irvine 40. Ran it up yesterday and it seems very powerful (and noisey with an after market silencer). Just need to sort out it cutting out when I hold it vertical. I've tried all mixture settings and it cuts. I think I need to rearrange the tubing. Sounds like a buggy engine!

Just bought a Magician myself on ebay. Complete with switch and servos and seems well made and finished. No engine though. I have fitted an Irvine 36 in it and will test the engine in the airframe today. Seems to balance well with this smaller motor, but will it be powerful enough? Does anyone know who designed the magician?

    Shot at Cocklebarrow farm last Sunday.     Next one August the 12th! Edited By David Ashby on 18/06/2012 18:05:24

Hello. I've just finished a Vic Smeed Tomboy and decided to film it with my GoPro movie camera using it's time lapse facility. http://youtu.be/GuE87Bwe4YI   I plan to fly it at Middle Wallop on the 6th of May.   Edited By Steve Roberts 4 on 03/05/2012 07:46:57 Edited By Chris Bott - Moderator on 03/05/2012 17:13:44