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Joined: 3/4/2002 From: Union City, TN Status: offline
I just flew my newly built SPAD today, that's simple plastic airplane design, and I can't beleave how well it flys!
Does the flex in some of the parts make them fly so well? Does the wing actualy undercamber in flight? Does it flex up some and give a dihedral effect?
This plane is made from gutter pipe and coroplast and will fly hands off, I culdn't beleave how well this thing flys.
I just wondered if anyone else has any theories as to why this plane flys so well.
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Joined: 12/19/2001 From: CamborneCornwall, UNITED KINGDOM Status: offline
we got some very simple combat deltas [url]www.rcflyers.fsnet.co.uk[/url] but they fly so well, i got a kit, and now they springing up copies all over, they dont glide too well tho. i think the small size and weight has a lot to do with stability. either that or correx is magic
Enjoy while you can. Some fly great and others are junk. Just good cheap fun. My Bi-plane is the only remake that has improved or flew the same. ( my remake flies better) Have fun no rules apply. Matt
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "enjoy while you can". Do you mean that they are short lived due to the way they are flown? They are the most fun I have had in RC for cheep ever. In combat it hurts a lot less to lose a plane you have a day invested in than a week.
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I am thinking seriously about spads. I'm really intrigued how the seem to go together quickly and it seems to me that plastic would hold up better than wood any day. I enjoy fun flyers and I believe they're being made with spads too. Did you put this one together? Is it complicated? Do you need any special tools? Do you have much experience with wood kits? I'm not much of a builder although I've done many repairs (yes, I crash on a regular basis - trying to learn 3d flying). If only takes a day to build a funflyer spad, I've got to try one. Let me know how does for you - by the way, what kind of plane is it?
Spads are simple and cheap! Little time and money. When you get one that flies right you push it hard. They don't make good lawn darts. Just fewer pieces to pick up. I build with wood and coroplast. The plastic is great but balsa is too. I enjoy building and flying. No special tools needed for spads. Matt
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I have lots of experence with wood kits, matter of fact I have a Midwest Citabria that I'm working on now. The SPADs are very quick and easy to build. I plan on going over to a members house and help him build his first in the morning. I beleave I could build one to fly starting at 7am and fly by after lunch! I think wood kits are much prettier and lighter for the same size wing span. For combat the spad is great due to the ease of construction and low cost of components involved in the construction process.
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Joined: 12/3/2001 From: Minot,
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SPAD's are just pure fun! I just ordered another 4 full sheets cut Corosplast 4MM from http://www.harborsales.net/ Free Shipping for (16) 24 X 48 Sheets in Color(Thats 16 Wings for $35.! These things are springing up everywhere and I even got the real Old Farts interested(65-77). So interested I have 8 of them for them now. Thanks to Tattoo : ).
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Joined: 12/19/2001 From: CamborneCornwall, UNITED KINGDOM Status: offline
[url]www.mugi.co.uk[/url] a correx delta for slope soaring, seen one go and now im building one to go fly off the dunes in evening sea breazes. look great at night, the video on this site is cool
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Phil
Delta combats what a great idea. I must have one. Can’t believe with an airfoil of only 4 mil it gets much lift. Perhaps that’s why it doesn’t float. Have you seen any constructed with a thicker airfoil?
With a plane like this I would mind people sticking a blade of grass and tickling their ear while I fly. ha ha
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yes i have seen, look at my link in the last post its constructed from 2mm correx and is for light slope combat, wouldnt take an EPP glider wacking it. but it says on the site bigger 4mm correx versions have been built, and i would guess these are very tough. i was going to build a new combat delta coz if you look in those videos on the rcflyers site all that stuff i did killed it after a few weeks, on the new one i was going to build it as normal, then add a top sheet to make airfoil shape, but it really dosnt need it, just extra weight anyway. if you want to build a mugi its [url]www.mugi.co.uk[/url] if you want a correx combat delta the page is at [url]www.rcflyers.fsnet.co..uk[/url] also has pics of others built, tho i still dont know why one has been built with 4 surfaces... 3 and no mixer makes sense....
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its constructed from 2mm correx and is for light slope 
