It doesn't get much better than that. What a great flight pattern for a low-level fighter, swooping and banking but with solid underlying stability. Perfect for the subject aircraft
Bravo on the build and the flight! I built this kit per instructions using the supplied nose cowl! My plane is seemingly tail-heavy. Any suggestions for a first-timer? I have not had much luck with putty to this point. Thanks for the inspiration!
Use scrap balsa to build up a solid mount attached to the fuselage to hold a removable noseblock - the cowl is too flexible and won't let you make deterministic thrust adjustments. Move the motor peg forward a bit, this helps balance the model by reducing the amount of rubber aft of the CG. Lastly, replace the kit prop with a 6" prop from Peck (www.wind-it-up.com/) or Easy Built (easybuiltmodels.com/) and use two loops of FAI SuperSport 3/32" rubber (available from above suppliers). The kit is basically sound, but these mods will make it easier to get longer flights.
What a great flight! Definitely different than my experience with Guillow's kits. What happens if a plane drifts into the shooting range? Moving-target practice?
Yes, there's a gun range on the air park property. Here's the main changes: Bigger prop (7" Peck prop with the blades narrowed), robust noseblock to hold thrust settings, longer rubber motor, 1/8" washout at the wingtips, and move the rubber peg forward about 1.5" (in front of former B5). I carved and sanded some wood out of the structure but didn't go crazy with lightening the structure - mostly tried to lighten the aft end to avoid lots of nose weight. The first flight video has some pictures that show the modifications: ruclips.net/video/HGOCGsrtR34/видео.html
@@michaelkelly7338 thanks for the information. Looking at your other videos you are a true artist. Thanks for sharing. Those Guillow kits are inexpensive and make a good starting point. I did a T28 from that series. I made a 1/16" box then cut the kit formers to fit around it getting rid of the keep and other pieces. It flies well.
Yes, flying weight is just over 40g. I've never had any issues mixing rubber sizes - have done motors as disparate as a loop of 3/16" plus a loop of 3/32". Winds up and runs down just fine.
It doesn't get much better than that. What a great flight pattern for a low-level fighter, swooping and banking but with solid underlying stability. Perfect for the subject aircraft
Sweet, Mike! I like the anti aircraft fire in the background!
Great job!!! Guillows rocket as usual.
Great. I also have the problem with the right spiral when gliding on a small Mustang. Then I'll try a Gurney flap under the right wing - thank you.
Sounds as if it is coming under anti-aircraft fire!
thumbs up!
Bravo on the build and the flight! I built this kit per instructions using the supplied nose cowl! My plane is seemingly tail-heavy. Any suggestions for a first-timer? I have not had much luck with putty to this point. Thanks for the inspiration!
Use scrap balsa to build up a solid mount attached to the fuselage to hold a removable noseblock - the cowl is too flexible and won't let you make deterministic thrust adjustments. Move the motor peg forward a bit, this helps balance the model by reducing the amount of rubber aft of the CG. Lastly, replace the kit prop with a 6" prop from Peck (www.wind-it-up.com/) or Easy Built (easybuiltmodels.com/) and use two loops of FAI SuperSport 3/32" rubber (available from above suppliers). The kit is basically sound, but these mods will make it easier to get longer flights.
What a great flight! Definitely different than my experience with Guillow's kits. What happens if a plane drifts into the shooting range? Moving-target practice?
It must be a bit unnerving with Ned Kelly in the back ground, great flights
Hah - I had to look up Ned Kelly! You get used to it. The reports echoing off the corrugated hangar walls make an interesting sound...
Nice job! You know it must be good, when there's not the usual non-modeler/non-contributing pricks giving thumbs downs.
This is what a few of our club members have gone to, not playing with the FAA
are your markings separate pieces or are they printed on the tissue? Nicely built. It's a very photogenic design.
Printed on the tissue. You can see some of the printed tissue and build process in this video here: ruclips.net/video/HGOCGsrtR34/видео.html
Sounds like a gun range in the backround. What did you do to the Guillows Kit to get it to fly so well?
Yes, there's a gun range on the air park property. Here's the main changes: Bigger prop (7" Peck prop with the blades narrowed), robust noseblock to hold thrust settings, longer rubber motor, 1/8" washout at the wingtips, and move the rubber peg forward about 1.5" (in front of former B5). I carved and sanded some wood out of the structure but didn't go crazy with lightening the structure - mostly tried to lighten the aft end to avoid lots of nose weight. The first flight video has some pictures that show the modifications: ruclips.net/video/HGOCGsrtR34/видео.html
@@michaelkelly7338 thanks for the information. Looking at your other videos you are a true artist. Thanks for sharing. Those Guillow kits are inexpensive and make a good starting point. I did a T28 from that series. I made a 1/16" box then cut the kit formers to fit around it getting rid of the keep and other pieces. It flies well.
i thought your friend was shotting your plane, i get exited about the shooting
What is the all up weight?
My guess is 40 grams..
I’ve been wondering about mixing rubber chord.. no breaking issues?
Yes, flying weight is just over 40g. I've never had any issues mixing rubber sizes - have done motors as disparate as a loop of 3/16" plus a loop of 3/32". Winds up and runs down just fine.