Building a Bandito Grande from RCM Plans
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Building a Bandito Grande from RCM Plans
Has anyone built this plane recently? This is my second build after taking about ten years off from building. I've been casually flying all that time, but only doing minor repairs on my existing planes. This Spring, after finally getting motivated to do some major repairs, Idecided to start some new projects. Ihad once built the .40 size Bandito and absolutely loved it. It only lasted a few months until I tried a stall turn too close to the deck and drilled it beyond repair. I've grieved the loss for almost twelve years (it was that much fun) and now I'm ready to build its big brother, the Bandito Grande, which has an 80" span and weighs about 11 lbs. I'm going to power it with an O. S. 120 Surpass.
I'm just about finished cutting the kit and am ready to start building. If you built one of these, I'd love to hear how it went and if you have any wisdom to impart. As plan builds go, this shouldn't be too difficult. As Irecall, I built the original Bandito fairly straight and true, and I was a novice builder at that time. I attached a picture of that plane. Ijust love the vintage lines. It's almost as much fun to look at as it was to fly.
I'm just about finished cutting the kit and am ready to start building. If you built one of these, I'd love to hear how it went and if you have any wisdom to impart. As plan builds go, this shouldn't be too difficult. As Irecall, I built the original Bandito fairly straight and true, and I was a novice builder at that time. I attached a picture of that plane. Ijust love the vintage lines. It's almost as much fun to look at as it was to fly.
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RE: Building a Bandito Grande from RCM Plans
OK, I've finished cutting the kit andI I'm ready to start building. It's not too bad cutting the parts out yourself; I think it is the most intimidating aspect of scratch building for most modelers. Once you get past that part, the fun begins. I don't have anything yet that resembles an airplane, but I'm already proud of what I've created.
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RE: Building a Bandito Grande from RCM Plans
Long time scratch builder myself.....I ordered a set of plans from RMC for this Bandito Grande aircraft with the longer wing have not got them yet they got my money ????......cutting all the parts is a lot of fun you will find that scratch building is.... great ...the day you go out to fly........It's nothing like an ARF.......... to see..... "your".... aircraf fly ........keep up the great work.....Model 10
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Many years back I built two at the same time. One built per plans, but with flaps (saito 1.20). The other was highly modified. I move the cockpit back one former and the firewall back about 3 1/4" to mount a ryobi 31cc conversion engine. Both flew great. I still have the one built per plans but its retired now. (Too many planes in the hanger) The modified plane was covered like a PT-19 military trainer. Both had very wide flight envelops, excellent slow flight, and yank and bank with the best of them. The modified met its end hitting some power lines. Bent the crank on the engine (now a parts source for my other ryobi's) and busted up the plane pretty good. Its repairable, but so are about a dozen other planes in my barn.
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I should have mentioned its a pretty straight forward build. The glow powered plane came out to about 11lbs I think. The gasser was 14lbs. It can crawl pretty slow with the flaps down and without the flaps it still lands a lot like a trainer. The cowl on the blue plane is home made out of fiberglass. I think you can get the canopy and cowl from fiberglass specialties, RCM-1299A, RCM-1299-B, RCM-1299-C, and #118 for wheel pants. Look under parts for magazine plans. You wont be disappointed, its a nice build and fun flying plane. At one time, we had 6 in the club.
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RE: Building a Bandito Grande from RCM Plans
Hello
Have built my Bandito Grandy From The RCM plans made some mods ......canopy from Tower Hobbies Extra 330s $7.99 cowling from tower also from super sporter.....will try to give you some photo soon.....model 10
Have built my Bandito Grandy From The RCM plans made some mods ......canopy from Tower Hobbies Extra 330s $7.99 cowling from tower also from super sporter.....will try to give you some photo soon.....model 10