Tony Bennett Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 wow love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Lovely Roy, multi's sound good when lecky as well then John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nothing to apologise for there. If I ever create anything half that good, I'll be very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Looks and sounds fantastic. Another maiden to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electriflier Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Evening chaps.....and Monz if you're lurkin Thanks for all the comments. Feeling an air of excited anticipation of what might happen on Sunday. The weather is looking sort of promising and i can't make any excuses about the Herc' not being ready. Well, I suppose I could, I haven't done the rivetting details on the model which should take a month or so ...... So, today, with Sunday as target day for maiden, set to ensuring everything would be ready. Rudder and both elevator servos needed installing and pushrods connecting so did those first. Next job and one that I had quietly being avoiding and worrying about slightly was sorting and setting up CG. There is a 100" Hercules kit available and having glanced at the recommended setups, have used their data for CG. That's to say 95mm to 100mm back from LE. Now, not being one to make excuses but I put my back out a couple of days ago and have been struggling to kneel, bend or sit etc and lugging around this huge Depron Hercules was going to be nigh on impossible, enlisted the help of Charles (Pilot-Chuckle). Charles beneath the model having taken pity on me and the bad back Another problem became apparent too, the Great Planes CG machine would not be wide enough to take the fat-bodied Hercules. No worries, a portable fold-down picnic table would do the job nicely. Stood with it's feet upwards made for the perfect Hercules CG machine. This is where Charles did his bit. He sort of laid beneath the model to line up the CG marks beneath the wing and supported it whilst I added small amounts of lead to a plastic bag that was pinned to the nose of the model. It turns out that to get the model to balance at the desired spot, I needed to add close on to 120g of additional weight. A disused, dead NimH Sub'C' battery pack weighed in at precisely 120g and so was stripped down to it's 5 individual cells. Simple job then to core-out the foam nose of the Herc' to secrete the said ballast. Just need to fill in the holes with blue foam and a little filler and no one will be any the wiser. One balanced model! Fingers crossed for Sunday!!! Regards - Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Good luck Roy, hope it stay calm for you and don't forget the pictures John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electriflier Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Cheers John, Forecast is showing 7-9mph NW winds which will be fine. Hoping that Charles (Pilot_Chuckle) has his Hurricane ready for maiden too. No doubt, there'll be video cameras as usual so hoping to report back here before too long with the evidence - good or bad Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Rawlinson Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Roll on Sunday, should be a great day if the weather plays ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Have a great flight Roy Electricflier - best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian101 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I am sure your Hercules and Charles' Hurricane will both fly supremely well. Looking forward to seeing the videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willhappy Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 WOW hope you have a great flight. wow will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Good luck with the maiden...best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electriflier Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Firstly as always, many thanks for the encouraging messages. The Maiden Not going to lie, was particularly nervous for this one for some strange reason. The usual suspects were present at the field, (you know who you are) and offering words of encouragement like 'it's lovely and calm now Roy', or 'will it be flying this afternoon?' . Early on in the day, the winds had been quite troublesome in that they couldn't seem to make up their mind which way they were blowing. Critical at our field because we have a no-fly zone over a road that runs close to the field. It did however calm to such an extent where there was no discernible wind direction and so take-off could be in almost any direction. With cameras primed and the model aimed into whatever breeze there was, she rolled............... Under half-throttle and she parted company with terra firma. It was immediately noticeable that the model requires quite a lot of rudder input in the turns to avoid the appearance of dragging her rear-end around the circuit. Also, it was obvious that on throttle, the nose had a tendency to pitch up. I decided to keep it short and attempt a slow approach and landing. - No real issues, she behaved perfectly and came in nicely for her first touch-down. We discussed the merits of adding a little elevator to throttle in a mix to overcome the pitching tendency but I decided I should be able, now I knew how she flew, to be more gentle with the throttle and also to add, if necessary, a little down elevator and also, greater use of the rudder when turning on the aileron. The second flight, albeit short was lovely. Take-off was more relaxed and drawn-out and landing, well, you'll have to wait until I upload the video Away for the very first time Low'ish level head-on Charles made good use of my camera - cheers Charles! And flair for a trouble-free touch-down. Hey, I LIKE THIS MODEL!! From one very chuffed and relieved flier, thank you to Charles, Tim, Phil, Michael (and Mum) for the moral support on the day and well........ I'll post the video when I get it finished (sooner rather than later) Regards Roy Edited By Electriflier on 24/08/2014 18:59:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Rawlinson Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Looked and sounded awesome, terrific work. each time I see one of your creations fly I wonder how you can possibly top it !!!! I bet you are already trawling the tinterweb for a 3 view . well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 It looks fantastic Roy. What's next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Cooke Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 yeah many congrats Roy that's a fantastic model, looks really great in the air - totally convincing. awesome build and realisation!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Foxtrot Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Superb! Really great model, congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Great presence and realism in the pictures well done Roy a great model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff noble Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 well done another success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Well done Roy. Now top that - and I know you will!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electriflier Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 As promised..................the video - Enjoy Regards Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 And I did, excellent stuff Roy well done all how tickled are you then ? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Bennett Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 congratulations sir. wonderful maiden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian101 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Congratulations Roy. An excellent build, fantastic maiden and another really well put together video. Looking forwards to the next build!! Regards Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Crosby Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Brilliant Roy. I used to fly these back in the 70s and it brought back many memories. As you saw, just like the full size, one needs to lead with a bit of rudder in the turns. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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