David Davis 2

One pound is still eight ounces less than the weight carried by my first Junior 60! No chance of fitting a bigger battery? A closed loop system on the rudder would save a little weight too.

When the model is complete you'll have an aircraft which is a delight to fly even when you are capable of flying much more demanding aircraft.

I agree with everything Phil has said. Whether you mix the rudder and aileron control so that the rudder is operated by either the left hand or right hand stick is up to you. If you feel more comfortable with this set up go for it. I learned to fly on a Junior 60 with the rudder on the right stick. I had to adjust my take off techniques for my first four-channel model, a Chris Foss Unowot, but I didn't find the transition difficult. Mind you that was thirty-seven years ago! The Junior 60 is not sensitive to c of g position provided it is somewhere near the main spar. I had to add 1.5 lbs (680 grammes!) of lead underneath the engine on my first Junior 60 to get the cof g right; it was powered by an Irvine 20 two stroke glow. I had inadvertently made the tailplane out of heavy balsa. I made another out of lighter balsa and I was able to remove all of the lead but it still flew well even carrying all of that weight.

All I can suggest is to make the tail surfaces out of the lightest balsa you can find, to fit the biggest rx battery under the engine and to fit the servos as far forward as possible, mind you, that Megow must have the shortest nose I've ever seen on a vintage model! As JD8 has stated several vintage models flew with a more rearward centre of gravity than is the case with modern sports models so you could try moving the balance point backwards in stages. I will be building a Junior 60 over the winter, I'll let you know how I get on.

You could always put tissue or doculam onto the airframe first, then put your polyester lining material over the top. That way you might use less dope.

Some photographs would be useful but I believe that you have to put up at least five posts on this site before you can post pictures. Alternatively ask your dad for the name of each model, how big is the wingspan, whether it was built off a plan or from a kit and which engine powers it. If it is powered by an electric motor, how big is the LiPo battery and how many cells does it have. We would then have a rough idea of what they're worth. But to give you an idea, I paid the asking price, £90, for this Roy Scott 1/6 scale BE2e, complete with all the servos but without receiver, receiver battery or engine. I have a particular interest in the BE2e, a Great War reconnaissance, bomber and artillery observation aircraft because a man with the same name as me was shot down and killed while flying a BE2e by the Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen, who was the leading fighter pilot of the Great War. Perhaps I paid over the odds for it. Those without such an association with the aircraft may not have paid so much. Just sayin'.

Merci beaucoup!

In his first post of 19th October 2021 Martin states that he has used the "Cliff Mcllwee Plan." A pm to Martin will advise you how you could get a copy.

All the best Matty.

Quite so Ron but I won the four-stroke class in 2021 and since 2020 I have always given a prize to the leading pilot who uses a four-stroke so I'm committed to flying a four-stroke in the competition. I don't see a competition number on your model. Will you be entering la Coupe Des Barons next year? If so, feel free to introduce yourself at Ste Marie d'Alloix. I speak passable French.

One or two of the glue joints have failed and have been repaired with cyano and epoxy in one case. I intend to do exactly as you suggest ED.

7 Currently flyable: Kyosho Calmato Baron Super 60 Guidato Seagull Boomerang BE2e Galaxy Models Mystic Awaiting repair: Big Guff No 2 Baron - needs a new wing. Senior Telemaster - it's just about flyable but the fuselage is rather flexible and an important glue joint appears to have failed on one of the wings. DB Sport & Scale Sky Rider Awaiting Assembly: B17 Flying Fortress ARTF electric powered foamie On the stocks: Uncle Ivor's Keil Kraft Outlaw. DB Sport & Scale Auster- currently at the paint sprayers. Stalled Projects: Cardon Baynes Flying Flea BE2e Unstarted Kits: Super Chaos Junior Supra Fly Stampe Monitor Hawker Hurricane I don't think I'll be buying anymore! 😉

Welcome back to the hobby from me too Maninder. We all buy more stuff than we've the time to build! I have a Honda engine in my strimmer and have often wondered why we never see one in a model. It would be ideal for a biplane with a rotary engine.

I preferred the Foam-E Wot 4 myself.

With my DX9 as the master transmitter I have connected to DX5e, DX6i, DX8 and NX8 transmitters.

Oh no. I have always had good service from "Webbies." I was going to buy an Enya 15 from them as a Christmas present to myself for my winter project, no-one else seems to stock a two-stroke of that size.

Agreed they are not exactly the same shape as those shown on the plan but I am concerned about the tail plane being too heavy.

Welcome back to the hobby Declan. I Ilke building too.

Good news indeed. I'll drop in to see you whenever I'm back in my native Salop.

I revived some enthusiasm for Uncle Ivor's Outlaw by building the tail plane yesterday. I used De Luxe Materials Super Phatic glue for the build. I'm most impressed by this glue. I have decided to go with two elevators and I plan to increase the size of the wood in the fin and rudder from 1/8" to 3/16". I hope that does not make the tail-plane too heavy but I will have the rx battery and servos well forward to compensate. Do you think that a Hitec HS 55 will be strong enough for the job of actuating the rudder and elevator? If not I'll buy another HS 5505MG. Photos of the build will become available once someone shows me how to use my mobile phone as a camera. My real camera is hors service.

Welcome from me too from the middle of France. The Junior 60 was my first successful radio controlled model aircraft and I learned to fly on it. Picture of my second Junior 60 below with my much younger self! This one was electric powered, six NiCads and a brushed motor! I plan to build a third Junior 60 over the winter off a plan. I'm going to build it as light as possible, cover it in tissue over doculam, and power it with a 15 two stroke once other repairs and projects are complete.

We've never had our motor mower stolen but our club house has been broken into several times and cookers and fridges have been stolen so we decided to install a camera in a tree to monitor movement around the clubhouse. We also have a three-sided shelter which houses our barbeque amongst other things. In 2013 we hosted a round of the French National Aerobatic Championship and hired a PA system for the occasion but we had to supply a long length of electrical cable. This cable was kept on a drum in the shelter. One day the camera picked up the arrival of a young couple in a new white Toyota. They peered inside the club hut, walked over to the shelter, stole the cable drum, loaded it into their car and drove off. This was all captured on camera so we made a copy on a DVD and a delegation reported the matter to the gendarmes. We did not manage to film the registration number of the car but Toyotas are relatively rare in France; most people opt for French marques. It seems that the gendarmes recognised the couple and confronted them with the evidence for a few days later the camera was stolen! Whether the couple was ever prosecuted we do not know but neither the cable nor the camera were ever returned to us!

We have a club mower which is kept at the chairman's home but in order to save time several of us usually turn up on mowing days with our own mowers as well. One of our members owns a John Deere mower. It was stolen from his house and when he reported it to the police, they explained that two more John Deere mowers had recently been stolen too. I also own a John Deere. I used it yesterday and put it into the garage. I'd better check that it's still there!

Dry but rather windy in the middle of France yesterday which probably explains why only four of us turned up with only three models between us. Gerard flew his Kingfisher, Francois his Baron and I flew my Calmato powered by an OS 46AX which I picked up at a swap meet for very little minus the exhaust. I fitted one from my box of bits! Check out the maize crop blowing in the wind in the first picture.

What scale is the BE2e?