Any cool original designs out there? Lets see some pictures?
09-04-2011, 06:46 PM
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that's cool, looks like you really did a nice job constructing it, what span/engine please, thanks for sharing it!
09-04-2011, 06:55 PM
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Wow! I love it. I really like how you carried the fin shape into the rudder. The high stab sets off the small lower rudder. The canopy is neat, the fuse reminds me of a Formula II racer I liked from the early 70's, (It's Ugly Too was the name, but I thought it looked great.), the slab side looks good on this plane. Last but not least I like barn door ailerons. I give it a 10[sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=thumbs_up.gif]
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I like the red one with flaps. I find planes don't get more fun when they get more expensive, some of my favorite planes have been my little ones.
Wow! I love it. I really like how you carried the fin shape into the rudder. The high stab sets off the small lower rudder. The canopy is neat, the fuse reminds me of a Formula II racer I liked from the early 70's, (It's Ugly Too was the name, but I thought it looked great.), the slab side looks good on this plane. Last but not least I like barn door ailerons. I give it a 10[sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=thumbs_up.gif]
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I like the red one with flaps. I find planes don't get more fun when they get more expensive, some of my favorite planes have been my little ones.
09-05-2011, 01:30 AM
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I guess for me I go through stages. The bomber stage, the sport model stage, the indoor stage, the scale model stage & now the jet stage.
I just love designing them! - John.
I just love designing them! - John.
09-05-2011, 03:56 AM
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Very impressive John!!! Thanks!!! please share some information on the models like size, weight, power and construction material.
09-06-2011, 01:39 AM
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The Lancaster in camo was powered by a quartet of OS 10 FSR's later upgraded to OS 20 RC's. 84 in span, mostly foam covered in brown paper & white glue, about 8 pounds & met a very spectacular end!
The B-29 is 100 in span & is about 18 years old now. 100 in span with a pair of OS FP 40's & a pair of OS 20 RC's (from the Lanc). It's all balsa & ply & weighs just under 15 pounds. It's waiting conversion to electric power.
THe B-36 is 15 years old & has 6 x geared 400 size brushed motors on 9 lipo cells. Originally powered with 21 nicads, then 24 nicads & now the lipos. 110 in span, balsa wings with vac formed nacelles & the fuse is a balsa box (see pic, it was actually test flown as a skeleton) padded out with foam & brown paper. It has retracts, the pic shows it as the main U/C doors are cycling.
The indoor Lancaster was about 4 1/2 foot span with 4 motors & props from the GWS B-2 bomber on 7 nicads. It was eventually painted in the same scheme as the first Lanc & was sold to a guy who offered me a ridiculous amount of money for it.
The WW2 fighter is a Fokker 21, balsa fuse with a sheeted foam wing for a 120 4 stroke. 80 inch span & about 16 pounds, damaged & scrapped.
The orange/blue sport model is about '40' size, 6 years old & on it's 3rd motor. It wore out 2 x geared 600 size motors on nicads but now runs a brushless/3 cell lipo comb. It was a modification of another own design that used a 40 2 stroke.
The jet was my first turbine design, 84 in span, just under 90 in long & powered by a Wren Supersport turbine of about 18 pounds thrust.
All balsa/ply with a sheeted foam wing, 19 pounds before 2.2 litres of fuel.
Like I said, nothing pleases me more (unless it wears a skirt!) than designing & flying my own models. I't a shame more people don't give it a go.
The B-29 is 100 in span & is about 18 years old now. 100 in span with a pair of OS FP 40's & a pair of OS 20 RC's (from the Lanc). It's all balsa & ply & weighs just under 15 pounds. It's waiting conversion to electric power.
THe B-36 is 15 years old & has 6 x geared 400 size brushed motors on 9 lipo cells. Originally powered with 21 nicads, then 24 nicads & now the lipos. 110 in span, balsa wings with vac formed nacelles & the fuse is a balsa box (see pic, it was actually test flown as a skeleton) padded out with foam & brown paper. It has retracts, the pic shows it as the main U/C doors are cycling.
The indoor Lancaster was about 4 1/2 foot span with 4 motors & props from the GWS B-2 bomber on 7 nicads. It was eventually painted in the same scheme as the first Lanc & was sold to a guy who offered me a ridiculous amount of money for it.
The WW2 fighter is a Fokker 21, balsa fuse with a sheeted foam wing for a 120 4 stroke. 80 inch span & about 16 pounds, damaged & scrapped.
The orange/blue sport model is about '40' size, 6 years old & on it's 3rd motor. It wore out 2 x geared 600 size motors on nicads but now runs a brushless/3 cell lipo comb. It was a modification of another own design that used a 40 2 stroke.
The jet was my first turbine design, 84 in span, just under 90 in long & powered by a Wren Supersport turbine of about 18 pounds thrust.
All balsa/ply with a sheeted foam wing, 19 pounds before 2.2 litres of fuel.
Like I said, nothing pleases me more (unless it wears a skirt!) than designing & flying my own models. I't a shame more people don't give it a go.
