Forum members' new models: Let's see them.

[Paul Marsh]

[Paul Marsh]

[Paul Marsh]

[trevor wood 2]

My first post since the Forum improvement because my old iPad would only let me view the posts but not add any of my own. A visit to Curry’s and £319 later, everything’s been sorted with a new iPad.

During last year’s building session I found an old veneered foam wing that I’d salvaged from a scrap bin at the end of a club meeting. It was a Clark Y style section and roughly 2 meters length   
with a straight taper and had a central servo driving outboard ailerons via internal Bowden cables. A fuselage was needed, and as an experiment I decided to make something a little less conventional. After a month or so of modelling, the photos show the outcome.

 

The maiden flight was intended to be a test glide to check CG, so I stood a good 120 ft back from the slope edge whilst a helper gave it a level push from shoulder height. The anticipated pitching  problems didn’t materialise, and the model just flew straight and level at a slow walking pace. Approaching the slope edge I decided to let it continue, and the next 5minutes were some of the most relaxed sloping I’ve ever experienced with a new model. 

[leccyflyer]

Latest addition to my slope fleet is a well flown Dave's Aircraft Works Messerschmitt Bf109 which my pal Bob donated to a new home yesterday. These are great fun and bounce nicely - which is a good thing, given my slope landing skills, currently showing something close to a 50% rate of models which are flyable after one of my "landings". Had a bit of a go with the model yesterday and the light weight and big wing make for a nice flying model - I think there's a look of a control line aerobatic model in the general proportions. Thanks Bob 😄

 

 

[Dickw]

Although not actually new, it is new to me😀

A ValentaModel 'Chilli' acquired second hand and fitted out for GPS triangle racing. It's my first glider of this size and weight, and only a few flights so far, but I am getting used to it and enjoying the effortless way it seems to move around the sky. I must admit I was nervous about landing a 4.7m 6Kg glider, but the crow braking is so powerful that it can be put down almost anywhere.

Drive train is a geared Leomotion motor with a 20x13 prop on a 6s 3000 Lipo, which easily gives me 3 climbs to 400m+ per flight.

 

The photo was taken after my first flight with it, hence the big grin 👍

 

Dick

 

 

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

She's very impressive Dick, first flight must have been a buzz. 🙂

[Chris Walby]

13 hours ago, trevor wood 2 said:

My first post since the Forum improvement because my old iPad would only let me view the posts but not add any of my own. A visit to Curry’s and £319 later, everything’s been sorted with a new iPad.

During last year’s building session I found an old veneered foam wing that I’d salvaged from a scrap bin at the end of a club meeting. It was a Clark Y style section and roughly 2 meters length   
with a straight taper and had a central servo driving outboard ailerons via internal Bowden cables. A fuselage was needed, and as an experiment I decided to make something a little less conventional. After a month or so of modelling, the photos show the outcome.

 

The maiden flight was intended to be a test glide to check CG, so I stood a good 120 ft back from the slope edge whilst a helper gave it a level push from shoulder height. The anticipated pitching  problems didn’t materialise, and the model just flew straight and level at a slow walking pace. Approaching the slope edge I decided to let it continue, and the next 5minutes were some of the most relaxed sloping I’ve ever experienced with a new model. 

Looks like a Can Doo to me, so does  that make it a Can Doo Two ?  🤣

[trevor wood 2]

39 minutes ago, Chris Walby said:

Looks like a Can Doo to me, so does  that make it a Can Doo Two ?  🤣

You’re quite right. I did use the Can Doo article for inspiration and guidance on such things as foreplane incidence/area and fin sizes. It proved very useful for this build and my last canard.

 

 

[EGB 953]

I just bought this second hand  52 inch 300 extra nicely covered with Pennzoil colours and markings. I have cleaned engine and fuel tank up (38) But no idea as to the make of the model, throws etc. clearly an ARTF. Anyone know the model and where I might find the manual? Oh cowl is there but  removed for repair. 

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

Team effort.

 

[Steve Colman]

The Hummer is a great little model John. After many flights I smacked mine into the ground one too many times which resulted in its demise. However, I liked it so much I bought a replacement and will swap over the electrics to the second.

[David Davis]

The weather has been absolutely perfect for model flying here in central France, light winds and temperatures in the range 10-15C. I flew my Guidato for the first time in late January. This is a 1957 design to which I've added an elevator and steerable nosewheel. Outerzone plan here: https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=7378 I built it because I'd admired its snub-nosed appearence since I was a youth and because I'd never seen another Guidato! I'll be seventy-five next month! I intend to use it as an ab initio trainer with retired beginners who find a 46 powered ARTF trainer a bit too hot.

 

It flew well enough though it's a bit under-powered. With the ASP 30 FS as fitted it would never take off from the average grass strip. Fortunately my club has a tarmac runway.

 

However, having charged the rx battery on Saturday morning and having set the timer to ten minutes I took off and flew it around in ciruits and horizontal eights   for over five minutes when it suddenly went into a spiral dive and it hit the ground, described as "brutalement" by one witness. The wing popped off the dowels and apart from getting a bit dirty was unharmed. The four fuselage longerons however, broke at the rear. Having carried the wreck back to the pits I had no response to the transmitter. It'll repair.

 

I attribute the cause of the crash to me being a notorious skinflint! I had fitted an old battery, an old receiver and an old switch! The irony is that I had two brand new good quality switches and rx batteries in my workshop still in their packaging. That'll learn me!

 

A few before and after pictures for you. My dog photo bombing the first one!

[Paul De Tourtoulon]

Better still south, 20°+, I forgot my Parasol,,,

[Jake Bullit]

First venture into 3D for me.

[Learner]

13 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said:

Team effort.

 

I've got the hobbyking one, plane not dog!

Best fun per £ model I've got.

[john stones 1 - Moderator]

30 minutes ago, Learner said:

I've got the hobbyking one, plane not dog!

Best fun per £ model I've got.

 

Yep, often less equates to more, agree there L.

 

[GBG]

Just finished assembling my first 3D printed model, an Eclipson EGW-80 EDF. Just the radio and fan to install and it will be ready. The nose will be reshaped prior to flight when I decide on the best way to do it.

[brian wood]

1/5 p51 enlarged 25% from the bt plan powered by kolmn 50 4 stroke all balsa and ply as per bt design but with some mods to structure ,ive been waiting to maiden it for the last few months,it has modified robart retracts converted to electric and home made oleos.

[Paul Marsh]

[Chris Walby]

New to me, BH FW190 with ASP120 in cowl. Has a few "character" battle scars, but word in the clubhouse is that they fly well. Inspected and noise tested so all I need now is some decent weather for the re-maiden.

[Chris Walby]

Maiden today and by the time we got to IC allowed slot it was windier and more cloudy. Glad to report apart from a few niggles it flies really well and sounds great with that ASP (I think Jon is right about them being set super rich at the bottom end!). A bit more tinkering in the workshop and it will be ready for the better weather 😉

 

Thanks for the "likes" guys

 

 

[Paul De Tourtoulon]

Is it me, or it has flown out of the second photo ?.

[Peter Miller]

Perhaps it has gone into stealth mode!!

[Eric Robson]

Watch out for the hun in the sun?