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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/2/2004 1:20:22 AM   
m.gramling



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where in the crap have I been... I used to talk to Paul about 2 times a week. Last time I think I talked to Paul he was building the Prototype Mojo. Now he kitting these things. Crap I am behind. Thanks Paul it looks like you gave me another project to work on this winter.

If your still hanging around RCU Paul. I hope everything is going well.


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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/2/2004 10:42:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wingspan is 47", and I am hoping it will weigh less than 4 1/2 pounds. I will now soon. I will be putting a trusty OS .50sx on this plane with the stock muffler. Of course the baffle is removed.

Here are some pics of it assembled before the lettering goes on. The letters are cut out of ultracote by hand with scissors. I first print out what I want on the computer, and then tape it to the ultra cote. I then ask my wife very nicely to cut them out for me. I think she does a pretty good job?

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/2/2004 10:45:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are the pics of the finished lettering, and the plane up on it's wheels with servos installed. It's getting down to the stuff I don't like to do such as control horns and such. But I would like to fly this tommorrow if at all possible. From box to flight in a week that has got to be a new record!

If work, and wife duties weren't in the ay I would have had this finished already! Now it's off to church, and hopefully I can resume work when I get back.

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/3/2004 4:27:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Finished! I started this last Sunday and finished it today Saturday night. 6 days total! I am very pleased with the all up weight at 4lbs, 6.5 ozs. It could be lighter, as I used heavy hitec 605 servos for the flight surfaces, and a 1100 mah nimh battery. If the weather is decent tomorrow hopefully I will get to test fly it.

These are the finished pics, and the last pic shows what comes out of the small box they are sent in. Flight report coming soon!

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/3/2004 3:43:06 PM   
sloanfs



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Status: offline 		Looks great Brian! quick too.
Dont crash it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/3/2004 8:17:40 PM   
capthis



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Status: offline 		I flew the plane this morning! All I can say is I love it. I instantly felt comfortable at the sticks. I can't say that about every plane. I will have some in flight pics later today as soon as they get emailed to me.

The plane rolls, like mad which makes for a good rolling harrier plane. It Hovers, and TR's very very stable. and the harrier ability is great as well both upright, and inverted. Flat spins are very flat, and the tip spins are insane! Knife edge requires very little correction, and the rudder is very effective. You can whip the tail around in a harrier on a dime with a blast of power, and a quick rudder deflection. At less than 4.5 pounds that OS 50 really makes this thing scream, and with the 12-4 prop also makes it spin up pretty good in a torque roll. Waterfalls are very tight as well, I didn't find anything that I didn't like about the plane. I even let ole Smallfly fly it for the second flight and he loved it as well. I only have 3 flights so far, but will get more soon, and will have some in flight pics later today. Stay tooned!

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 1:26:40 AM   
m.gramling



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Status: offline 		man you get the MoJO done and all you can do it put three flights on it. Come on capthis. I am sure any plane built as good as a MOJO can handle more than 3flights a day. At that rate is going to take forever to get 100flights on it. Start wringing the plane out.

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 1:33:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		That looks great Bryan, thanks for the pics and flight report. Sounds like another great Swany design!

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 2:23:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		"Ole" smallfly posting pics for that young whippersnapper

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 2:25:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		The plane flew great, I even think it flew better than swany's which I flew briefly at nashville

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 4:00:47 AM   
capthis



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man you get the MoJO done and all you can do it put three flights on it. Come on capthis. I am sure any plane built as good as a MOJO can handle more than 3flights a day. At that rate is going to take forever to get 100flights on it. Start wringing the plane out.



First off I had to work today. I work Sunday through Thursday! I had to start working at noon, and that field you can't fly before about 10:00 because of the sun coming up. So I only had a 1.5 hour window of opportunity. Also I installed a used 1100mah battery that was down to 4.7 after three flights so I will be replacing it with a new one. So, I didn't want to crash the plane first day out because of a dead battery. This plane will get the crap flown out of it during the next few weeks. But all those pics Smallfly took were on it's maiden flight. Pretty good first flight if you ask me!

Anyway anbody looking to get a great flying easy to build kit should give the Mojo, a look.

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 7:24:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice lookin bird Brian.

I can't wait to get mine into the air. Just hope that my covering looks half that good.


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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 5:31:53 PM   
wind junkie



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Status: offline 		Nice Job Bryan. I like the look of the tapered wing.

Hey, does Paul have a web site? He's a code jockey by day, isn't he? (ace designer and kit maker by night?)

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RE: My build thread of the Mojo. - 10/4/2004 5:35:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice work Bryan!! Glad things worked out soo well for you! I've been having a lot of fun with my MoJo too....

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