Author Topic: Tutor I and Tutor II - Pics (Read 3054 times)

Paul Taylor · « **on:** February 27, 2011, 06:08:23 AM »

Met up with Arlan yesterday and we put up a few flights. He was flying his dad's Tutor and me with my reloaded Tutor II. It was a little windy but flyable. (Can't wait for the March winds -

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It does not show up well in the photo but I think the Tutor II almost looks twice the size of the Tutor.
His Tutor flew well in the wind.
I think this was my first pattern of the year. I still got it!!! (Or what little bit I had of it

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Paul Taylor · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2011, 06:09:02 AM »

one more..

Will Hinton · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2011, 12:04:46 PM »

Way ta go, Paul! Those Tutors look good.

Zuriel Armstrong · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2011, 02:11:08 PM »

Paul,

That looks sooo good now. What...you didn't finish the bottom

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2011, 02:22:02 PM »

Thanks Will.

OK,
I stole the idea from Zuriel.

Here is the bottom as post over in the ARF section.

http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=20526.0;attach=77096;image

I think Top Flite had a winner with this plane. Wonder what a full fuse Tutor II would look like?

Bill Little · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2011, 02:33:25 AM »

Mike Speedalier (sp??) published a built up fuselage Tutor in Flying Models back in the '90s. He called it the "Professor". Pretty neat looking and good article.

Big Bear

Steven Kientz · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2011, 02:41:46 PM »

Paul
Could you post the nose and tail moments. I have a Tutor II wing that I'm going to build a fuselage for. I have several drawings but I'm not sure if I'm in the ball park on the measurements.

Thanks
Steve

Steven Kientz · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:05:06 PM »

Bump

Thanks Steve

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2011, 06:55:22 PM »

Hey Steve,
I will go out to the shop tonight and put a yard stick on it. Hope I get it right.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:21:49 PM »

Steve,

Tutor II

Nose to LE of wing 8 and 1/2 inch.

Flap hinge line to stab hinge line - 18 and 1/8 inch.

Hope this helps.

jim ivey · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2011, 05:35:08 AM »

Dog gone it Paul, You've got 2? Can I have one?

Pleeeeeeeeeeze?

nice work paul. jim ps ive started the galaxy. I'm thinkin flaps, git rid of the capstrips, lower th wing spars and plug the gaps. it'll look nicer.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2011, 06:18:02 AM »

Quote from: jim ivey on March 01, 2011, 05:35:08 AM

Dog gone it Paul, You've got 2? Can I have one? Pleeeeeeeeeeze? nice work paul. jim ps ive started the galaxy. I'm thinkin flaps, git rid of the capstrips, lower th wing spars and plug the gaps. it'll look nicer.

No Tutor I belongs to Kreth / Arlan McKey.

Steven Kientz · « **Reply #12 on:** March 02, 2011, 02:44:35 PM »

Thanks Paul

I'm glad you measured my tail moment was a little short.

Steve

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #13 on:** March 02, 2011, 07:11:29 PM »

Glad to help!
Please post pictures when you get it done!

BrianW517 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 02, 2011, 11:15:06 PM »

Great photo's of two great looking planes.

I once had a Tutor II and do miss it. I don't know why Top Flite no longer makes it.
It was a forgiving plane, until I rekitted it. I forgot what was up & down, while flying inverted!
I'm looking for the original Tutor Kit, and was wondering if anyone knows who is making such a plane kit?
I've been told that the oridinal Tutor was a .35 motor size plane from the late sixty's?? If I can find one, I'll make use of my dependable Fox Stunt .35 on it with a 2-4-2 break.

Bill Little · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2011, 12:31:58 AM »

Quote from: Brian Workman on March 02, 2011, 11:15:06 PM

Great photo's of two great looking planes.
I once had a Tutor II and do miss it. I don't know why Top Flite no longer makes it.
It was a forgiving plane, until I rekitted it. I forgot what was up & down, while flying inverted!
I'm looking for the original Tutor Kit, and was wondering if anyone knows who is making such a plane kit?
I've been told that the oridinal Tutor was a .35 motor size plane from the late sixty's?? If I can find one, I'll make use of my dependable Fox Stunt .35 on it with a 2-4-2 break.

HI Brian,

I don't know of a kit, personally, but people have discussed building the original Tutor from plans on a couple threads here lately. The kit plans did not show a tip rib so that would have to be extrapolated, but a friend sent me a copy of the kit tip rib so that problem was cured.

The original Tutor is a smallish plane, and a Fox .36 powered our first one (built from a kit) pretty easily. After Aaron planted it the first time (broke of the nose), I rebuilt it to mimic the Imitation at least from the point of using an R/C mount and putting the Fox .35 inverted. It is a good flying true .35 size profile.

Big Bear

BrianW517 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 19, 2011, 11:23:13 PM »

Thanks for the info: Bill.

I'll check some other sites to see if any plans come up on a .35 size Tutor.

bill bischoff · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2011, 07:55:40 AM »

Has anybody contacted Charlie Bauer about Tutor plans? It was designed by his oldest son Mark, and became a kit sometime around 1977. I think Charlie is still AMA dist VI VP.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2011, 12:34:24 PM »

You might want to put a wanted ad up in the classified section. I have seen a few for sale a while back. Or from an estate sale.

The Tutor is a lot smaller then the Tutor II. Picture does not really so that. I think the air foil is thinner also.

I would prefer the II, but that is just me.

Phil Spillman · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2011, 07:36:45 PM »

Hi Paul et al, At this year's FlyIn (Brodak's Big Thing) I entered my Tutor in Nostalgia 30! This bird has been a true joy to me for the last 10 years or so. It had belonged to a good friend who crashed it and was about to burn it up! I pleaded with him to pass it along to me at a reasonable price! Gifting is a good price! I added tips to the wings and a tripler to the inside of the fuselage; replaced the controls and added Mono Coat hinges and covering. It's original name was Sticky Buns due to the sticky mess its water based varnish produced once fuel came into contact with it! I have since smashed it twice and brought it back to fly again. It now flies with a Brodak .40 swinging an 11 X 5 Pro Zinger and it got me 2ND in N 30 behind Mike Donovan's beautiful Black Tiger.

Bill Little · « **Reply #20 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:17:45 PM »

HI Phil,

Like I said before, a Tutor was the model I flew in my first "Official" contest. Even with a Fox .35! Did well with it, and Aaron learned a LOT flying it before it was finally unable to be properly repaired. Flys darn good with a nose similar to the Imitation, that's for sure, and the inverted Fox .35 was happier.

If it doesn't gain a lot of "repair weight" it will easily fly on the Fox .35 and probably better on an OS .35S, or similar. IIRC, the WS is 45" and a middle of the road airfoil, thickness wise. Easy to pull.

Mr. Curtis Comer flew his with the first OS .40LA I ever saw and even put a pipe on it! He is still flying that model. It would probably be a great candidate for an OS .20FP BBTU as long as excessive weight was kept off of it.

Aaron's main idea is to put the ARF Super Clown Electric set up on a Tutor (Brother Denny says it should be plenty!) since we have some experience with that model. Since we have everything for the Super Clown, we can just swap it over and have an Elec. entry for NOS.30!

Big Bear

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #21 on:** June 21, 2011, 12:37:10 PM »

I agree the Tutor is a good flying plane. I put it at the top of a list for that size plane.

I just like the II because of it's larger size and I think it would do better on a windy day. The smaller Tutor might bounce around a little more in the wind. But still is a very good plane.

Phil, sorry I missed you at Brodaks. Congratz on the bringing home some hardware. Hope to see you next year.