Peter Miller Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Also test flown today, Mick King's Peggy Sue 2 which flew like a dream. They all do!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Really nice looking plane, that Hound Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Couple of successful maiden flights for me this week of models that were waiting to fly since the lockdown. First off a 60" span Vickers Wellington, traditional stick and tissue build from an RCMW plan by my clubmate Bob. I picked this lovely model up at a swapmeet a couple of weeks before the lockdown and finally had the conditions for a maiden on Monday. She flies beautifully, but our concerns on the original GWS EPS geared brushed motors on 3s1p 2250mah were well founded -they don't like that high voltage and were dead after 3 flights. Those three flights were perfect though ? I've now replaced the motors and will be more gentle with 2s2p 1800mah instead. Plenty of Wimpeys did their training flights over these hills and she sits perfectly in these surroundings. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Photo credit for these superb images to my pal Derek R - he certainly has the knack of capturing these aeroplanes. Second maiden flight was my Durafly Messerschmitt Bf109e, which I assembled during the lockdown and which has previously had a car ride to the field only for me to bottle out of a maiden flight. The Durafly Emil has a bit of a reputation for tricky ground handling and I was waiting for the perfect day. In the event I was very happy with the maiden flight, not a hint of a noseover and she tracked pretty straight, until the tail came up, at which point she took a sharp left turn and the take off proceeded to the southwest, rather than to the north! The model is a delight to fly in the air, on the maiden I just settled for strafing the field - the landing even went well, though needed a blip of throttle and a bootful of rudder just before touchdown, she stayed on her wheels and I didn't dare risk a taxi back. Edited September 10, 2021 by leccyflyer missing word 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) @leccyflyer BF, third shot down, brilliant! Edited September 10, 2021 by Ron Gray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Parker Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Hi Leccyflyer, Some great shots of both the Wellington and ME109 must be a great camera/lens, particularly like the one where the 109 is coming out of the clouds, could be the real thing. Love the wimpy, I built two, the first was when the plan first appeared in Model World along with a Bronco, both designed by TN, mine was powered then by the old speed 400's and Nicad cells and refused to get into the air, the second built a few years ago I tried Turnigy brushless motors 2830/11 with a single 3s 30c 4000 lipo, although slightly lighter, tipping the scales at 3lbs auw, than my first one this one did take to the air but not for long. What motors have you fitted in your wellington?? One day I build another I still have a copy of the plans. Regards Robert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Picked this lovely Precedent Stampe up a few days ago, needs a few jobs doing and an engine/gear putting in it. Going with a DLE 30 engine and metal gear Hitec servos (anyone have any they want to sell). Hopefully will be in the air in the next few weeks.......... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Ron Gray said: @leccyflyer BF, third shot down, brilliant! Yes Ron, that's my favourite too "Yellow-nosed b%$£&^%s coming down! Now!" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Robert Parker said: Hi Leccyflyer, Some great shots of both the Wellington and ME109 must be a great camera/lens, particularly like the one where the 109 is coming out of the clouds, could be the real thing. Love the wimpy, I built two, the first was when the plan first appeared in Model World along with a Bronco, both designed by TN, mine was powered then by the old speed 400's and Nicad cells and refused to get into the air, the second built a few years ago I tried Turnigy brushless motors 2830/11 with a single 3s 30c 4000 lipo, although slightly lighter, tipping the scales at 3lbs auw, than my first one this one did take to the air but not for long. What motors have you fitted in your wellington?? One day I build another I still have a copy of the plans. Regards Robert Hi Robert The Wimpey had GWS 300 EPS B geared motors with 8x6" GWS slow flyer props - it was the 12v of the 3s1p lipo which killed them on the third flight. Ultimately I'll do a small brushless replacement. I can use one of the existing wiring loom wires to pull the three brushless motor leads through the wings. For now, just in case she's required for Ops tonight, I've fitted a replacement pair of GWS 300 EPS B geared motors. cheers Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, leccyflyer said: Yes Ron, that's my favourite too "Yellow-nosed b%$£&^%s coming down! Now!" ? Dhakka Dhakka Dhakka ? Break right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Both look great, both on the ground and in the air Leccy- real sorry that I missed the flights! See them in action next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 You missed a couple of great days "Tosh" - Tuesday was especially good. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Maiden flight this morning, Great Planes foam GeeBee R1, surprisingly good flyer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Looks just like the real thing Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) My 1/5th scale Supermarine S6b, which I completed over a year ago, finally took to the air yesterday. Ian Redshaw kindly did the first two flights - he did a superb job. The model flew really well. It handled well on the water, took off very easily, and needed only some up trim (probably because CG was set slightly forward at about 28% MAC). The Laser 200V seems to be a perfect match for the model, which balanced correctly without any added weights. The weather was good, but rather gloomy, so not very good for photos. Nevertheless, I am attaching a few pictures here. Edited September 13, 2021 by John Stainforth 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Very very nice, needs a pilot. Call him Jeffrey Quill ? Edited September 13, 2021 by cymaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 13 minutes ago, cymaz said: Very very nice, needs a pilot. Call him Jeffrey Quill ? Are you replying to me? I had a very able pilot in the form of Ian Redshaw, and we came up with this clever scheme (called RC) whereby he could remain with his feet safely planted terra firma. Why Jeffrey Quill? He never flew the S6b. If I put a model pilot in the plane, and have to name him, I will call him George Stainforth! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Fabulous. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I thought he did, my mistake. A great build . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cripps Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I had the great pleasure yesterday of witnessing the first 2 flights of John's magnificent S6B. The weather was just about perfect with light winds and correspondingly calm water conditions but, as John says, the light was poor for any flying photos. Talking to Ian Redshaw after the flights, he was very complimentary about the model's flying characteristics which surprised us all given that it is an almost perfect scale model, even down to the floats. Despite this, the model leapt into the air quickly at just over half-throttle and proceeded to give a very scale-like performance before well-judged landings by Ian, to the delight of all who were watching - most of all, John himself! Thank you, John, for bringing the S6B to our waterplane meeting at Colwick Country Park, you should be proud of your achievement in honour of your great-uncle. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Superb S6b and excellent photography too - well done to all involved. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 bearcat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Very nice that Paul - Arrows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Poke Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Superb model John. Beautiful build. Never get to see these fantastic Schneider Cup Aeroplanes.. So congratulations and thanks. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Beautiful S6b, congratulations!! I followed your build thread with great interest so nice to see the finish. You did so much design work, I hope that you will consider making it available to others. It so clearly deserves it. Agree that the flying shots would be improved with a pilot bust on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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