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IanN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Posted by David Mellor on 16/09/2015 23:19:13: I think I was swayed by the "extremely robust" part. "Very economical" sounded good too. Hmmm...not forgetting the "easy" aspect........ Those attributes are generally high up on my list too when selecting what to build Nice looking model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Jarvis Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Very Nice. Whens the maiden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john stones 1 - Moderator Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I was just sat looking at tail end and thinking...that looks like it'll be fun to fly, plenty control surfaces there, then I looked at front end and thought same as you David John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Nice build, in case anyone hasn't realised the photo album is here http://www.modelflying.co.uk/albums/member_album.asp?a=38195 Martyn Edited By Martyn K on 17/09/2015 10:42:16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Re the balance q, it was ditto for my Middle Phase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area 51 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Reminds me of my Micromold Avenger, that was 3ch and massive step up from the 2 ch slope soarer I learned to fly on in the late 70's!.. Happy days and the Phase 2 build is looking good... Nowt wrong with a bit of nostalgia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The Phase-2 was the most copied model of the time, here's my own-design Aquarius from 1970 when I was 15, it was based heavily on a single photo of the Phase-2 and from memory of a meeting at Clwyd. It used the Eppler 374 which was very popular at the time: I may still have the 1970 Phase-2 photo somewhere, if I can find it I'll scan it. Edited By Phil Green on 17/09/2015 13:31:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Armstrong 2 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Posted by David Mellor on 17/09/2015 10:07:41: Here's a question I ask myself after a build: knowing what you know now, would you have done anything differently? For the Phase 2, the answer is yes. Despite locating 4 x AA Nimh batteries and two full sized servos (rudder, elevator) as far forwards as possible, and despite building the back end as lightly as possible, I still found it necessary to add 3.6 ounces of lead in the nose to balance. So, if I build another one I would commit sacrilege and lengthen the front fuselage by 2 inches, and modify former 1 to allow the battery pack to sit just a tad deeper into the nose. I would suspect that Mr Foss also followed that train of logic; the Middle Phase and Phase 6 both look to have longer forward fuselages. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with a bit of heft to a sloper (or the models ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 For anyone wishing to build one sets of laser cut ribs for Phase Two are available here for 13 pounds. Edited By kc on 17/09/2015 16:59:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kc Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Where does the Phase Two plan come from now? Is it still sold by Chris Foss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Jarvis Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Shame about the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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