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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/11/2002 6:34:09 AM   
ftherrmann



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From: Huntsville, AL,
Status: offline 		Here's a quick review on the Jack Stafford B-24 Liberator...

B24 maiden flight was this afternoon. Had some idle problems with two of the
OS fp 25s, but got them all running and took off down the runway. It lifted off
nicely after getting up to speed about 300 ft down the runway. We had
about a 5mph wind from the north down the runway. Went up to about 400 ft and did a nice
slow turn, raised the gear and put in 1 click of down trim. Flew really
nice. Very impressive looking in the air. If you didn't know better you'd
say it was the real thing. I enjoy fast planes and the B24 flew slower than
I expected it to. Slows down nicely when you throttle back. My first
approach was a little short, so I throttled back up and went around again.
The second landing was nice. You need to come in a little higher than you
normally would with a pattern plane. The elevator also became mushy on the
flair, but more than enough authority to handle the plane. I never tried to
stall it, but my feeling is that it would take a lot to stall it.

Regards,

Fred

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B-24 - 5/12/2002 5:03:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Fred, Look's GREAT!!! I would love to see a pic of her in the air!
What are the specs?
Rob Bailey / Pickupsticks

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 8:47:04 AM   
ftherrmann



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Status: offline 		Haven't weighed it, but it's pretty heavy. Most of the weight is in the wing. The fuse is light as a feather.. Wing span is 91".

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 7:40:33 PM   
Katchmarek


 

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Status: offline 		Fred, Yeh, I have a couple of twins that are the same way...light fuse with all the weight in the wing. I have yet to tackle a multi...but one day hope to do a big B-17 or Lancaster. You have a real nice airplane there and I wish you the best of luck with her and many, many successful flights. Post some more pics of her when you can.
Happy flying,
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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 8:45:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		wow ftherrmann that's one of the best classic's i have ever seen dude! how much did u invest in it?

i am really new at this hobby so just a dumb question how u control all the 4 engines?

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 9:27:28 PM   
ftherrmann



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Status: offline 		I got the kit at a swap shop for about $150 and the 4 FP 25's cost me less than $50 each. Total construction time was about 3 months of evenings.

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 10:05:55 PM   
Goodtimecharlie


 

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Status: offline 		Fred,
Thanks for showing us your "Liberator." I, too have the Stafford kit. Did you find/use the recomended Goldburg landing gear?

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/12/2002 11:55:47 PM   
ftherrmann



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Status: offline 		I'm not sure if you can still buy the Goldberg gear. I used Robart mechanicals for the nose and main.

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/13/2002 7:00:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		woo thats not too bad for the pocket

but how do u control all the 4 engines

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/13/2002 8:26:33 PM   
ftherrmann



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Status: offline 		I'm using 4 micro servos which fit inside each engine nacell along with the fuel tank. Running servo extensions is a lot easier than trying to get 20 or so bellcranks working correctly. The kit is an early 70's design and as some of us remember, bellcranks were a lot cheaper (and smaller) than servos in those days.

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/13/2002 8:43:21 PM   
Raghfrost


 

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Status: offline 		icic i have no idea wat it means thanks any way

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B24 Liberator 1st flight Review! - 5/14/2002 5:55:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice B-24 Fred ! Glad your first flight went so well, I would love to build one someday .Bud....

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