DossKat I understand that! But Jeff Q is one of the best warbird pilots in the US. I'm also fairly new to RC especially since I only get to fly during a few months in the summer since I live in Minnesota. My knees were shaking so bad I could barely remain standing. Lol
Fair enough! Sometimes I wish for someone I could pass maidening duties off onto! I've certainly never built anything as complex as this guy, but the knee nocking transcends all boundries of plane type!
Love the engine sound in the takeoff sequence. Too bad it was drowned out by the jets and nitro planes during the rest of the video. I watched the build videos. You've literally done an awesome job. Your patience and attention to detail are something seldom seen. I hope the original WWII pilot has a chance to see this. Thanks for the videos!
Incredible. What an effort. Good pilot either, I bet he lost 5 pounds weight sweating flying and another 5 landing this beautiful handbuilt unique model. I thought I got a screw loose practicing my hobby, but you beat me by far. Thanks for sharing!
Hey Mike- Seeing it fly in person at Paynesville was one of the highlights of the entire season !!!! Can't wait to see the Mossie- See you indoors soon. HA
Congratulations. A very inspiring journey and a wonderful maiden. What skills and determination you have to pull all this together. Thank you for sharing and cheers from Sydney, Australia - Dave
I Bet you couldnt wait to get it airbourne after all that time you spent scratch building it What I also like is you built your own cnc machine as well to build it but have you tried a vacuum pump to hold the material down ?
Mike JM Oh ok. Is it a radio/communication issue, or the wiring/actuators themselves? I saw that you had them cycling during the build. Do the flaps work?
In my opinion it's a manufacturing defect with the electric actuators. There is some kind of tolerance defect that causes the actuator to amp out (stop) before the actuator locks down the gear. When this occurs the gear collapses and causes significant damage to the gear frame. Robart doesn't have a fix and since I bought the gear early in the build process they wouldn't warranty what they agreed was a what they called a "booger in the actuator". I had to spend another $250 to repair the gear and it still doesn't work. Robart offered to convert it to air for nothing, but since my 38 was built around an electric gear I would have to make significant modifications to position air tanks in the booms. And yes the flaps work fine with standard servos.
bello trabajo de ese aeromodelo, pero una pésima grabación, ahí es donde se deprecia el avión totalmente...!, para empezar hubiese pedido de favor al dueño del avión cessna que apague el motor para de esa manera no interrumpa con la grabación de video, esa tembladera de la mano de la persona que esta filmando muy mala, aparte al finalizar el vuelo hace una toma de cabeza y colo blooper, eso no tiene nada de blooper, muy malo el video, lo unico rescatable es el fabuloso y minucioso trabajo del aeromodelo...!
work of art , well done , you have the patience of a saint , the hands of an artist , and the mind of an engineer.
A work of Love to be sure.
that right there, your forked tail devil, is really and truly a thing of beauty.
well done, sir.
No words can describe your accomplishment and your bravery. Thank you for sharing!!
One word can...kindling!
Ooof! Don't think I could let someone else maiden a plane I'd built, especially one as complex and beautiful as this one!
DossKat I understand that! But Jeff Q is one of the best warbird pilots in the US. I'm also fairly new to RC especially since I only get to fly during a few months in the summer since I live in Minnesota. My knees were shaking so bad I could barely remain standing. Lol
Fair enough! Sometimes I wish for someone I could pass maidening duties off onto! I've certainly never built anything as complex as this guy, but the knee nocking transcends all boundries of plane type!
That's awesome! Congrats on a superb build and a great maiden flight.
Love the engine sound in the takeoff sequence. Too bad it was drowned out by the jets and nitro planes during the rest of the video.
I watched the build videos. You've literally done an awesome job. Your patience and attention to detail are something seldom seen. I hope the original WWII pilot has a chance to see this.
Thanks for the videos!
Congratulations. That is very, very, impressive.
Thanl you, I love the 38.
My current build is a 125" De Haviland Mosquito. The first video is out, 2nd will be soon.
Incredible. What an effort. Good pilot either, I bet he lost 5 pounds weight sweating flying and another 5 landing this beautiful handbuilt unique model. I thought I got a screw loose practicing my hobby, but you beat me by far.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Followed the build and then you watched as someone else flew it?! Just Wow!
Its amazing this only started as a blueprint...and you made it all from wood
An incredibly beautiful piece of art. Well done.
Hey Mike- Seeing it fly in person at Paynesville was one of the highlights of the entire season !!!! Can't wait to see the Mossie- See you indoors soon. HA
Congratulations. A very inspiring journey and a wonderful maiden. What skills and determination you have to pull all this together. Thank you for sharing and cheers from Sydney, Australia - Dave
Seriously impressive Mike! Congratulations!
As said before... WHAT A BEAUTY!! CONGRATS!!!
I Bet you couldnt wait to get it airbourne after all that time you spent scratch building it
What I also like is you built your own cnc machine as well to build it but
have you tried a vacuum pump to hold the material down ?
Congratulations! Looks awesome in the air!
Thanks,
She flies like a trainer, very graceful
I'd be pooping my paints every second it was in the air....all that work......((shudders)) but I guess birds were meant to fly!
Great model - did you skin the wings and fuse with fibreglass? or just prime and paint
Fiberglass and Klasskote epoxy paint
cool bird with the artistic and engineering ability be nice to make the real small engines for it than electric
Sweeeeet!!! And where do you get plans to build these types of planes? thanks.
ziroligiantscaleplans.com/
How are the Robart retracts? Hope they are 100% reliable.
Air are fine, the electrics were a nightmare.
Why would you not want to fly your own plane for the first time?
You did a great job on her! Have you built up the nerve to fly her w/the gear up yet?
I would if I could get the Robart electrics to work. They currently have pipe clamps on the elbows to prevent them from collapsing.
Mike JM Oh ok. Is it a radio/communication issue, or the wiring/actuators themselves? I saw that you had them cycling during the build. Do the flaps work?
In my opinion it's a manufacturing defect with the electric actuators. There is some kind of tolerance defect that causes the actuator to amp out (stop) before the actuator locks down the gear. When this occurs the gear collapses and causes significant damage to the gear frame. Robart doesn't have a fix and since I bought the gear early in the build process they wouldn't warranty what they agreed was a what they called a "booger in the actuator". I had to spend another $250 to repair the gear and it still doesn't work. Robart offered to convert it to air for nothing, but since my 38 was built around an electric gear I would have to make significant modifications to position air tanks in the booms. And yes the flaps work fine with standard servos.
Cool Plane!
beauty !!!
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bello trabajo de ese aeromodelo, pero una pésima grabación, ahí es donde se deprecia el avión totalmente...!, para empezar hubiese pedido de favor al dueño del avión cessna que apague el motor para de esa manera no interrumpa con la grabación de video, esa tembladera de la mano de la persona que esta filmando muy mala, aparte al finalizar el vuelo hace una toma de cabeza y colo blooper, eso no tiene nada de blooper, muy malo el video, lo unico rescatable es el fabuloso y minucioso trabajo del aeromodelo...!