huck1199

Kyle,

Thanks for the info. I just got one from him but thought it was a little pricey. I was hoping to find a cheaper source for a second one.

Huck

gromitvt10

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Huck,
You are welcome, i met him when i picked up my 2 planes, nice guy and has literally hundreds of these planes in storage. I would have gotten more but i could barely fit 2 in my 4 door saturn..lol

Kyle

Yakflyer

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Where dide everybody go? I'm just getting started and looking fwd to some lessons learned to borrow from.

gromitvt10

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Yakflyer,
What questions do you have? Mine still flies great!!

Kyle

Yakflyer

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Thanks!
Well first thing is CG, what have you found to be a good starting point?
Also looking for any construction tips.
Ideas on the installing the landing gear other basic construction tips.
Love to have a manual/directions to learn from. Do you know if there is anything out there?
Also I would like to see a few videos &/or pictures.
Only found two videos on YOUTUBE on this model flying.
I will appreciate any help you can offer.
I am not a beginer, but a novice +. Been building and flying for 5+ years so i have some know how.
Finishing up with my first Air Retract system on a Seagul Dual Ace & looking foward to working on the Drone next.

gromitvt10

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Yakflyer,
Email me at: [email protected] and i'll send over a nice manual and some video's i have of mine flying.

Kyle

gromitvt10

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Here is the video of mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coUt7-YhH5c

Kyle

gromitvt10

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I've had a few question on my set up, so here are some pictures of my bird.
Specs:
Engine - Thunder Tigre .75BB
Servos - 5 (throttle, nose wheel steering, 2 ailerons, elevator)
-Sullivan onboard glow driver (battery located next to rx batt in aft port bay)
-Bomb drop (detachable unit mounted on rail)
-Wing lights (batteries and switch located on aft center wing root)

Kyle

robopop

Greetings toAll and WOWAM I Impressed!!!
I was given this link from a fellow rc chat-member andI am glad to see somany people using this plane. I have been in the hobby for about 30 years and about 25 years ago I bought and flew one of these and was the center of attention at the field. I bought it from the Connecticut Rams show and remember it had the aluminum Spars, Side mounted Motor, Venetian blind plastc ailerons, I do remeber landing gear but not sure if i modified the kit myself. I vagely remember gluing a plywood plate under the belly to screw the main gear to. I dont remember the nose wheel setup.The fuel tank was also side mounted and exposed and tie wrapped to the fuse. I used a OS 61 gold head motor which barely pulled it.
The loops and rolls were a breathtaking feat with such minimal power. The greatest part of owning one were the takeoffs offs and landings. The plane would lean back on the mains for most of the runwaythen gently leave the ground. The landings were the same, reclining on approach and holding the nose up on the mains for most of the runway until gently rotating the nose down to finish the landing. No plane I ever had did that so effortlessly. I painted it fuel proof camo and may find a pic if im lucky. if so I will post it.
Of all the planes ibuilt and flew, this onestill brings people over to me from so long ago saying" remember that flogger you had??"
Enjoy the season !!

torkrollin

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i and a few other folks at the field have these mig drones and have found that the best way to paint them is either use kilz primer and then spray paint only problem is the paint will get gooy after exhaust oil gets on it. or a oil base paint that can be brushed on, then sand with 320 grit when dry to get the brush lines out. oil base paints wont be affected by oil from exhaust. or you can use oracover with low heat.
these migs can still be found on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Carl-Goldberg-Mi...item20ae8298fe

duvaloutlaw

i have a drone or two if someone in north florida, south georgia area wants to trade for some used gear for a foam biplane, i need a motor esc and battery, would also trade for used tx and rx. im do not want to make a cent, just trying to hook somebody up with a mig and hopefully get one of my smaller planes in the air..just putting it out there, all the best. bruce in jax.

flyinthepark

Bruce,
Do you still have the flying FQM-117B?
I would be interested if you still do. I do not have much to trade but I am sure we can find something that would make both of us happy.
Thanks
Nic

duvaloutlaw

yes, Istill have one complete extra plane and a few parts in the rafters,,lol. let me know what your thinkin, later, bruce.

buzzallnight

This has been a very interesting and informative thread.
Just wanted to say I have two bare bones Carl Goldberg MIG 27s
available cheap for pick up in MN
but shipping costs too much.

chingon

FQM 117A RCMAT...

buzzallnight

Can we see a picture of the bottom????

stuk_at_work

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... and if you are near central/south NJIhave a couple in the Marketplace right now too. LPU as has been mentioned earlier in this thread, way to big to ship!

brentguevarez

HI I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU, I HAVE THIS MIG-27 TARGET DRONE THAT I GOT FROM A TRADE SCHOOL WHO GIVEING THEM OUT. SOME TOLD ME THAT WAS PROBELY PROPERTY OF THE US MILITARY, IS THAT TRUE BECAUSE I HEARD THAT THESE THING WERE DECOMMITIONED IN THE 1990s. I GOT THE PLANE FOR SALE ON THIS WEBSITE IF YOU WANT TO SEE PLEASE EMAIL ME BACK MY EMAIL IS ON THE CLASSFICATION AD. THANK YOU FOR THANKING YOUR TIME TO READ THIS

buzzallnight

These planes are big and expensive to ship.
I have two in Minnesota.
$60 each no engine.

SHANEC

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I still have one in the box, "boxes" I never opened Wonder if the foam termites got to it

buzzallnight

you should probably ship it to a safer location!!!!!

SHANEC

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You already have 2 plus there expensive to ship

buzzallnight

I don't think there is any creature that would get hungry enough to eat that crappy foam the drones are made out of,
so....


your safe!!!

Pecanpatch

Wow, thanks for posting that!
I picked up a Pristine one at Joe Nall over a year ago........ it still had the servos and Nicads in it....
I am trying to find out what the true paint scheme the military actually used looked like.

WHIPLASH45

I have placed some video links and some historical images for the FQM-117B , RS Systems original Mig 27 target on RC Groups. Some years ago I posted some of this information in this RCUniverse thread, most of the new information has not been posted before. The first video link is of some flying I did last year with the last Mig I have. The airplane is stock with the exception of the landing gear and modern radio equipment. It also has the only clear canopy I ever made for these as a demo for the commercial version of the 117B. RS made about 5,000 of these all blue foam versions. The second video is from a live fire excercise that Art Pesch (also involved extensivley in the Goldberg FQM117B-1 program) and I did in 1987.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2698916