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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Kevin Muckleroy on January 23, 2019, 07:56:37 PM
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Heartbeat Models..Sukhoi Profile
Anyone making Lazor cut kits by Heartbeat models?
Looking for a Sukhoi Profile kit to build as Electric power
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That kit is one that I really regret selling. Maybe someone will?
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Seems to me that somebody in Australia is/was selling laser cut ribs for this design. The reason it is popular enough for that, is that Frank Battam won the Aussie NATS with one, powered by a .40FP. Maybe somebody down under will chime in with some current information? :! Steve
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That is Dave Trible's design and his old kit company. He should be able to tell you if someone has the files for it or not.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
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Been waiting for Dave to respond to this thread.
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That a pretty great airplane. It was one of the first LARGER profiles and will fly with most anything out there-restricted only by the engine you put on it.
Mr. Battam actually won the Aussie Nats twice with it against piped airplanes and his son got a third with one. I sort of think he had put a Tiger .46 on.
I've built two, my son in law has a slightly smaller one when we weren't too excited with the power of the LA vs. the FP. He still flies it a bunch. I've also built a couple semi scale derivatives , a Dauntless dive bomber and a Hellcat which also taught both boys the pattern in full with only a couple crack-ups. I may yet do another.
There was someone down under who did some type of kit for it quite a while after I ended my kit making. I'm sure that's over. I have no plans to do it again unless I get real bored after I retire and put out a few by hand then. I have no issues with others doing so. I never used lasers and have no files so those would have to be made. I do still have the original patterns. I would put the airplane in the category of the Hutchison profiles except it carries a little more wing area and cross section than most of those I've seen and I think easier to build with the solid fuselage. Should I build another it will have an Enya .45 on the nose.
At the Nats last year I was looking at the line up of airplanes in Intermediate on the field and saw one I thought looked familiar -sure enough a Sukhoi. The owner said he'd gotten the finished airplane from an old flier someplace, built from an old kit. Was fun to see.
Dave
Just sort of noticed the original question involved going electric with it. Absolutely but somebody familiar with electric will have to give guidance on that . That electric motor will have to deliver .45-.60 type power. I'd try not to shorten the nose but rather slide the battery back for balance.
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Guy's
It was Mark Batty that won the Aussie Nats with the Sukhoi, Frank Battam also had a Sukhoi at one stage.
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Guy's
It was Mark Batty that won the Aussie Nats with the Sukhoi, Frank Battam also had a Sukhoi at one stage.
Thank you. The memory is the second (maybe third) thing to go........
Dave
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That a pretty great airplane. It was one of the first LARGER profiles and will fly with most anything out there-restricted only by the engine you put on it.
Mr. Battam actually won the Aussie Nats twice with it against piped airplanes and his son got a third with one. I sort of think he had put a Tiger .46 on.
I've built two, my son in law has a slightly smaller one when we weren't too excited with the power of the LA vs. the FP. He still flies it a bunch. I've also built a couple semi scale derivatives , a Dauntless dive bomber and a Hellcat which also taught both boys the pattern in full with only a couple crack-ups. I may yet do another.
There was someone down under who did some type of kit for it quite a while after I ended my kit making. I'm sure that's over. I have no plans to do it again unless I get real bored after I retire and put out a few by hand then. I have no issues with others doing so. I never used lasers and have no files so those would have to be made. I do still have the original patterns. I would put the airplane in the category of the Hutchison profiles except it carries a little more wing area and cross section than most of those I've seen and I think easier to build with the solid fuselage. Should I build another it will have an Enya .45 on the nose.
At the Nats last year I was looking at the line up of airplanes in Intermediate on the field and saw one I thought looked familiar -sure enough a Sukhoi. The owner said he'd gotten the finished airplane from an old flier someplace, built from an old kit. Was fun to see.
Dave
I would like to see RSM do this one. How about it Eric?
Just sort of noticed the original question involved going electric with it. Absolutely but somebody familiar with electric will have to give guidance on that . That electric motor will have to deliver .45-.60 type power. I'd try not to shorten the nose but rather slide the battery back for balance.
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Thanks Dave for the go ahead,
Now I need to find someone willing to lazer cut a quantity of kits. And offer it as a combo kit to build in E-power or IC.
I will be willing to help with thee initial monetary investment.
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You'll need both airfoil templates. I can furnish.
Dave