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I designed and built this plane about a year ago. I have about 70 flights on it. I've had it clocked at 120 mph on radar straight and level. Powerplant: YS 120fz, Weight: 15.1 lbs dry (it came out too heavy), Wing Span: 78 inches, Length: 72 inches. I'm currently working on a gas powered version which should scream. Pics are on the way.

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The guy who clocked my plane wanted me to fly it five feet over the runway and straight at him.....15lbs between 115-120mph. This was the first day that I met him, pretty trusting on his part. I ended up flying it just off to the side of the runway.

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15 lbs... that is heavy indeed.
It looks a bit like those older f3a type planes (curare and family...).

Usually a trained eye can separate the beginners from the winners pretty fast... If he saw you fly that plane in a decent, confident way there would be no reason for him to not trust you.

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Is it all fiberglassed ? It looks like a 10 pounder. Very
nice design. ;)

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It is a heavy airplane. Foam core fuse/wing/stabs then balsa sheeted, then glassed. So in other words, it's a tank. But it's fast and it fly's like it's on rails.

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sweet looking plane!

ever think about trying it with s 2 stroke on pipe?

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Well, I've thought of puting a 2 stroke/pipe set up. But I like the high torque 4 stroke. It seems that I can spin a higher pitch prop with the 4 stroke. If I can get a 2 stroke set up (swinging a 13X8 prop at 14,000 rpm). That might get me going. But right now I'm swinging a 14X12 at 9600 rpm.

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14X12 at 9600 rpm.

now thats 4 stroking power!

you have a point there about torque