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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Tom Perry on November 03, 2006, 08:00:37 PM

Title: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: Tom Perry on November 03, 2006, 08:00:37 PM

Here is one of my beaters.  ~>

Span 42", wings covered with Seal-Lamin.  2" Fuslage painted with Fokker Red Aerogloss.  Tail feathers painted with White Sig Butyrate.  Powered with O.S. Max 35s with os muffler.  Weight as it sits 28.5 oz.  Flys pretty well.

The trim is cut from MonoKote trimKote.

Title: Re: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: Richard Grogan on November 03, 2006, 08:07:05 PM

Looks like fun waitin' to happen! j1

Title: Re: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: Paul Taylor on November 03, 2006, 08:07:49 PM

Nice Tom,
Is this a kit?

Title: Re: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: Tom Perry on November 03, 2006, 08:18:06 PM

Quote from: rootbeard on November 03, 2006, 08:07:49 PM

Nice Tom,
Is this a kit?

No just putzing around.  Completely scratch built. Not even a drawing made first.

 AP^

Title: Re: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: L0U CRANE on November 04, 2006, 09:02:04 AM

Looking at that background, I flashed "MY shop?...", then realized I didn't have anything with a Fokker Dr.I horizontal tail in my midden heap...

Good combination for fun, looks like!

Title: Re: Maltese Cross Thing
Post by: Ralph Wenzel (d) on November 05, 2006, 04:06:13 AM

H-m-m-m. Great idea for my next U-Key!