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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Richard Logston on April 26, 2014, 06:16:18 PM
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Just completed my 38 Special profile. Was a fun project. Cover is ultracote cream with Rust-oleum Navajo White on fuselage and tail. power is a OS Max 40. It is a little nose heavy so may have to replace stock muff with tongue type.
I will try pictures and if they don't go through I will need help.
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Beautiful! Gotta love the two-wingers!
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Welcome, the plane looks awesome!!! Ken
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Excellent,makes me want to build one.
Juan
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Looks great and I hope it flies as well as it looks in the pics. I need to get mine off the hook and back in the air.
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A very nice, clean looking ship there. Congrats. H^^
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Mighty fine looking plane there.......twice the work and fun so it seems.
Look forward to the flight report.
Shug
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Richard,
Great looking ship. Looking at the photo I noticed the wheels looked like older low bounce Durbo's. You can save about 1 1/2 oz just by switching to light foam wheels. I get mine from Tom Morris, they are 1/2 oz per pair of 2"size.
A few question: What is the total wing area of the ship? Total weight and CG location back from the leading edge to the top wing?
Best, DennisT
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Dennis, The total wt. with the stock muffler and extension is 3lbs. Should be able to reduce this figure by replacing stock muffler with a tongue type.Wing area is 520 sq. inches. CG location from the plans is 8.5 inches back from the spinner back plate. Notice that I did move the I struts in to represent full scale positioning. Hope that answers your questions. Richard
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Veeerrry nice!!!
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That's a very nice looking plane there, and I hate to say this, but I do see an oops in the one photo.
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That's a very nice looking plane there, and I hate to say this, but I do see an oops in the one photo.
Spelling??? (special)
Larry, Buttafucco Stunt Team
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A special thanks for bringing the spelling error to my attention. I'm sure it must be the key board, it has done that before!
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A special thanks for bringing the spelling error to my attention. I'm sure it must be the key board, it has done that before!
Key board on the wing?? H^^
Larry, Buttafucco Stunt Team
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Since we are talking Bi-Planes here thought I would post a picture of my Starduster One that I built from a set of plans. Started the project in 1970, first flight was June 1990. Had to sell it 3 years ago due to not being able to pass the medical.
Also gas was running around six dollars a gal. at 9.1 gal per hr. it was no longer possible to enjoy plus hanger rent etc, etc. It was a real fun aircraft to fly, learned aerobatics with it . Richard
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Laryy u no tht ke bords can b a problm evin on wingz. I guess I will have to remedy that, thanks for you eagle eye. Richard
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This thread has inspired me to finish up a Flying Fool that I started a couple of years ago.
I know that they are not known to fly well, but I have never seen one that weighs less than thirty ounces, power by an FP .20.
I'll post pictures later. I think your bipe is pretty cool.
Larry, Buttafucco Stunt Team
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Well the Special is now correct on the wing, thanks to Larry's eagle eye. I had better check my dictionary next time,me thinks. Looking forward to your Flying Fool post. Richard
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Richard, is your next model going to be a scale model of your Starduster? Think about it, it's a perfect match for you!
I know what it's like to lose a medical certificate, my pain is like yours. (Especially in the spring!!)
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Mighty fine looking 38 Special! I flew the begeepers out of mine until I broke the fuselage in half and creamed the tail surfaces as well! The LA .40 should fly it just fine..mine did! I also saw Pete Klepsic's article about adding throttle to this model in CLW. Makes sense to me. I hope you'll report on your first flights with this bird when completed!
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Yes, I have thought of making a scale model of my Full scale Starduster One many times over the years, but have not done so to date. I have designed some RC and free flight planes over the years including Lucky Lindy's Miles Mohawk at 70 inch span for RC. a profile Brewster Buffalo with a OS55 to name a couple. Also designed some free flight planes for our church summer bible/airplane camp. When I first started the 38 Special I toyed with the idea of throttle control via RC
but that is on the back burner. Richard
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That all sounds great. One variant for church camps for me has been the kids building the AMA Delta Dart. It's a real hoot for the youngsters during the flying phase! A good distraction from intense builds.
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Will, Yes, the Delta Dart is a wise choice. Our camp runs a week Mon-Fri. Fri.is fly day at the local elementary school soccer field. We have been running as many as 20 kids for this program. Some planes fly great others need a lot of trimming. Time constraints do not allow us to spend the time needed to get them all trimmed out properly, but the kids are tickled to get a 25-30 sec. flight. Some flights fly fine while many need extra work trimming. Pictures show a mass launch at the end of the session with the Flying Eagle, also the new plane for this summer we call the Swallow. Richard