The first "stick and tissue" model airplane I ever built was this one, the Guillow's, Fairchild F-24. That was back in 1972. Since then, I understand that the kit is no longer die cut, but laser cut which should make assembly that much easier. Excellent video illustrating the build and nice flights (my rubber band powered version flew quite well too). Oh yes, I still have another F-24 waiting to be built. Thanks for sharing!
Utterly sublime. Floating through the air to beautiful music. I’ll take your plane over any UMX foamy a thousand fold! What craftsmanship! What ingenuity! Easily one of my favorite RC vids on RUclips. Wonderful.
For me, you can keep all the modern streamlined low winged monoplanes and jets - there's something irresistible and fluid about high wing monos and also biplanes. It's probably my age talking there, but this upload has been magic, especially to see the flight. Thanks.
I like the video and the "meditations" music. Nice little park flyer. Some of the CO2 designs are also good for electric conversions. I recently did a Puffin from Outerzone.
I'm sure your dad is proud I never really got to do this kind of stuff with my dad we mainly did RC car racing I always loved airplanes though I have no depth perception LOL it's really cool I used to build models with my grandfather but he passed away on Christmas 2015 so I haven't made models since before he died My real father is a deadbeat now so I don't really do anything anymore it's nice to watch this I subscribed
I flew with my dad when I was a kid and always went to the field with him. Sadly, he passed away before I really got into the building side of airplanes, and he missed the electric revolution too. We had nitro powered airplanes which were a lot of fun, but they were messy and most models were heavy and didn't perform very well. Maybe one day you will pick it up again, especially these little $20 kits that provide their own form of therapy. Good luck!
Nowadays I am pulling together materials to build an electric r/c conversion of a Berkeley F-24R, so your video here is an inspiration. I will also likely go with tissue. Could you please identify that lovely chamber music piece? That would make my day!
So glad you enjoyed it. She’s a bit obscure, but it’s Rusanda Panfili playing a classic Jules Massenet - méditation from thaïs ruclips.net/video/7QtGOWemQhY/видео.html
Ha, yes the music is very dramatic and doesn't quite fit. It was just a violin piece I fell in love with at the moment and decided to pair them together. The conversion was my first every stick/tissue build and by default my first try at making it a conversion. Appreciate the nice comments!
HI, Just getting this kit in the mail tomorrow I hope. First balsa build / rc conversion in a long time. Looks like a great candidate for it. I have both the BL180 brushless motor/brick or P-51 brushed 8mm motor / brick. I'm torn on which way to go. I hate tail heavy planes, but weight is also the enemy. The little HobbyZone champ I have flies forever on that little 8mm brushed motor. Staying with all tissue build. Not sure how effective ailerons would be on this. Would be fun if they worked well. If you had it to do over again, which way would you go? Great job.
Thank you Jeff. The airplane doesn't need ailerons, which just add more weight. It turns great with just rudder, thanks to the dihedral of the wings. My motor is overpowering for the airplane, which flies at less than half throttle. If I were to do it again, I would use a smaller motor to save weight. I just made a straight up guess on what motor to use, and it flies well, but could fly better if it were lighter. I constructed a little hatch for the battery, which is just forward of the CG, so I think you could just move the battery closer to the nose and not have to add any additional weight. Certainly worth a shot. Let me know how the build goes. I am very interested in what you think.
@@MetHerInBaghdad Yes, I think I'll go with the P-51 brushed motor and keep everything light weight as possible. Just got the kit and looks like a fun build. Gonna swap out the wood wheels for foam ones I have. Working on the color scheme. We have a Fairchild 24 nearby at a small aviation museum. I've been wanting to go over there, so that is a good excuse. Gonna try Deluxe Materials Eze Dope and Superphatic for the build. I really don't want to drive everyone out of the house with CA. I think I'll make a Sky Bunny or something out of the leftover prop and rubber motor.
The music is Meditation de Thais, by Jules Massenet. The performer is actually from a RUclips video, Rusanda Panfili. Maybe the link will work here: ruclips.net/video/7QtGOWemQhY/видео.html
@@josevaliente421 Thank you for the kind words. The final CG is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way back from the leading edge of the wing. I had no true idea where it should be, but that is what my father taught me many years ago. It also is where most spars are located on full scale airplanes, so it seems about right. As for components, they were just taken from the foam Pitts Special in the video. The motor/receiver/battery/servos all come from that airplane. However, it can be made lighter because E-Flight has some receivers that have the servos integrated onto the receiver board (all in one) so it is lighter still. I also used the Pitts motor, which was overkill and heavier than it needed to be. It just worked great, but flies at about half throttle, so I could have saved even more weight if I used the proper sized motor, though I don't know what that would be exactly. It was easy overall and still flies great, but it needs a little power on landing or it might stall when it slows down. It flies great though and can go very slow in the air.
