Richard Adams Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 started the build on these beatiful plans..anyone else started? think she''ll look wonderfull scaled up will she be bouyant egnoth to float though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Yes I have built the Sunderland, There is a building blog on this site. Fred Keegan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Dear All, Yes, she floats! Alas the new pond is not big enough to take off from though, but bid enough to prove she floats. Maybe a bit nose down but good enough. She flew for the third time the same afternoon, I take off from a dolly after the first flight ripped a float off. She flies well and lands nicely too. Power from 4 2200 Loong Max Li Po's, into four speed controllers and onto the motors. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Glad to here it has flown, Ran my motors up for the first time this week. I was going to take off without a dolly but I think I shall make one now. Any more tips ? Fred Keegan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Fred, No real tips, it flies well. I've kept it high and fast for the first flights out of sheer nervousness, it was a bit windy too. On the third flight I managed to get her lower and slower for photos. I'll experiment getting her even slower next time. She flies at half throttle and really leaps off the dolly at full throttle. The drone of the four engines is great though, the other club members have all landed before I took off so that the noise could be heard! BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thanks for the insight on your first few flights. Hope to maiden mine when the weather gets better. Fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I crashed mine the other day and it's totally smashed I'm afraid. It lost power on the climb out and then stalled and went into heavy scrub, the fuselage broke in two with the front reduced to match sticks. The rear is complete but the wing has broken all spars outside the port engine. I looked at re-building her but took the easy option and re ordered the ribs and former set. I'm going to move the battery tray forward another inch to reduce the small amount of lead that I used to balance her. The servo's can move forward another inch too. Other than that she'll be the same, one engine feels a bit rough so I'll change for a new one. After the crash all was checked and found to be working but later I found a broken soldered joint in the power train. I think one motor failed, I failed to spot it and stalled her. I had wired her up so that the two inners or two outers were together, to try and stop what eventually happened. I'll check my soldering this time! BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Had mine iin the garden runing it up and getting the balance Ok, 14 0unce in the nose I could have put in larger batterys but the lead flashing was for free. Fred Sorry to hear about your crash, It's made me worry abut my maiden Edited By Fred Keegan on 03/06/2009 18:55:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Fred, Fear not, when it flew it flew really well. I made a dolly and it shot off that. Mine only had about 6 oz in the nose but I'm building a new one, this time I intend to leave the front turret off until the end. This way I can insert my receiver battery in the very front together with any balancing lead. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 !4 ounce I had to put in the front bigger batteries would have been better but then it's more money to lay out. Fred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Number 2 is as good as ready! I've built the second one but not yet flown it, there seems to be constant high wind this sumer. I managed to do away with any lead in the nose this time. I moved the servos an inch or two towards the nose and also got the batteries another inch further forward. I left the front turret off but it balances without the need for any weight. I covered this one entirely in film so I didn't need to paint the bulk of the fuselage as it's white. I also moved the ESC's into each seperate nacelle, all connections where sealed with heat shrink and hidden away in the wing. The big advantage over number one is that I don't have a real mess of wiring and ESC's hanging down from the wing that just sat in a jumble in the fuselage. I'll add some snaps later but it's very similar to the first. Have you flown yours Fred? BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Here it is, siting waiting for the wind to slacken. It didn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 looks great bucksboy.... be sure to get some film of its eventual maiden flight for us enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hi bucksboy, not flown the Sunderland yet, made a dolly but it was not very good ( will have to make one like yours ). It's one of those years were all plans seem to go out of the window. Should have been down at the nationals today ( GOT SWINE FLUE ON TUESDAY ALLONG WITH MY WIFE ) LAST DAY OF TABLETS TODAY THEN CAN GET OUT FRED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Sorry to hear that Fred, we considered going to the Nats but decided to fly instead. It's still blowing a gale but we managed to fly, smash, glue and fly the FunJet. I never even bothered taking the Sunderland, when will this wind stop? BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Keegan Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Got a funjet the other week as a bad weather fl-yer but the wind was even too strong at time's for this. My young grandson say this is a proper aeroplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Fred, I flew no 2 yesterday, I went to the field but had forgotten the dolly. Yesterday was a beautiful day, we're not likely to get many more, so I either waited again or flew it off grass. She leapt off the grass and into the air, she flew beautifully. I kept the first flight short and trimmed her out, then landed, checked everything and flew again. She flies at just under half throttle andthe four motors sound great. Will try and take some video today and post it. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Sorry but I've posted this in two different threads, here's the Mk 2 coming in to land. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Adams Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 sorry to hear about your mk1 ,glad your mk 2 flew well,and thanks for the advice on bouyancy..my (early war camo scheme ) looks very good and my maiden flight from Strangford loch in Northern Ireland were i live ..(and intrestingly were sunderlands used to fly from durring the war) shall take place soon..hope all goes well ..its been a 7 month build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Harrison Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hey bucksboy, do youhave a photo record of your build? struggling on a few points and a picture says a thousand words. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 No, I never really snapped the build. I've just checked and only have a few of the re-cover too. Which bit are you stuck on? I'll try and remember how I built it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Harrison Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Its a shame Fred's pictures have been lost. I'm stuck on the tale fin and how it is ment to be attached. The plans justshow it attached. Also the fiaring of the step, and the nose and tail turrents.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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