hellcat56

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Guys
Lets see your Triplane

Not just DR 1 Any Triplane-or Quad plane

if you want to include some details
Go for it

mine
Both Photos SAME plane just repainted it
Red is Version ONE
Balsa USA
G 26

wingspar

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Sorry for the crappy pic

1/3 scale Fokker Triplane from a Balsa USA kit.
MLD 70CC engine. Had to install a set of Bowman rings to get this engine to hand start.

Flies GREAT!!

Dave N

Warbird Man

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Not my best pics, but here it is.

1/4 scale BUSA / G-26 over 8 yrs old and still flying.

vertical grimmace

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My new one under construction. Quadra 35 engine. BUSA 1/4 scale

lazyace

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mine 1/3 scratch built ready for maiden g-62

Mustang Fever

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Someday I'll get some outside pix of my 1/4 scale BUSA. Love it. Great fun flyer.

vertical grimmace

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So I was excited to find this book in my mail yesterday, http://www.amazon.com/Fokker-Aircraf...rds=Fokker+DR1

It is a great source of info on the placement of many detail items. So good cockpit info and gun details. I had a few problems with it though. Some photos are mis-marked. Confusing the DVI with the DR 1 prototypes.

I certainly recommend it though, for anyone looking to detail their triplane, as it is helpful in showing how many items look. It is interesting how the DR1 had no instruments on the panel as we are used to seeing. They were spread out throughout the cockpit.

I am doing my cockpit details now, and this book, along with all of my others are coming in very handy. And for those that are interested, there is a Fokker DVII book available as well.

Oh, funny how the draftsman used knotty wood to represent the sheeting and wood components of the aircraft. I have to assume knots would be avoided in the actual full scale build.

chris1971

Just started a build on a Flair 1/4 scale DR1. I am planning on powering it with a DLE 30. What servos are you guys using on the 1/4 scale ones. There is not a lot of info about radio gear in the instructions.

Thanks,
Chris

Mustang Fever

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Chris:

I used HiTec HS77BB s for the ailerons, cause they are lo proifile. Elev/Throttle/Rudder are Futaba S3305.

chris1971

Thanks for the info mustangfever. I didn't even think about having to use low profile servos for the ailerons. I just started building yesterday so i have a lot of work ahead of me!

Mustang Fever

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You're right about the work part. Fun, tho. Not a difficult shape anywhere. Here's mine in bones. Note weight in the right wing tips (middle and lower) for counter torque purposes. (Engine displacement in cid times 1 oz of lead.) Also, I put counterbalance weight in the counterbalance ends of the ailerons and elevator. Takes some of the load off the servos, I guess. Flies well, so who am I to argue?

vertical grimmace

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I am putting HS625 metal gears in mine all around, on the controls anyway. You do not need low profile servos as the wing is thick enough to take standard size. I will go with some other standard sized for my throttle, then probably a micro with switch to ground the magneto for engine kill.

Got word today BUSA will add a triplane to the 1/6 line of kits. That was very good news.


I added a drain line to run down one of the rear landing gear struts. This tube runs from inside the tank compartment, all the way down, under the axel wing. This allows the overflow fuel to run straight to the ground. Very important when trying to avoid fuel contact with the axel wing. Raw fuel is very hard on them.

chris1971

How about this one? A friend of mine built it but never had any luck flying it. It crashed at least twice and he rebuilt it, then finally gave up. It was 1/4 scale.

weazel1

wow looks great would like to know more about his desighn and what happend with the flights

chris1971

I will find out more info. I do remember that he said he purchased the plans from somebody.

vertical grimmace

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Well, the sopwith was responsible for the Fokker . It is certainly welcome here.

Hopper

I am the builder of the Sopwith Tripe that Chris posted. The maiden was fine except for my landing. When I rebuilt the gear, stupid me never rechecked the balance and she was just a tad tail heavy the second flight. Couple that with my less-than-great flying talent, and she ended up stalling and going in. The maiden was solid and steady.

Jerry Beherens plans
G38 with a 20-8 prop
Scratch built with cowl and dummy engine from Fiberglass Specialities

It's a 70's design and came in at 22 lbs. Probably could be built much lighter. Solartex covering.

I'll find and shrink some more pics.

Hopper

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wildbills21

1/3 scale Balsa USA Tripe

capnduane

Balsa USA 1/4 scale. Zenoah G26 power, weighs 16lbs. Solartex with latex paint. Flys great. Agreed, landings with any crosswind can be ....interesting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ccytPmHWDg

alanc

Guys, i am coming over on vacation in november, and i am considering having the balsa USA 1/3rd scale tripe kit delivered to my hotel,how scale isthe outline? and do the wings dissasemble into 2 halves, or are the 3 wings one piece units? i owned the Flair one, and loved it, wish i had not sold it, but it was getting tatty, and money offered was too good to miss, power was a zenoah 23, landing was always interesting, i was a good customer of menz, tried wheeling it in on 2, three pointing it, all had equal chance of biting the tarmac with the prop,

wingspar

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The upper and middle wing attach directly to the fuselage by two dowels in the front part of the middle wing and two bolts and the back. The lower wing by the same method with dowels in the back and bolts in the front. Then it's just a simple matter of attaching the screws for the lower wing interplane struts and your done. Takes me about five minutes to set it up at the field.

Dave N

wingspar

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I remember years ago living out of a hotel when doing national service. I built a bird of time glider there. Housekeeping wasn't very happy with me so I tipped her $20 every week.

Dave N

dphillips3

Granddad scratch built this one years ago 1/4 scale.

David DeWitt

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Flair kit built by a club member.