Lol, the music was picked because I love the violin and had just heard this and loved it. It doesn't necessarily go with the build, but I don't mind either way. We all have our own tastes. Definitely a cool little airplane kit for my first build. I still have a lot to learn.
@@MetHerInBaghdad , it's great music for this video and fits the nostalgic character of the presentation. Don't listen to any nonsense opinion to the contrary.
@@MetHerInBaghdad great choice of music, beautiful piece. Great job on the Guillows. I'm building the Aeronca Champ for rc conversion, any pointers re motor?
@@akie64 Hi Mark, Sorry for the late reply. The motor I used was just one I happened to have around from a great little airplane that I just never flew. It is too much power, so I just fly around at about half throttle. If I properly sized the motor, I could have saved some weight I am sure, but it seems to fly just fine. There are a lot of places online that mention motor sizing by weight/wing area but I am certainly no expert at all on that. I will watch your site for some updates if you upload a video of the Champ!
Lovely model nicely built and flies really well
Thanks.
The first "stick and tissue" model airplane I ever built was this one, the Guillow's, Fairchild F-24. That was back in 1972. Since then, I understand that the kit is no longer die cut, but laser cut which should make assembly that much easier. Excellent video illustrating the build and nice flights (my rubber band powered version flew quite well too). Oh yes, I still have another F-24 waiting to be built. Thanks for sharing!
Utterly sublime. Floating through the air to beautiful music. I’ll take your plane over any UMX foamy a thousand fold! What craftsmanship! What ingenuity! Easily one of my favorite RC vids on RUclips. Wonderful.
For me, you can keep all the modern streamlined low winged monoplanes and jets - there's something irresistible and fluid about high wing monos and also biplanes. It's probably my age talking there, but this upload has been magic, especially to see the flight. Thanks.
I have an 84in Flying Quaker converted to electric. So relaxing to fly.
This is just wonderful - well done. Modern miniature rc meets vintage beautiful models - best of two worlds!
Thank you very much for the kind words. If I were to do it again I could make it lighter and use a smaller motor, but overall I’m happy. Thanks again.
Very good idea, taking the electronics out of an airplane to put them in a balsa airplane
very nice job on the model and video. the tissue looks wonderful.
Nice job, love the way it flies!
I've got a couple of these kits stashed away for someday rc conversion. Glad to see it turned out so well.
Lovely job, glad you went with tissue. looks so much more authentic.
Andrew Drescher what is authentic about tissue ? Don’t think the full size aircraft was tissue covered !
Very nice, attempting to do the same thing with a Guillow's J3.
You did the video really well!
I like the video and the "meditations" music. Nice little park flyer. Some of the CO2 designs are also good for electric conversions. I recently did a Puffin from Outerzone.
I'm sure your dad is proud I never really got to do this kind of stuff with my dad we mainly did RC car racing I always loved airplanes though I have no depth perception LOL it's really cool I used to build models with my grandfather but he passed away on Christmas 2015 so I haven't made models since before he died My real father is a deadbeat now so I don't really do anything anymore it's nice to watch this I subscribed
I flew with my dad when I was a kid and always went to the field with him. Sadly, he passed away before I really got into the building side of airplanes, and he missed the electric revolution too. We had nitro powered airplanes which were a lot of fun, but they were messy and most models were heavy and didn't perform very well. Maybe one day you will pick it up again, especially these little $20 kits that provide their own form of therapy. Good luck!
spectacular even 6 years later
Awesome love the build and flight.....
You are a very good builder. Thanks for the video.
Really nice work, great conversion.
Nowadays I am pulling together materials to build an electric r/c conversion of a Berkeley F-24R, so your video here is an inspiration. I will also likely go with tissue. Could you please identify that lovely chamber music piece? That would make my day!
So glad you enjoyed it. She’s a bit obscure, but it’s Rusanda Panfili playing a classic Jules Massenet - méditation from thaïs
ruclips.net/video/7QtGOWemQhY/видео.html
@@MetHerInBaghdad Thanks! Happy flights and blue skies to you!
Fantastic
Beautiful!
