Author Topic: The Thundergazer, 2013 contest stuntship (Read 4100 times)

Matt Colan · « **on:** January 07, 2013, 05:39:17 PM »

On the last day of vacation, I met my goal of finishing the Thundergazer and having it ready to fly!

Some quick stats on the airplane:

Engine: RO-Jett 61 with Brett Buck timing (I'm copying his setup to the letter)
Prop: Brian Eather 12.5-3.75 three blade
Specia Features: Dallas Hanna take apart system. This was supposed to be the plane I was going to take with me to the Worlds in Bulgaria, but I never went.

The CG is perfect, and is right where the plans show. I never checked the vertical CG.

I gotta thank Dave Fitzgerald for answering all the questions we had when building the plane, Mike Chiodo for helping me out with the paint scheme and make it flow a little better. Also, I gotta thank Dallas Hanna for the take apart system, Bob Hunt for the lost foam wing, Ron Merrill for the engine, Derek Barry for the masks for the letters, and most of all my grandfather for helping me through this build and keeping a good eye on it while I was at college. I hope I didn't leave anyone out.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:30:39 PM »

That is completely wonderful. I especially like the lettering on the wing, which I intend to copy, although with a different number and maybe a different name.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2013, 06:59:56 PM »

Thanks Howard!!!!!!!

Here's another picture that shows the red-orange fade a little better

Dennis Adamisin · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:18:21 PM »

Just great Matt. You will certainly be ready to go come summer break!

Larry Fruits · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:24:21 PM »

Really great job Matt. Very sharp.

Best of luck with it.

Larry

john e. holliday · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:37:24 PM »

Hey Matt, I love it.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2013, 07:59:12 PM »

And Howard, it's ORANGE!! Your kind of plane.

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:14:17 PM »

Nice job Matt! Outstanding paint scheme

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:18:18 PM »

I like this a bunch.

Reptoid · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:33:27 PM »

Very nice looking Airplane !! Love the paint scheme

Mike Keville · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2013, 08:48:25 PM »

"You've come a long way, baby!"

wwwarbird · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2013, 10:01:14 PM »

Great looking model Matt, good luck with it!

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #12 on:** January 08, 2013, 03:48:07 AM »

Looks outstanding!!
Great job!!

Marcus

John Lindberg · « **Reply #13 on:** January 08, 2013, 09:40:08 AM »

Beautiful! When is it going to fly? Soon? Let us know, maybe U-tube.

proparc · « **Reply #14 on:** January 08, 2013, 09:48:30 AM »

This is what a stunt flyer is ALL ABOUT.

Doug Moon · « **Reply #15 on:** January 08, 2013, 10:08:39 AM »

AWESOME!!!

Derek Barry · « **Reply #16 on:** January 08, 2013, 01:06:43 PM »

Looks killer!!!!!

Bill Little · « **Reply #17 on:** January 08, 2013, 01:11:12 PM »

Exceptional! Good luck with it.

Bill

Avaiojet · « **Reply #18 on:** January 08, 2013, 03:43:52 PM »

Box office hit! Kudos!

Charles

Matt Colan · « **Reply #19 on:** January 08, 2013, 04:32:11 PM »

Thanks for the compliments guys!!! I sadly have to wait until May to fly it. I might put it on Youtube, we'll see how good it flies

Jason Greer · « **Reply #20 on:** January 08, 2013, 05:21:05 PM »

Wow, that looks wonderful. Really nice job Matt!

Lynn Weedman · « **Reply #21 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:22:29 PM »

Nice work Matt !!!!!
So is this one making a debut at the King Orange International ?

Lynn Weedman CD 2013 KOI

ps. got your waiver in the mail.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #22 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:58:03 PM »

Quote from: x47weed on January 08, 2013, 06:22:29 PM

Nice work Matt !!!!!
So is this one making a debut at the King Orange International ?

Lynn Weedman CD 2013 KOI

ps. got your waiver in the mail.

Hi Lynn,

This will be debuted at Brodaks. I'm debuting something really special for king orange...a Vector ARF

Serge_Krauss · « **Reply #23 on:** January 08, 2013, 10:47:32 PM »

Matt, that's an outstandingly beautiful and harmonious finish design, certainly one of the best (IMO) I've ever seen, and it's on such a potent stunt design! I'm very impressed with your strides as a builder too.

SK

proparc · « **Reply #24 on:** January 09, 2013, 08:12:23 AM »

Matt with your permission, I would like to post a pic of your plane over at RC Universe,(my other hangout). There is a guy over there, who is killing it with a Joe Bridy-UFO, and I would like to show him how "The Stunt Boys" roll.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9725072/tm.htm

Matt Colan · « **Reply #25 on:** January 09, 2013, 08:16:29 AM »

Quote from: proparc on January 09, 2013, 08:12:23 AM

Matt with your permission, I would like to post a pic of your plane over at RC Universe,(my other hangout). There is a guy over there who is killing it with a Joe Bridy-Dirty Birdy, and I would like to show him how "The Stunt Boys" roll.

Hi Milton,

By all means go ahead and post it over there! PM or email the link the thread is on too please