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Title: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 03, 2016, 12:12:37 PM
Well, it's finished.  It balanced perfectly without any tail or nose weight.  The engine is an OS .35 Max HP.

Now if it ever cools off enough, I might get to fly it.

Mike
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: steve betts on November 24, 2019, 09:19:57 PM
Looks GREAT.  Is it stock or modified wing position and fuselage nose length and wing to tail length?
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Mike Griffin on November 24, 2019, 09:32:49 PM
Hi Steve,

A few years ago, I produced a kit where I took the Standard Banshee and modified it by moving the wing forward in the fuselage 1 1/2".  I called it the Griffin Banshee.   This is it.  The kit had the standard tail feathers in the kit but I built this one for me and decided to bash and play around with the tail and do what you see in the picture.

Mike
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Dwayne on November 25, 2019, 10:20:02 AM
Shorter nose, longer tail,looks like  more elevator, this thing should turn quite nicely, y1 what's it weigh?
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Mike Griffin on November 25, 2019, 12:52:19 PM
Quote from: Dwayne Donnelly on November 25, 2019, 10:20:02 AM
Shorter nose, longer tail,looks like  more elevator, this thing should turn quite nicely, y1 what's it weigh?

Dwayne I honestly never weighed it but it is not overly heavy I assure you.  Next time I get it out, I will weigh it and IF I can remember, I will let you know. 

Mike
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Mike Griffin on November 25, 2019, 01:05:16 PM
Quote from: Motorman on November 25, 2019, 09:52:06 AM
Which monokote color is that green? I tried to use florescent green once and it came out very bad but that looks awesome.


Motorman 8)

Walter that is Ultracote Fluorescent Lime.  It is a color that really pops, more in person than on a color chart.

Mike
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Dave Hull on November 25, 2019, 05:45:27 PM
Brings back shades of the Impala Banshee, by Allen Brickhouse.  (Model Aviation, Dec. 1993)
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Ted Fancher on November 25, 2019, 06:07:59 PM
Quote from: Mike Griffin on July 03, 2016, 12:12:37 PM
Well, it's finished.  It balanced perfectly without any tail or nose weight.  The engine is an OS .35 Max HP.

Now if it ever cools off enough, I might get to fly it.

Mike

Looks awesome, Mike!

Hmmmm! If you haven't flown it how do you know the balance is "perfect", hmmmmm?

Just being a smart a$$ Mike.  Have a great Holiday season.

Ted
Title: Re: Tri Tail Banshee is finished
Post by: Mike Griffin on November 25, 2019, 06:26:50 PM
Quote from: Ted Fancher on November 25, 2019, 06:07:59 PM
Looks awesome, Mike!

Hmmmm! If you haven't flown it how do you know the balance is "perfect", hmmmmm?

Just being a smart a$$ Mike.  Have a great Holiday season.

Ted

Hi Ted....well it balanced perfectly on my little fingers.  LOL.... You are right, I still have not had the darn thing in the air but it has cooled off some so guess I have no excuse now.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas Ted. 

Mike