ddoherty958 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I’ve been looking around a bit and I haven’t seen any 737 kits. Now I’m a newbie and I’m not going to buy one now but I was thinking about getting one later. Anyone seen any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hargreaves - Moderator Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 A Boeing 737 would be a pretty advanced model to fly under radio control. If powered by model gas turbines it would have to be pretty large & expensive too. The vast majority of models flown in this country tend to be single engined, prop driven. Much simpler & cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Windrider in Hong Kong make a range of ARTF foam airliners for EDF power or slope soaring as a glider. I've seen one of their A380s fly from the slope and it was great. 737 here: **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 A great ambition - but one for the future. For now I would advise you look at balsa/ply trainers such as the Boomerang, Arising star etc. Join a club and get some tution, then with some more experience that 737 may will be within reach! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoherty958 Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=akoJ2zBwX1o Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 21/10/2018 21:02:06: A great ambition - but one for the future. For now I would advise you look at balsa/ply trainers such as the Boomerang, Arising star etc. Join a club and get some tution, then with some more experience that 737 may will be within reach! BEB Yes that was my plan. The B737 is my favourite aircraft and I’d guessed that due to the complexity and size I figured I should start saving now. Obviously not as big as this, but **LINK** gave me the idea of the B737 in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris larkins Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 As mentioned above Windrider make a reasonably priced 737 kit, for those with much deeper pockets gliders uk sell a bigger kit **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris larkins Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Or you can make your own from depron, the youtube channel from RAMY RC shows a build video of his 737, here's the link to the finished model **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Well there was a Comet 4 and a VC10 flying at Ashbourne today. Both 'club' size models (ie around 1.5 metre ws) both electric with pusher props. However, I think they were both own design models. And, of course there was Simon Chadwick's wonderful Aibus all in Depron which, at one point, was flying backwards briefly as it struggled manfully against the breeze. I can't say I've ever seen an airliner kit except a DC3 kitted but I'm sure I'll be proved wrong. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dennier Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Google RAMY RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Bernard Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 If you are into scratch building, have a look at the videos and associated forum entries for RCAirliners here. His technique is to transfer scaled up paper model templates to Depron to get the basic form and then build on that. The process is shown in this video. Some very impressive models. Links to the various forums are in the video descriptions. Edited By Colin Bernard on 22/10/2018 11:41:20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoherty958 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Posted by Colin Bernard on 22/10/2018 11:39:45: If you are into scratch building, have a look at the videos and associated forum entries for RCAirliners here. His technique is to transfer scaled up paper model templates to Depron to get the basic form and then build on that. The process is shown in this video. Some very impressive models. Links to the various forums are in the video descriptions. Edited By Colin Bernard on 22/10/2018 11:41:20 Many thanks, I’ll check them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Can't find a video of a Windrider 737 flying, but here is a Windrider Airbus A380: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Scrub that, found a 737 one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoherty958 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Would it be possible to get the glider kit and just install one of the suckey engines instead of a gas turbine to get a working 737 model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Gorham_ Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Not sure if you can see my posts, but the model I am talking about can be bought with EDF (Electric Ducted fan) units. I'll post the link again: **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Those 2 videos are quite astonishing. The models look fine but the choice of flying site not so much. I was intrigued how or indeed where they were intending to land but neither video goes that far. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (off topic, sorry) - they land in the greenery in front Edited By Andy Meade on 22/10/2018 14:17:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Thanks, Andy. It looked like a cliff edge and too steep on the other videos. But that road is a bit close. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoherty958 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Posted by Alan Gorham_ on 22/10/2018 13:09:27: Not sure if you can see my posts, but the model I am talking about can be bought with EDF (Electric Ducted fan) units. I'll post the link again: **LINK** MY SAVIOUR. Lol. But seriously, thank you so much!! Looks like it’s time to start saving though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I have flown from that site, it's Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, but nothing as exciting as flying a B737. I was just flying my trusty Zagi which I built with carbon wing joiner tubes so that it would fit in my suitcase! One of the best soaring sites in HK. If it wasn't for the road Geoff you wouldn't be able to access the site. Not only an awesome slope soaring site but I almost lost my Zagi in a thermal! With all that lift who needs engines? Edited By Piers Bowlan on 22/10/2018 16:40:21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Jarvis Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 This is my windrider 737 using two 12 blade fans and two 4s batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Posted by ddoherty958 on 21/10/2018 17:51:49: I’ve been looking around a bit and I haven’t seen any 737 kits. Now I’m a newbie and I’m not going to buy one now but I was thinking about getting one later. Anyone seen any? Going back to the original post. I have just spent a couple of years, on and off, trying to teach someone to fly. And failing. One of the problems was, the trainer was a (temporary) means to an end. The end was a SE5A. He spent money, and time building intermediates between the trainer, and his desire. His trainer was never suitable, And when it fell to bits, the intermediate model was too much, but by this time was not willing to spend money on a receding dream. Spend your money on a trainer. If you have money to spare, hold it back to buy another trainer, or, Gods of Gravity and Orientation willing, an intermediate trainer. One step at a time. This hobby is a game of blood. The persistent survive. Dreamers go and float boats. Sorry to crush dreams. And that is a comment without sarcasm. You can start to dream about flying a ducted fan 737, when you have broken a couple of models after you have passed an A test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 That's a lovely model Alan - now there's something to aspire to Darragh - but as Don says with few interesting "experiences" first eh? The "whoa what happened there" type! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddoherty958 Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 22/10/2018 20:15:49: That's a lovely model Alan - now there's something to aspire to Darragh - but as Don says with few interesting "experiences" first eh? The "whoa what happened there" type! BEB Indeed, I would love to have a model like that someday. SOMEDAY. Not today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 The 777X should make an even better slope soarer with its high aspect ratio wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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