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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Steve Fitton on May 01, 2014, 12:46:02 PM
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It only took me 2 years and 11 months longer than it would have taken Sparky, but here is my new plane:
Randy Smith "Dreadnought" painted as Sea Fury race number 8 Dreadnought. PA-61 on a pipe, 64 oz with tipweight, etc, finish is Sig with DuPont 480S clear.
Stencils were by Derek Barry. It took alot of stencils to do those roundels(!)
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Very nice indeed. Working slow can pay off.
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Beauteous Maximus Steve. Very nice airplane.
Dave
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very nice work Steve will be hard not to see you without a yellow plane
Huntersville is a good place to try out a new plane you always have good
help there wish I was going to be will see it at Munice GOOD LUCK #^ #^
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Looks good, Steve! Gonna be very different not seeing a yellow airplane! Should be a good flier!
BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM
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Saweeeeeeeet!
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That's one of the nicest (of anything!) I've seen in a while.
Not familiar with Derek Barry for paint stencils. Can you give contact info.?
Floyd Carter
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Looks good, clean
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Come on guys, he has a yellow vent cover!
Looks awesome Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Derek
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If you used 480S, make sure you keep raw fuel from it. And wipe it right after a flight. The stuff is only sorta fuel resistant.
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Very nice , great layout
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Ooohhh yeah! That thing looks mean!
Can't wait to see this one up close and personal. AP^
Great job Steve!
EricV
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Looks good!
Steve
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I can't remember if I ever saw a plane I liked any better that yours! Dadgum nice work! Thanks for sharing! H^^
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Looks awesome Steve!!! Can't wait to see it in person!!!
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Lovely plane. I get the slow build thing. This is just one of my hobbies on top of a very demanding job and family commitments.
Pictures are of my Cardinal build which is taking me a long time - not that I care.
George
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Steve,
Absolutely gorgeous! The scheme fits the lines of the plane perfectly in my opinion. Well done!!
Paul
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George --- it is a lot harder to build upside down.
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Beautiful work Steve. Congratulations
Mike
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Nice Bird. I Don't think I will ever get that good.
Jay
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Very nice work steve. Only 3 years to build...you're a piker. I have a Randy Smith Tempest II still ready to cover after 5 years...It's a very similar airplane to your Drednaught. I think the only difference is a slight wing shape and the Drednaught might be a tad more wing area.
Seeing yours has poked me into doing something with mine...soon! Thanks!
Randy Cuberly
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Very nice Steve.....
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Looks awesome, very nice job. Done well, like shown above, military schemes can look good on almost any design. y1
Side note: The real Sander's 4360 powered Sea Fury, "Dreadnought", was involved in a midair just north of San Fransisco this past weekend. Accurate details are still very slim, but Dreadnought did make it back to it's home base in Ione, CA. The other aircraft lost a wing and was not so lucky...
http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/famed-reno-race-plane-involved-midair-collision
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The Dreadnought will have a nice shiny red spinner by the Nats as well. Its sitting in primer in the shop right now.
This was my second plane with a full doped finish, and my first attempt at ink lines. Thanks go to Eric Viglione, Derek, Randy, Gene and many others who had advice and ideas. Next is a Rapier for my PA-65.
Actually, next is a flite streak for my son.!
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Looks awesome, very nice job. Done well, like shown above, military schemes can look good on almost any design. y1
Side note: The real Sander's 4360 powered Sea Fury, "Dreadnought", was involved in a midair just north of San Fransisco this past weekend. Accurate details are still very slim, but Dreadnought did make it back to it's home base in Ione, CA. The other aircraft lost a wing and was not so lucky...
http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/famed-reno-race-plane-involved-midair-collision
Landing 40 minutes after the collision seems a little long. Think the other 2 people would have had a chance of surviving if he reported it a tad sooner?
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Landing 40 minutes after the collision seems a little long. Think the other 2 people would have had a chance of surviving if he reported it a tad sooner?
I would avoid trying to second guess what happened or any pilot reactions until the investigation determines what happened...It doesn't help anything or anyone!
Randy Cuberly
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Very nice!
Dennis
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Landing 40 minutes after the collision seems a little long. Think the other 2 people would have had a chance of surviving if he reported it a tad sooner?
Here we go, jumping to conclusions. I debated even posting the tragic news for that exact reason.
There were witnesses on the ground dialing 911 before the downward spiraling plane even hit the water. The Dreadnought pilot likely did a quick assessment of his own damage and control ability, and then made the decision to carry on to a safe landing spot. That safe landing spot just happened to be his home field 40 minutes away. With all the water and rough terrain in the area, I'd call that very lucky. Either way, the full, and accurate, details will come out soon enough. Let's leave it at that for now.
Now, back to Steve's great model...
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Call me impressed))))) So clean looking. I like the lead-out section on the wing tip. It looks very pro ya' know.
Shug
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Steve,
Nice work and what great looking model!
I may steal your rondel idea. In fact I know I will.
Thanks for posting those photos. I've been inspired.
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Steve:
Looks great!! Will we see it at Brodaks, Eastern Shore, and NVCL StuntFest? Can't wait to see it fly!
Scott
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I would say that is super badass!!
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Sweet Steve, Look forward to seeing it in person.
Hope you can build the Flitestreak in less than two years....your son may lose interest by then LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Tim
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Looking at the pictures that has to be one gorgeous airplane. I love how the details standout and the more I look at the pictures the more I see. Hope it flies well for you.
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Here we go, jumping to conclusions. I debated even posting the tragic news for that exact reason.
There were witnesses on the ground dialing 911 before the downward spiraling plane even hit the water. The Dreadnought pilot likely did a quick assessment of his own damage and control ability, and then made the decision to carry on to a safe landing spot. That safe landing spot just happened to be his home field 40 minutes away. With all the water and rough terrain in the area, I'd call that very lucky. Either way, the full, and accurate, details will come out soon enough. Let's leave it at that for now.
Now, back to Steve's great model...
I didn't jump to any conclusion. I just commented. If you don't want comments you shouldn't have put it on here. My comment doesn't help or hinder any investigation. Its not like the FAA or the NTSB gets on here to see what we think nor do they care.
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Trimmed out on Saturday in Huntersville, then took home some hardware on Sunday? Now that is what I call being on the fast track for success! H^^
I have a feeling this guy is going to be troublesome come July... :o
EricV
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Here are a few pics from Saturday.
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And a couple action shots.
I didn't get my new zoom lens till today. :(
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One more thing....This plane flies awesome! Steve looked just as comfortable with the new plane as he did with the old one. I think he flies it better and he is still getting use to it and trimming. Great work Steve!
Derek
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Sure looks like a winner. Thanks for the pics.
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I tell you Steve, that's an awesome airplane. Great job on the build, and looks soooooo good in the air. Congratulations on a super project.
Artie
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Here are a few pics from Saturday.
Dang, you beat me to the in-flight shots. Good pics Derek! I especially like how you managed in steve4.jpg to not get your reflection in the spinner.
Looks like you are getting along pretty well with the new Nikon already.
EricV
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I especially like how you managed in steve4.jpg to not get your reflection in the spinner.
EricV
Beginners luck.
Derek
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I need to add thanks to Gene Martine, who spent alot of his Friday and Saturday at Huntersville helping me get the new plane in flying shape. It is much appreciated help!
Its good to have a good flying plane back on the wall.