1/4 scale F9F Panther build
06-18-2014, 05:38 AM
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Nice work Sebastian. It is good to see you are pushing to finish the Panther. You will be happy with the way it flies………………….I purchased a set of 5 " Robart tires wheels and brakes to replace the Dubro tires I was using. They look very nice and they work really well.
06-22-2014, 08:02 PM
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After long Sunday the panther it's rx ready all the hard work its finished .I did fixed the problem with the flaps the servos and arms setup was wrong so did cut them out and did the thru wings from inside and now working good no play Jo will explain all to you guys. 
06-23-2014, 05:57 AM
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Soon it will fly. Sebastian wanted me to explain that the quick dirty flap linkage under the wing was at a disadvantage. Vladimir hinged the flap below the surface making the arm sebastian installed less effective with a lot of slop. The arms were cut off and Sebastian reoriented the servo to put the linkage inside the wing, pushing the flap from the top of the surface. That also is now more of an advantage because the hinge line is below the surface. The servo now holds well with no slop.
07-07-2014, 03:01 PM
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Here is a 20 minute video of Winamac 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJV9pqoVUh4 There is some good footage of my Panther flying.
07-20-2014, 05:38 PM
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Sebastian test flew his 1/4 Scale F9F Panther today at the Fox Valley field. He did an excellent job. It was a great first flight. Here is the video I shot of the flight..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfV...ature=youtu.be
07-21-2014, 05:32 AM
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I think the usually rules it's to not use them on maiden flights + I'm not confident to land with flaps all my jets are Alfa with canards no flaps I think I did ok on maiden ,now it's time to instal gear doors and some cockpit instruments and fly fly and test the flaps or speed brakes .
07-22-2014, 04:43 AM
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Here is Sebastian's maiden flight on Panther # 2 from another perspective…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUBCgVkRupA..
08-31-2014, 08:13 PM
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Yes it's just fantastic filling ,I was so scared to fly the jet for the first time biggest thing I ever flight + the personal aprouche that the thing took so much time to build first Vladimir than Roman and Joe and all finished by me .more nice close up pictures.
09-01-2014, 06:59 AM
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you forgot Mr.Fun for molding the fiberglass intakes LOL