Great job...music great...a tad dramatic, but hey Guillow conversions can be that way!
Ha, yes the music is very dramatic and doesn't quite fit. It was just a violin piece I fell in love with at the moment and decided to pair them together. The conversion was my first every stick/tissue build and by default my first try at making it a conversion. Appreciate the nice comments!
Хорошая сборка авиамодели, замечательный пилотаж! Спасибо за видео!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Great work 👍
Beautiful thx.
Excellent
HI, Just getting this kit in the mail tomorrow I hope. First balsa build / rc conversion in a long time. Looks like a great candidate for it. I have both the BL180 brushless motor/brick or P-51 brushed 8mm motor / brick. I'm torn on which way to go. I hate tail heavy planes, but weight is also the enemy. The little HobbyZone champ I have flies forever on that little 8mm brushed motor. Staying with all tissue build. Not sure how effective ailerons would be on this. Would be fun if they worked well. If you had it to do over again, which way would you go? Great job.
Thank you Jeff. The airplane doesn't need ailerons, which just add more weight. It turns great with just rudder, thanks to the dihedral of the wings. My motor is overpowering for the airplane, which flies at less than half throttle. If I were to do it again, I would use a smaller motor to save weight. I just made a straight up guess on what motor to use, and it flies well, but could fly better if it were lighter. I constructed a little hatch for the battery, which is just forward of the CG, so I think you could just move the battery closer to the nose and not have to add any additional weight. Certainly worth a shot. Let me know how the build goes. I am very interested in what you think.
@@MetHerInBaghdad Yes, I think I'll go with the P-51 brushed motor and keep everything light weight as possible. Just got the kit and looks like a fun build. Gonna swap out the wood wheels for foam ones I have. Working on the color scheme. We have a Fairchild 24 nearby at a small aviation museum. I've been wanting to go over there, so that is a good excuse. Gonna try Deluxe Materials Eze Dope and Superphatic for the build. I really don't want to drive everyone out of the house with CA. I think I'll make a Sky Bunny or something out of the leftover prop and rubber motor.
Great airplane but also great music!
What is it and who is the performer?
greetings
The music is Meditation de Thais, by Jules Massenet. The performer is actually from a RUclips video, Rusanda Panfili. Maybe the link will work here: ruclips.net/video/7QtGOWemQhY/видео.html
@@MetHerInBaghdad Thank you!
22 grams?????
Michael Gaskin it’s actually 62 grams (2.2 oz) with the motor, servos, receiver, and battery installed. Full flying weight.
Pretty good, mine came in as 70g....
@@MetHerInBaghdad
James VanWinkle
Peefectly executed!
Can you list the components and the final cg?
Thanks in advance
@@josevaliente421 Thank you for the kind words. The final CG is about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way back from the leading edge of the wing. I had no true idea where it should be, but that is what my father taught me many years ago. It also is where most spars are located on full scale airplanes, so it seems about right. As for components, they were just taken from the foam Pitts Special in the video. The motor/receiver/battery/servos all come from that airplane. However, it can be made lighter because E-Flight has some receivers that have the servos integrated onto the receiver board (all in one) so it is lighter still. I also used the Pitts motor, which was overkill and heavier than it needed to be. It just worked great, but flies at about half throttle, so I could have saved even more weight if I used the proper sized motor, though I don't know what that would be exactly. It was easy overall and still flies great, but it needs a little power on landing or it might stall when it slows down. It flies great though and can go very slow in the air.
Cool airplane ..... Gawd Awful music!!!!
Lol, the music was picked because I love the violin and had just heard this and loved it. It doesn't necessarily go with the build, but I don't mind either way. We all have our own tastes. Definitely a cool little airplane kit for my first build. I still have a lot to learn.
@@MetHerInBaghdad , it's great music for this video and fits the nostalgic character of the presentation. Don't listen to any nonsense opinion to the contrary.
@@MetHerInBaghdad great choice of music, beautiful piece. Great job on the Guillows. I'm building the Aeronca Champ for rc conversion, any pointers re motor?
@@akie64 Hi Mark, Sorry for the late reply. The motor I used was just one I happened to have around from a great little airplane that I just never flew. It is too much power, so I just fly around at about half throttle. If I properly sized the motor, I could have saved some weight I am sure, but it seems to fly just fine. There are a lot of places online that mention motor sizing by weight/wing area but I am certainly no expert at all on that. I will watch your site for some updates if you upload a video of the Champ!