Author Topic: New plane for 2023 (Read 1873 times)

Doug Moon · « **on:** March 21, 2023, 03:03:03 PM »

I recently finishing a new plane for 2023.

Wingspan is 67"
Tail area is 25%
PA 75 on pipe for power

Bill Morell · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2023, 03:30:04 PM »

Beautiful!

Brent Williams · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2023, 04:28:26 PM »

Nice! Big plane!

Gus Urtubey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2023, 06:48:54 PM »

It looks really cool!

Crist Rigotti · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2023, 07:04:47 PM »

Stunning!

Ken Culbertson · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2023, 07:13:23 PM »

Really love the wing paint scheme. If this weather holds, we may get first flights on the same day. MonoKote gasses out faster!

Ken

john e. holliday · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2023, 07:34:53 PM »

Really great looking plane. Hope you have a lot of success with it.

Air Ministry . · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2023, 07:42:26 PM »

Far Out ,

But how many Tonne ?

Is it Bear derived ?

Matt Colan · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2023, 08:20:26 PM »

Excellent work!! That big wing is gonna look so cool!

Dave_Trible · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2023, 08:03:11 AM »

Nice work Doug! Don't think I could get that span in my Equinox. Suburban time......

Dave

Paul Walker · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2023, 08:21:45 AM »

Really nice plane Doug.

Could tell in an instant that it was clearly your layout and paint scheme.

Fantastic!!

John Carrodus · « **Reply #11 on:** March 22, 2023, 10:29:57 AM »

Very classy.I reckon you could fit a small jokey in that slick ship!

Joseph Daly · « **Reply #12 on:** March 22, 2023, 01:00:22 PM »

Very nice plane Doug!!

Bruce Shipp · « **Reply #13 on:** March 22, 2023, 02:02:29 PM »

Sweet.

Does it have shock absorbing Rabe style spring gear?

Doug Moon · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2023, 03:36:15 PM »

Quote from: Bruce Shipp on March 22, 2023, 02:02:29 PM

Sweet.

Does it have shock absorbing Rabe style spring gear?

Here is a shot of the gear. They don't actually work though. Just thought it looked cool.

Bruce Shipp · « **Reply #15 on:** March 22, 2023, 05:16:07 PM »

That it does. Nice touch.

James Mills · « **Reply #16 on:** March 22, 2023, 08:05:56 PM »

Very sharp Doug!

James

Curare · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2023, 06:39:01 PM »

That's a sharp looking ship!

Any design changes worth mentioning from previous iterations?

frank williams · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2023, 07:05:31 PM »

Very Nice .....I like the landing gear .... Have you ever flown a plane with "real" shock gear? Base coat auto? including white?

Howard Rush · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2023, 03:59:50 AM »

Cool. Need some red VGs to spiff it up?

Ken Culbertson · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2023, 07:41:09 AM »

Quote from: frank williams on March 23, 2023, 07:05:31 PM

Very Nice .....I like the landing gear .... Have you ever flown a plane with "real" shock gear? Base coat auto? including white?

Hi Frank, Actually I have. While on alert duty in Korea back in '74 I passed the time drawing up a full set of plans for a Westland Wyven s.4. That included shock gear having heard about Al's on the Sea Fury. A bit different, more like Doug's mockup. I made up a set and put them on the Mustang I was building in the base hobby shop. All I remember going forward is that I never made another set after seeing Al's and the ones that were on the mustang melted in our fire. They did work and made landing *different*, unless you bounced. I never built the Wyven and the plans went the way of the shocks, but I still think it would make a great semi-scale.

Doug's plane is a masterpiece and I am really looking forward to him getting back into form.

Ken

peabody · « **Reply #21 on:** March 25, 2023, 06:18:49 AM »

Way cool Champ!

kevin king · « **Reply #22 on:** March 25, 2023, 08:10:42 AM »

Thats a finger chopper right there. I love seeing those beasts fly but cringe at the thought of flipping the prop. Like Windy once said...it will cut off your fingers and spit it back in your face.

Doug Moon · « **Reply #23 on:** March 25, 2023, 08:47:18 AM »

Quote from: Howard Rush on March 24, 2023, 03:59:50 AM

Cool. Need some red VGs to spiff it up?

I will give a few flights before putting them on. I have some really cool clear ones I got from this really cool guy in Canada!

Doug Moon · « **Reply #24 on:** March 25, 2023, 08:51:43 AM »

Quote from: frank williams on March 23, 2023, 07:05:31 PM

Very Nice .....I like the landing gear .... Have you ever flown a plane with "real" shock gear? Base coat auto? including white?

Hello Frank,

I have flown one of Al's Bearcats a long time ago when our field was pretty bumpy. It landed good but at the end of the roll out a gust flipped it over. I felt like a total ass for that happening. He was real cool about it though.

It's dope with zinc then light auto primer on the seams. Then base coat clear coat including the white. The whole plane is not white. I don't usually paint the whole plane one color. The white went on first. So most of the wing and lower half of the fuse got white. Then start taping and laying other colors. Took a few weeks to get it done with a massive screw up on the clear by me. But the repairs turned out fine.

Weighs 69oz. 737 sq in.

4 oz over what I wanted.

Doug Moon · « **Reply #25 on:** March 25, 2023, 09:15:27 AM »

Quote from: kevin king on March 25, 2023, 08:10:42 AM

Thats a finger chopper right there. I love seeing those beasts fly but cringe at the thought of flipping the prop. Like Windy once said...it will cut off your fingers and spit it back in your face.

I haven't finger flipper a model engine in a very long time. I use a piece of heater hose and back flip it on the leading edge. Carbon props are no joke! I see people using pipe coupler on their finger and it's scary.

eric greeson · « **Reply #26 on:** March 26, 2023, 04:05:26 AM »

WoW Very Nice I don't have patients or skills for that kind of detail ! Eye candy

Doug Moon · « **Reply #27 on:** March 27, 2023, 08:09:43 AM »

First 3 flights this weekend.
Controls are a little stiff but got better on each flight.
It needed a push rod adjustment. I took it home and made the adjustment.
Now we wait for better weather.

This one will need the Walker flow chart for sure.