Half-A Stunt at Brodak's - what are you building?

[Scott Richlen]

I'm updating Musciano's old Scientific Bonzo....

[bob whitney]

new full body Mini King with flaps , .061 Diesel

[mike londke]

new full body Mini King with flops, .061 Diesel

Swinging a big club no doubt.

[Scott Richlen]

new full body Mini King with flops, .061 Diesel

How about posting some pictures?  I wanta getta look at those "flops"   

[bob whitney]

whats an A amungst friends ,I can not post pictures (too large)

[Roger Vizioli]

whats an A amungst friends ,I can not post pictures (too large)

Hmm, you are back from McDonalds early.
or
Have you stopped doing that for now!   
Roger

[Scott Richlen]

new full body Mini King with flaps

Okay, so now you got me intrigued!  I did a Google search for Mini King model airplane and all it turned up were RC ARF crap.  I checked Outerzone and found nothing there.  Not much from a search here.  Who designed it?

I've attached a picture of the planes entered at Brodaks last year, which one is yours?

[Brad Smith]

Hmm thinking about fixing this up a td 049 up front and a black widow in each side Bob Reeves might remember this

[mike londke]

Hmm thinking about fixing this up a td 049 up front and a black widow in each side Bob Reeves might remember this

That'd be neat but I don't think it's legal. It all adds up to more that .061 which is the limit for the event.

[Scott Richlen]

That'd be neat but I don't think it's legal. It all adds up to more that .061 which is the limit for the event.

True.  But I'd love to see Brad fly that thing.  How about we let him enter it and then after he flies it , declare it illegal? 

[mike londke]

True.  But I'd love to see Brad fly that thing.  How about we let him enter it and then after he flies it , declare it illegal? 

Great idea!!

[Chris Fretz]

Okay, so now you got me intrigued!  I did a Google search for Mini King model airplane and all it turned up were RC ARF crap.  I checked Outerzone and found nothing there.  Not much from a search here.  Who designed it?

I've attached a picture of the planes entered at Brodaks last year, which one is yours?

I see mine in the picture!

[Trostle]

I see mine in the picture!

Which one?  What is it?

Keith

[Chris Fretz]

Which one?  What is it?

Keith

Purple and yellow pathfinder with a big mig 61.

[John Paris]

Chris's airplane did a great job.  Was a blast to watch.

[John Tate]

Chris flew a great pattern. I thought Chris had one of the best performing 1/2A models there at Brodaks.

[Chris Fretz]

Chris's airplane did a great job.  Was a blast to watch.

Thanks John! It was fun to fly in a hurricane!

Chris flew a great pattern. I thought Chris had one of the best performing 1/2A models there at Brodaks.

She flew pretty good right off the bat,  the engine run was the tough thing to figure out.  Thanks John.


Chris

[bob whitney]

Okay, so now you got me intrigued!  I did a Google search for Mini King model airplane and all it turned up were RC ARF crap.  I checked Outerzone and found nothing there.  Not much from a search here.  Who designed it?

I've attached a picture of the planes entered at Brodaks last year, which one is yours?

it is the 3rd one back on the front row ,white fuse and red transparent wing.  BMJR KIT

[Scott Richlen]

[it is the 3rd one back on the front row ,white fuse and red transparent wing.  BMJR KIT/quote]

Didn't realize it was a BMJR kit.  Thanks for identifying it.

Are you also thinking about stretching the moment arm to the tail?  That might be a way to gain a little more stability as all of these half-As seem to fly a bit "jinky" (compared to our "big-uns").

[ray copeland]

BMJR kit?  Can't find that one listed on their website.

[Scott Richlen]

The Brodak fly in for 2020 has been cancelled due to the covid -19 outbreak and travel restrictions ,

We look forward to the 2021 Brodak fly in ,

Thanks ,

Will Davis , Mark Weiss and the entire Brodak family .

Guess there is no rush in finishing my Bonzo....

[bob whitney]

[it is the 3rd one back on the front row ,white fuse and red transparent wing.  BMJR KIT/quote]

Didn't realize it was a BMJR kit.  Thanks for identifying it.

Are you also thinking about stretching the moment arm to the tail?  That might be a way to gain a little more stability as all of these half-As seem to fly a bit "jinky" (compared to our "big-uns").

it is almost tail heavy as it is.   I would like to sharpen up the squares up a bit

[L0U CRANE]

IMHO, the easiest and best way to reduce 1/2A models twitchiness is to put a "full-size" bellcrank and matching horns in it from the get-go.

Control surface deflections will feel more natural; they'll be much more like what we learned on, presuming you learned on more usual size models.

Closing down the handle line spacing can get to the point it is hard to manage, and comfortable width spacing may make just too much input unless we practically lock our hand rigid. Simpler: 3" bell crank and matching horns... Shouldn't take too much fiddling inside the structure..

Try it - you'll like it.. (whose slogan did that used to be..?).