Christen eagle II

[Phill Mainwaring]

  HELP,

  I've aquired a christen eagle II airframe that hasn't been finished

  but I haven't got any paperwork with it, I've tried all the main manufactures

  but none lay claim to it, can anyone please help the dimentions are,

 

  fuselage       56.5 inches

  upper wing    66.0 inches

  lower wing     62.5 inches

  chord           11 inches

 

  All I need realy is the C of G and the upper wing incedence

 

  Hope someone can help,

 

  Thanks Phill.

 

 

 

 

 

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Does it look like a plan or ARTF build Phil?

A pic might help someone identify it perhaps?

[Phill Mainwaring]

Hi David

Thats a quick reply thanks, It's definatly a ARTF in standard eagle colours,

but I''try and post a photo.

Phill.

[Former Member]

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[David Ashby - Moderator]

Phil, the reason for asking is that there aren't too many ARTF Eagles. The Seagull one must be the only recent product from any manufacturer so you could phone the distributor to see.

[Phill Mainwaring]

Hi David,

On further investigation you might be right but I can't find any marks on any of the formers

and ther's a couple of things I'm not happy about that will have to be redone, the covering is either quite good or it'a artf I'm hopefully going to send some photos through( fingers crossed)the weight is 5kgs with no servos or engine,

 

Also thanks

 to Eric for his sticky It's now stuck on the wall

 

Phill.

 

[GONZO]

Flair (CMPro??) did an ARTF one about this size in the past. Could it be......????

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

Posted by Phill Mainwaring on 23/12/2010 17:52:36:

Hi David,

On further investigation you might be right but I can't find any marks on any of the formers

and ther's a couple of things I'm not happy about that will have to be redone, the covering is either quite good or it'a artf I'm hopefully going to send some photos through( fingers crossed)the weight is 5kgs with no servos or engine,

 

Also thanks

 to Eric for his sticky It's now stuck on the wall

 

Phill.

 

 5Kg just for the airframe! No servos or engine! 60" span - That's one beefy bipe!

 

BEB

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Phil

 

Just remembered that Top Gun did an (albeit 66" span) ARTF Christen Eagle too - reviewed in the 2006 Special Issue which is in the digital archive if you want to grab a look.

[Phill Mainwaring]

Mr. Ashby sir you are a star,

after checking my magazine 2006 special edition it appears to me that in

every way this is my plane I've sent an email to cml hopefully they can help

or maybe one of the very helpfull people on the website can,

 

to reply to biggles elder brother the finished weight is approx. 7.0 - 7.7kg

so you'r right it's beefy.  I'll keep you informed on the outcome of my email.

 

Phill.

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Good stuff

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[Edgar Playfoot]

I fly a Great Planes Christen Eagle 11 which is very slightly larger at 68" top wing span,64" bottom wing span,62" fuzz length. Flying weight without fuel 7.5kg. OS 200 FS up front.

Instruction manual shows the C of G 156mm back from the leading edge of the top wing centre section.

[Phill Mainwaring]

Thanks to you all for the input hopefully cml will come up trumps, Edgars plane is not a great deal of differance so I'll keep his measurments to hand, and I'll post the data for Eric

if I get it off cml (this post is not finished yet).

Edgar could you let me have your chord measurement please,

Phill.

[Edgar Playfoot]

Phill, The chord of my Christen Eagle II, both top and bottom wings is 285mm. Hope this helps.

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Phil

 

If all else fails, I've still got the contact details for the reviewer. Not sure if he's still got the model but I can ask

[Phill Mainwaring]

Hi Edgar,

mine are 11inches so they're near as dammit thanks.

 

Hi David

I'll probably use Edgars plane as a starting point, if cml don't come through and you still have Julian Beckett the reviewers details cml produced an extra a4 sheet on setting up the cabane fixings to get the required incidence on the upper wing,

Phill

 

 

[Phill Mainwaring]

Hi everyone,

CML have come through trumps, I phoned on friday and spoke to a young lady explained

the situation she said they would get back to me, I thought yea yea as nobody ever seems

to do,  TEN minutes later she phoned saying the model was discontinued but all paperwork was now in the post free of charge it arrived this morning how's that for service, I'd like to

thank everyone for their help , and David for his wonderful memory,the cml paperwork states 7inches Erics formula worked out at 6.6 inches so I'll use Erics as a starting point

or even between his and Edgars.

 

Thanks to everyone again

Phill.

[Mac Duberia]

Hi,

Im thinking of getting one of these but cant decide whether to go for the seagull or the hanger version, apart from the price and size, what is the difference between the two? If and when i do get one, i would like to use my zenoah 23cc, can anybody advise.

Thanks

Mac