new prototype E-Breed has flown

[fred cesquim]

About 2 years ago Luis Strufaldi and i started the project that turned out to be the E-Breed, our first F2B model completely tailored for e-power.
After 2 years of project, adjustments and building, the model flew last week very well, straight and performed remarkably.
Hope to have a video soon doing the full pattern (by Brazilian champion Amilton Magri).
We are really glad that this dream turned out better than expected, superseeed by far my flying habilities, now i have to improve my flight skills.
Luis Strufaldi thanks a lot for the full time support and Rogério Martins Fiorotti for the superb Electric Timer and full time support!
Rogerio Fiorotti CLtimer with accelerometer, esc lite 50, engine is cobra 3520/12 820kv and battery 5s 30c 2700 mah.
final weight 1960 grams ready to fly (ended up 250-300 grams heavyer than the goal, but being a prototype i used regular balsa and brazilian heavy plywood), so the next one will be withing the 1600-1700 range.
wing and stab is monokote, fuselage have been carbon veil covered and laccquer auto paint on the whole plane, with a final 2 part clear coat to seal the ink lines.
wheel pants, cowl and nose blisters are fiberglass. Tis is the first time i have done plugs and fiber molds.

[fred cesquim]

a few more

[fred cesquim]

forgot to mention> wing, stab and fin/rudder are removable.

[Avaiojet]

Fred,

Glad to see you get out of the shop and fly. I'll have to try that sometime.

Gotta tell ya, when I see your name on a Post I know there is something interesting there. Always is!!

This model is a beauty. Looks perfect in every way.

Fiberglass molds, Ohhhhhh My Gosh!

It's worth all that extra work, isn't it.

Outstanding!!

Charles

[john e. holliday]

I await the video of it flying.  Absolutely gorgeous plane.  Now if you had a gorgeous female model holding it would do wonders for me.   

[Peter Nevai]

Why can't we ever have the nice stuff? I may be wrong but look at that CL circle and flying area. It is beautiful, here in the states we are lucky to find bare patch of dirt to fly from. Flushing Meadow Park was like that many years ago but has long since fallen into a state of disrepair. I guess the field at the AMA may be nice (Never Been there) but not much anywhere else in the lower 48. They even have bleachers!

[john e. holliday]

Dallas TX has a very nice field as well as St Louis Buder Park.   Now for grass fields I like the Tulsa Gluedobbers field and the field at Polk City Iowa.  For got about the circles at Wichita KS. Now thought of the circles in Omaha NE.

[Skip Chernoff]

Well done,beautiful plane!

[eric rule]

As always you do some GREAT WORK!!!!!!!! Amazing looking model.

Eric Rule

[PJ Rowland]

 The joys of Building your own plane...

I wonder if others get the same satisfaction flicking through the arf catalogue?  Doubtful..  yet popular.

Well done on the building and success.

[Tom Niebuhr]

Fred,
Absolutely beautiful! I would love to see the bottom of the airplane to see how you had cooling air exits.

PJ is absolutely correct. So many people now don't experience  creating their own airplane from the drawing to completion.

[fred cesquim]

Fred,

Glad to see you get out of the shop and fly. I'll have to try that sometime.

Gotta tell ya, when I see your name on a Post I know there is something interesting there. Always is!!

This model is a beauty. Looks perfect in every way.

Fiberglass molds, Ohhhhhh My Gosh!

It's worth all that extra work, isn't it.

Outstanding!!

Charles

hello Charles, as usuall your comments are uplifting!
ohh yes, the fiberglass molds payd off! and now i can start the next model asap!
thanks for the support!

[fred cesquim]

I await the video of it flying.  Absolutely gorgeous plane.  Now if you had a gorgeous female model holding it would do wonders for me.   

thanks a lot John! you´re always kind on words!
by the weekend i´ll have the national champ flying her, and will film! my flight is marginal at best!
if i take some pics with a gorgeous female, my wife will give me a "gorgeous"black eye lol
regards!

[fred cesquim]

As always you do some GREAT WORK!!!!!!!! Amazing looking model.

Eric Rule

thanks a lot ERic! you´re always very helpfull and nice!
guess what´s next? yes! MIG 3! just short of joining wing to fuse and bottom fuse planking! soon we´ll have the full review!
regards

[fred cesquim]

The joys of Building your own plane...

I wonder if others get the same satisfaction flicking through the arf catalogue?  Doubtful..  yet popular.

Well done on the building and success.

thanks PJ! it´s very satisfying indeed! about the arf´s, some guys will never develop the taste or habilities to build, think we are a dying breed

[Bob Hunt]

That is a stunningly beautiful model, Fred. You have great right to be very proud of your work. I hope it flies as good as it looks!

Bob Hunt

[Luis Strufaldi]

Trust Fred to turn any kettle with wings into a gorgeous masterpiece.

Thank you all for the kind words. It's been a long process, but we have arrived!
Now on to correct the details found during construction and see what other suggestions Amilton may come up with (you guys can see it's a collaborative endeavour).

Also, Fred, please don't do the female model thing. I have a hard enough time convincing my wife to let me go play toy airplanes with a bunch of middle-aged guys, let's not stir this pot!  

[jfv]

Very nice.  Love how you did the front end.