The R.A.E. Octeplane .

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It Stopped RAINING for 10 Minutes .

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And All square . Neville on the Level , with Nevilles Used Cars . Was a TVNC comic skit . seems to have been lost in the annals of time.unfortunately .

The Fourth one overs 60 in. even. The De H 88s got four sheets of half on it for a few days holding the spars true ( thats the theory anyway ) while
the pva / webs cure straight . The 88 @ 67 in was the biggest hoot for PA ive steered .The Ret RAF Mech. was roped into a launch in his blazer at sundown . This bloke could be mistaken for ' The Major ' on faulty towers . Fox 19 & 25 blasting away , he dissapeared round the corner of the building and peaked out . Id walked out to the handle , maiden flight , picked up and secured the handle , and turned around . . .
to see the bloke holding on determinedly with it aimed directly at me . 
Arm Out palm up , and a distinct finger in the required direction did the trick , one step and let go and shes off . ( hand launch ) .
Think it was three inside loops into inverted and around the second outside I changed that into a square , and changed that into a Sq. eight ,
an hourglas & a Clover Leaf , followed by a few other things and a repeat of the last two left us fairly elated and ' the Major ' reapearing around the corner striding past , with a " Not Bad Eh ' . immaculately dressed etc . ( the Major that is ) .
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This onell get two OS 35 C single B.R.s with 35S heads ( they bolt straight on ) pretty much the same as max 40 S es .

Now You Know! .

[Randy Ryan]

So you just build wings???

[john e. holliday]

He does more than build wings.  I have his plans for the Folkerts, plus bits and pieces I need to get started on.

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So you just build wings???

Naw ,

MORE ! . More ? YOu want MORE ! .

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got my enlarge G51 Folkerts Plan on the bench last night ( now ) John . But dunno if theres much point if Im not going to Perth .

These silly things if you mark out symetrical flanks etc , and carve off al the bits that dont look like a P-51 , as they say , arnt hard . Pine
Actually . 

 

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clockwise there for a De H 88 , Typhoon / Tempest , Typhoon , & Tempest , Hurricane ,Maybe 16/17 Spit , P-47 Razorback,
16/17 Again , DeH 88 again ,F4E Phantom , Spitfire VIII etc front center & way up ? the back Center the Folkerts , Whichis
suitable for the bigger one also , I ascertained .Also 1/16 ply vertical braces on the spar at the solid ribs getem sliding on
without graunching , John . If I putem Togeter & go back to NZ , I will have to hire my own Jumbo !  

[wwwarbird]

 Ok, I see a bunch of good looking wings, some real nice canopy bucks, and I've read most of what's here. Can't really make sense of any of it though. 

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Whats the Sense in a neuclear bomb ! the Aliens will see it !

actually , I thought people might see that theres wings other than ' modified Noblers ' as it were .
Not that it hasnt been done before .

The Straight Wing Spit probly the most viceless for stunt , in up to 20 knots , so far . Mightve been a bit more as
kicking holes at ea step , leaning back , or golf shoes ditto , to stop sliding away . Has a few other tricks im not divulging .
The Folkerts in 30 is smooth & steady & as accurate as most ive seen ( U Tube ) Gusts / Rolling air are the hard ones to counter .

The Hurrice , 3rd from the right , is dead neutral & the winds not an issue , there . ( Smaller one with G51 / FSR40 )

Down Manly  Peninsular the trees when its over 25 were sucking the air under , low , and tumbling it downwind . The little F4E
would bounce about in this , the S Hurricane 30 a bit more , The MB3 @ 17.5 or was it 20 per sq ft , hardly noticed it ,
cept into the clover & top of the hourglass if you didnt cut it smooth & exact , will fit Als Rudder on the next . Cutting Loose
2 Kilos + G 51 at full boogie  required a crash helmet or getting the lines tight , real quick . Sprinting .
Inverted up into the wind where youd catch it , if you held the nose up it'd cut loose and up & over , again . But DOWNWIND .
 So you had to sprint faster. Actually , it sort of evens out , but when you get it inverted there , you get the nose down real quick
& hold it low so itll accelerate .
Suppose in a comp theyed have a fit if you didnt stay in the center , or took the judges heads off .  Heard of someone hitting their clipboard .
 
Some Clown sat down where he'd lauched the Combat Wing once , so hen it came round he got up & moved Back . Said it was 3/4 inch off his nose
AT 90 mph .