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What Plane should I Fly? - 5/25/2008 4:34:35 PM   
Richard Scale Rocks


 

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Status: offline 		Hey all! I am looking for advice from those who have flown war birds like the Spit or Stang. I am currently flying a Kavaler from a Sig kit. What pogessive planes would one suggest building to get me ready for a war bird. I'm asuming they are tricky to fly?

I don't build ARF's please. I build from kits or scratch scale.

Richard

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RE: What Plane should I Fly? - 5/25/2008 10:11:38 PM   
Laird SS


 

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Status: offline 		I wouldn't think that warbirds are tricky to fly. They do have a higher wing loading though. This means that they won't be floaters like some trainers or sport planes. But then again, there is a wide selection of planes that qualify as warbirds. Not all of them are in the "heavy metal" category, for example, the L-19 Cessna Bird Dog, the Fiesler Storch, etc. I understand that the P-47 and Zero are beautiful flying planes, but you could expect a higher stall speed due to their higher wing loading.

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RE: What Plane should I Fly? - 5/26/2008 1:26:49 AM   
Tman


 

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Status: offline 		I think you should consider the H9 P47. I had the .60 version and it was a great flyer. Easy to fly, easy to land with no real bad habits. I had an OS90 4 stroke it in but a good .60 2 cycle will do. I traded it for a GP Ultimate.

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RE: What Plane should I Fly? - 5/26/2008 1:02:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anything in the .40, .60,. or 1.20 size are harder to fly than the bigger planes. I was building and flyin sice I was 14, and I re-found my passion when I decided to build a ziroli stuka. It flies like a big cub, there were no landing gear to buy, and you can get a G-62 used for probably under $200. If you buy the wood from lone star balsa, it will cost you under $140, add in a scroll saw ($70), and a belt sander ($70), and later all you have to get is the cowl, canopy and radio gear. Since you already build, you know that only the wood, plans, and tools are necessary up front. I built mine in 9 months, but I didnt work on it daily. It is so much easier and more fun to fly than a .60 size warbird, and if you look at the cost of 4 stroke engines, I dont have that much more in it. All in all I think I have about $1,200 in mine.
Good luck.

oh yea, if you do want a smaller plane, you cant beat a great planes mustang kit, with an os .70 four stroke in it!
www.putfile.com/pahtreek


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