Kevinlad Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 This is my modified Mighty Barnstormer. It was built from Boddo's drawings, with some improvements, the wing centre section being fixed and the wings being fitted by means of two steel rods each side, the aileron wire connection being made via. MPX plugs and sockets, so the wings are just slid on without messing around with loose wires & plugs. With this method struts are required to take the wing loading, which make the model appear more scale-like. The maiden flight took place today, and the model flies perfectly, including looping and rolling nicely. The wings are held together tightly by means of a strong rubber band underneath, pulling on a couple of protruding screws (not visible in flight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Well done. Nice to see a four stroke in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevinlad Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 You are right, "Percy" it is Cark, where a few of us fly regularly. We don't fly there at weekends because of the parachutists and are on good terms with them. (I know they had issues with a certain club who interfered with their activities one weekend and were told, I believe, they are not welcome there.....) Best Regards - K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kc Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Can someone explain to me why the Government spends billions on the Army & Airforce etc to defend our country yet fails to spend far less to defend it against the elements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Getting back to Kevin's magnificent model. It looks much nicer without the dummy engine cover seen on many other Barnstormers. And the struts really make it look like a scale job. It's worth saying that the plan for the Mighty Barnstormer is online here together with the original RC Modeler article. but anyone wanting to build one might prefer to buy the plan and laser cut ribs etc from DB Sport & Scale Edited By kc on 12/03/2016 18:45:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Be another soft spot for it when water table comes up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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