Props4ever

Official Roll out:

Here you go, a well captured historic moments in the life of this model by Pakstar Media in this awesome video.

On Saturday 15th December 2012 at 11am, My S Connie AP-AJZ rolled out and made its very first taxi trial on the street under it's own power!, it tracks straight as an arrow with superb ground handling performance at lower taxi speeds.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mbpq...ature=youtu.be


Pre-mature CG test was done.

Full throttle engine run up tests were also done.

Off course CG is not set at all, so eventually it will be be set at 27% of MAC respectively...


I feel great sense of pride and accomplishment to get to this level and it was not possible without help from many of my friends and others on here and abroad who helped me through out this most complex rc project so far in my carrier as RC scratch builder and modeler...

I hope you all will like it and your honest feedback will be appreciated...

8178

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Looking great, but I think you are going to need a R-3350 sound system X four! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZN5WwgNjI

ampbomber

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Sam,
Great job !

I understand how you feel.

George

8178

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Thought you might like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFeTZdrxQUU and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_RSCw8v7U

Props4ever

Thanks 8178, I will be adding the sound system for sure only if i know where to get it from.

Plus these features will also be added on the model:

Brakes on main wheels

Reverse thrust on both inboards

Full navigation and landing lights

Functional cowl flap doors....


I will try to do all this including adding mechanical controller gear doors for nose and mains before maiden in the spring of 2013...

8178

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This place has sound systems http://www.modelsolutions.ca/

ampbomber

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Sam,

Before you do all this can you tell me the taxi weight plus the missing cowls?

George

Props4ever

Yes Timex, i will get a scale, weigh her and will give you her taxi weight....

I'll do it today and will get back to later on.

Sam

Props4ever

G morning Timex,

She is whooping 25.25 lbs RTT at this time !!!!!

Fuselage with both lipos 11.5 lbs
Wings all 3 sections with tubes and cowls/spinners 13.75 lbs...

So she is where I wanted her to be weight wise at this time.

ampbomber

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Sounds great! Have a great holiday season.

Thunderbolt47

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Been popping in for a while, looking good.

8178

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Have you calculated your wing loading yet?

Chad Veich

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She looks great in the taxi videos Sameer. Can't wait to see it in the air and I wish you the best with the test flights.

Props4ever

Not too worried about it, it's in 30's some where, will fly scale.....

Props4ever

Thanks Chad, I can't wait myself to see my baby fly into the skies above.....

Props4ever

Reverse thrust test.

These tests were conducted before snow fall and it's been few weeks or a month ago.....

Model reversed unassisted under its own power....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG2ln...ature=youtu.be

glowhead

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glowhead

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8178

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Did something happen to the builder?

flysrc

Sammy better be fine, he's going to Maiden it at the end of this month at Maidenfest in Keswick ontario. Hows that for pressure Sam.....lol


Dave

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Hi Dave,

Yes guys i'm still around n Connie is doing well too. I was out of picture for past 5 months as my father was and still is hospitalized and suffered severe case of namonia due to which he was in ICU for whole months of January n part of February also. His heart enlarged, kidneys failed, lungs failed and we were told, he will not make it medically this time unless miracle happens!. It sure did happen n now he has been recovering at very good rate considering what he went through, due which I was once again his care giver n was virtually living in hospital with him. Sorry Dave due to all we went through, Connie is not ready for maiden n I might not be at maidenfest either. I don't want to rush with it, or push myself with this model. Maiden will happen in August this year. Another reason is, recently on 23rd March Pakistan Government asked Counsel general here in Toronto to invite me with my Connie to demonstration for him and all dignities and invited guests on the occasion of Pakistan Day's flag raising ceremony, It was great honor for me to be invited, I went there did series of taxi demonstrations for everyone, all were highly impressed and Counsel General personally selected to give me "Certificate of achievement and recognition" in August 2013. With all this respect and honor, I will do maiden after the official ceremony done and i get certificate from government of Pakistan, I really don't want anything happening bad to the Connie. I hope you will understand my views and will be happy for me.

Trust me, doing a maiden will be a event itself and you will be there with many many others who want to witness it's first flight...

WALKERS210-RCU

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Love to see the Connie under it's own power, brings back memories of one that was used by the US Navy back in the mid to late 60's. Without saying what, where and all that was going on I remember seeing it taxi out almost every day and later on it would land where a jeep would go and meet it before it even reached the tarmac where film was transferred to the jeep and then to the photo lab. Next morning, unless something really important was on film, the pictures would cross my desk to be reviewed by a senior naval officer. The plane was a beauty and would love to build one myself, just don't have the get-up and go that I used to have. Great job, would love to be at your maiden flight

Props4ever

This certificate/award from Government of Pakistan is not just my award but It's an award representing whole Pakistani, Canadian and US rc aircraft modelers...

Last picture is from today's awards ceremony and others are from 23rd March when i was specially invited by Counsel General of Pakistan to do demonstration of this model to there invited dignities and guests. I was interviewed by 2 news channels who covered the event.

Today I received a call from one of few remaining Instructors and pilots who actually flew PIA's Super Connies back in 50's and 60's, I'm suppose to meet him on weekend and listen to his stories including my uncle who also used to fly these airplanes and through whom my family connection started with this legendary aircraft!

8178

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Apparently Ed King the builder of this Constellation has passed away http://vimeo.com/27506526 He was 76.

Props4ever

Sorry to hear this, may god keep his soul in peace and give his family and friends strength to bare this loss....
That is a very nice model of Constellation he built...