Tri Tail Banshee is finished

[Mike Griffin]

Well, it's finished.  It balanced perfectly without any tail or nose weight.  The engine is an OS .35 Max HP.

Now if it ever cools off enough, I might get to fly it.

Mike

[steve betts]

Looks GREAT.  Is it stock or modified wing position and fuselage nose length and wing to tail length?

[Mike Griffin]

Hi Steve,

A few years ago, I produced a kit where I took the Standard Banshee and modified it by moving the wing forward in the fuselage 1 1/2".  I called it the Griffin Banshee.   This is it.  The kit had the standard tail feathers in the kit but I built this one for me and decided to bash and play around with the tail and do what you see in the picture.

Mike

[Dwayne]

Shorter nose, longer tail,looks like  more elevator, this thing should turn quite nicely, what's it weigh?

[Mike Griffin]

Shorter nose, longer tail,looks like  more elevator, this thing should turn quite nicely, what's it weigh?

Dwayne I honestly never weighed it but it is not overly heavy I assure you.  Next time I get it out, I will weigh it and IF I can remember, I will let you know. 

Mike

[Mike Griffin]

Which monokote color is that green? I tried to use florescent green once and it came out very bad but that looks awesome.


Motorman

Walter that is Ultracote Fluorescent Lime.  It is a color that really pops, more in person than on a color chart.

Mike

[Dave Hull]

Brings back shades of the Impala Banshee, by Allen Brickhouse.  (Model Aviation, Dec. 1993)

[Ted Fancher]

Well, it's finished.  It balanced perfectly without any tail or nose weight.  The engine is an OS .35 Max HP.

Now if it ever cools off enough, I might get to fly it.

Mike

Looks awesome, Mike!

Hmmmm! If you haven't flown it how do you know the balance is "perfect", hmmmmm?

Just being a smart a$$ Mike.  Have a great Holiday season.

Ted

[Mike Griffin]

Looks awesome, Mike!

Hmmmm! If you haven't flown it how do you know the balance is "perfect", hmmmmm?

Just being a smart a$$ Mike.  Have a great Holiday season.

Ted

Hi Ted....well it balanced perfectly on my little fingers.  LOL.... You are right, I still have not had the darn thing in the air but it has cooled off some so guess I have no excuse now.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas Ted. 

Mike