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Chuck Matheny:
Hello all..!
Here is a Cyclon .061 Stunter that I fly on 50 foot lines. The lines are 20 pound test Spideline fishing line.
I use a 5x3 APC prop and estimate the thrust is over 20 ounces at 33,000 rpm.
The wing has 40 inches of span, 10 inches at the root and 6.25" at the tips
The model weighs 10 ozs RTF minus fuel.
I use a combat style fuel bladder..3/4 oz of 10% nitro fuel is enough fun for 1 flight.
4 inches from the firewall to the wing LE
4.5 inches from the wing's TE to the elevator hinge line
The model looks similar to a "FORCE" in the profile view.
For the control rod / push rod I use the inner hole on a Fox "small" bell crank and the last hole on a tall DuBro control horn. 1/16" brass wire for a pushrod with a threaded adapter soldered on.
Oh yeah, I use a pair of #2 flat washers behind the engine's firewall mount for out thrust and the leadouts are raked back 4" to 4.5" from the LE at the wing tip.

Chuck Matheny:
It was such a nice drizzly day to get the plane figured out a little bit and to get a new camera zero'd in as well.

Dave Hull:
Wow!

Ok, after watching the video I get the "3/4 oz. is enough fun" deal.

You're going to have to be careful walking thru the woods now, though and watch where you step. Probably scared the crap out of Bigfoot.....

That little bugger shur do go!

The Divot

Chuck Matheny:
Hi Dave..!
It is amazing to see how much flying you can do with just 3/4 of an ounce of  fuel.

Chuck Matheny:
I would have bet a beer that the handle was already adjusted for this plane after the last time it was flown. I guess not. To make matters worse, I guzzled a "Tall Boy" while getting set up to fly.
It took FULL DOWN just to keep the model from crashing and there was too much pull to do an inflight adjustment.
Watch the whole thing if you enjoy seeing a fellow flier suffer.
A 1 minute flight that seemed like 5. That's the first time I've ever had to empty an entire bag upside-down.
I wonder if flying at this speed "backwards" made me a little bit younger...?

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