09-10-2011, 02:07 PM
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This is a design called the Cyclone. I have two in a 65" WS version (with a Saito 91 and a Saito 120) but this version has a Magnum 36 which unfortunately tends to overheat. WS is 44".
09-10-2011, 05:11 PM
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Wasn't that model offered as a kit or tried to be offered? Ebay sale possibly, Didn't I see it there a few years ago?
There were many CAD drawings on it.
Nice looking.
There were many CAD drawings on it.
Nice looking.
09-11-2011, 09:20 AM
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ORIGINAL: allanflowers
.................. this version has a Magnum 36 which unfortunately tends to overheat.
.................. this version has a Magnum 36 which unfortunately tends to overheat.
You may be able to improve the cooling of that Magnum:
http://www.prme.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148
09-11-2011, 11:50 AM
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Thanks for the thought but I have given up on Magnum and all their %$#%& engines. The pix posted don't show the mods I made so I will post a couple here. They open up the airflow as much as possible but it still didn't work. Not shown in the pix are several other modifications I made to improve the airflow.
That model is hanging on my garage ceiling, minus the landing gear which got torn off in the last mishap. Eventually I will put in a 2 stroke .25 and repair the plane. The new engine won't be a Magnum...
That model is hanging on my garage ceiling, minus the landing gear which got torn off in the last mishap. Eventually I will put in a 2 stroke .25 and repair the plane. The new engine won't be a Magnum...
09-11-2011, 01:51 PM
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Very cool looking plane. That engine looks like you where cooling it very well. Some engines are just boat anchors though, I feel that way about Stupid Tigers.
09-12-2011, 01:50 PM
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Great couple of designs propworn!! how much does Putter weigh? wingspan? bet it slows down well!! is the trim on both your designs painted on? really appreciate you guys sharing your designs.
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@Propworn
I like both you planes.
I had some college kids from Rutgers ask for help on a load aircraft like yours, of course they didn't put much effort into their plane, but I always wondered how well I could have done. Where they built for a club contest or was a collegiate contest? That would seem to be a cool contest for guys that like to design.
I like both you planes.
I had some college kids from Rutgers ask for help on a load aircraft like yours, of course they didn't put much effort into their plane, but I always wondered how well I could have done. Where they built for a club contest or was a collegiate contest? That would seem to be a cool contest for guys that like to design.
09-12-2011, 05:11 PM
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@Propworn
I like both you planes.
I had some college kids from Rutgers ask for help on a load aircraft like yours, of course they didn't put much effort into their plane, but I always wondered how well I could have done. Where they built for a club contest or was a collegiate contest? That would seem to be a cool contest for guys that like to design.
@Propworn
I like both you planes.
I had some college kids from Rutgers ask for help on a load aircraft like yours, of course they didn't put much effort into their plane, but I always wondered how well I could have done. Where they built for a club contest or was a collegiate contest? That would seem to be a cool contest for guys that like to design.
I do pilot the University of Windsor's entry we finished 2nd this year in Marrietta Georgia in the Advanced class. This is the maiden flight 14 ft wingspan with a JETT .65
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8xC-pE6RoA[/youtube]
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Here aresome of my designs.
The first one (big plywood and white covering one I call a "Pelican" and is loosley based on the 1920 ish type planes. The beauty is in the wood and canvas (Oracover) and some period details. It is powered by a MDS218.
The 2nd one I called Wallace and Grommet - It somewhat looks like a Flying Flea but have very little in common. It's got a full flying stabilizer and moving main wing incidence and ailerons. This combination made extremely complex manouvres possible - slight up incedence on main wing plus slight "down" on all flying stab and the plane goes up with the fuse horizontal etc. This calls for a new set of co-ordination and I was caught out and crashed it - still got the wing and may one day build a fuse for it again...
The 3rd one I called The Muttley Machine. (Green fuse/yellow wing).The theme is sort of "Muttley" or "Flintstone Flyer". The wings are loosley based on a Stik silhoute and the fuse is composite fibre andepoxy - I made a mould cast from a tree we had to chop off in the garden and then use the mould to make the fuse.
A fourth is not reallya true original design - I scratch build a 46 Engined size Stick, and build it so that you can fly it either as a low or a high wing - thus 1 fuse, 1 wing but actually 2 planes. It isdesigned to takeother,differentwingspans and wing shapes and fuses (different engine sizes), making it a totally diferent plane altogether.Thus by taking2 interchangeable fuses (different engine sizes) and2 interchangable wings to the field,you can have havemore plane combinations at the flying field than there are planes onthe flying field......The first fuse and wingis now finished in red.
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I had built this thing 2 years ago & it is still turning heads at the field. It was a "Sweepee" from Aug. 1989 Model Aviation. I built one back then & had a blast with it. I wanted to do one bigger, so I took the original size & added to it to come out with this at 88 inch wingspan. Flies great in no wind & with some wind, it is a blast. It is heavy & will not fly out of sight verticaly, but it is very fast straight out. It also slows down to a crawl & hovers nicly & even flys backwards with some wind.