With the clock ticking on the Design Contest, I've got to get my entry's power plant figured out before the plane itself can be drawn.
With just enough space in my back yard to fly control line, it's handy for testing engines that might be likely candidates for the Contest Plane.
It's also just great fun to fly C/L once in awhile.
I forget what the grey plane was built for originally. With a Hayes 2 oz tank just recently fitted and the Norvel .074 / 7 x 3 prop it weighs 10.8 ozs dry. I "maidened" this combo today and the engine pulls the 42 foot, 30# test Spiderline nice and tight...tight enough to make my arthritic shoulder start barking 3 minutes or so into the flight. I'll try to film and upload some action later on.
The other plane [with the clear covering] weighs 8.8 ozs with an early Norvel [Stels] .049 and Hayes 1 oz tank. The prop is a Driskill combat type. This engine is too feeble to turn a Cox 5 x 3, but it does OK with the Driskill prop.
This combo flies OK on 35 feet of 15# Spiderline, but the engine is too tired to be useful for any RC projects.
