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Classic Designs => Classic Planes => Topic started by: Randy Ryan on September 03, 2007, 10:11:31 AM
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Well Bill Little asked me for this a LOOOOONNNNGGGGGG! time ago. Its been way too long since model was finished and 2 years between its 1st and 2nd flights. Last time, I had some run problems and had made adjustments. Today, 2 years later, it started first flip and ran well. It did pickup some swarf apparently, and leaned out but later settled back down a bit. So I still have some tinkering to do, but the promise has been made. I did get to do some wingovers an I gotta tell ya, this model is surprising. It turns tighter then anything else I've flown and doesn't have the mush I expected in hard turns. The wing is incredibly thin and the LE pretty sharp even after I blunted it. I set this up with about a .33:1 flap to elevator ratio, and its excellent on first impression. I have a couple things to do, like bush the landing gear torque sockets, the tangs are so short they have already wallowed out, which I sort of expected. I also need to lengthen the nose gear, it nose hops on takeoff triming trenches in the grass, I knew it was low, but I expected a bit better. I built it to the normal side view stance on the plans which looks real aggressive, but its not too practical unless you fly on pavement all the time.
Anyway, I hope to get the fixes done and trimming seriously underway so I can fly this at the Columbus and Dayton meets (provided of course it works out I can actually make them). I'm very pleasantly surprized at the potential this model seems to have, time and flying will tell all.
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/RRRyan_01/P1260010.jpg)
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nice looking plane!
keep us posted on how it trims out.
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Randy,
Is this the model which I saw pictured on the other site? It has been quite a long time, but I think the poster stated that the model had been rubbed out with Brasso.
Anyway, because of that pic, I tried Brasso ----seems to be OK for my purposes.
Thanks,
Jim
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Jim,
Yes, this is the airplane. I use Brasso on my dope finishes and get much better results then with rubbing compound.
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Brother Randy!
That be's the one! y1
And it STILL LOOKS DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!
Glad to hear that it is going to be a good one. ;D
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Way to go Randy! Man I am REALLY sorry I missed flying today (spent the weekend on chores). I'll bet this is the prettiest Saber Stunt ever built - certainly off the charts compared to the one or two I have seen in the distant past! H^^ BW@ CLP**
TWO years between first and second flight - you might one to invigorate your practice regimen a little! LL~
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"TWO years between first and second flight - you might one to invigorate your practice regimen a little!"
You're not kiddin' there Dennis. Unfortunately, life happens and the last few years have been chaos for me. I hope I can get back to some sort of regular flying next summer. This model seems at first impression not to have the bad traits I thought is would, I'm WAY excited by what I saw today.
Thanks for the kind words, being X Air Force I couldn't let it be less then top notch in AF colors!
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Randy, that is the shinnest plane I've ever seen. Brilliant finish. Glad to hear it is working out. Keep at it.
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Thanks Randy, BRASSO RULES!!!!
BTW, I really like your name!
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Randy, that is the shinnest plane I've ever seen. Brilliant finish. Glad to hear it is working out. Keep at it.
Randy finally figured out that static models stay shiney for a LONG time!! :)
Curt
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Randy finally figured out that static models stay shiney for a LONG time!! :)
Curt
Yuk! Yuk! Yuk!! Thanks Curt!