Gents,

A friend converted a Guillows DR-1 to an RC Plane and flys great. I was inspired and decided to convert a Guillows Nieuport to RC.

This is my first Balsa kit ever and found the conversion not that difficult.

The setup is as follows,

Fieago 12mm BL motor 1208436 (4100kv)
GWS IPS A Gear Box
GWS 9x7 Prop
3 GWS Pico Servos for Aileron, Rudder and Elevator
CC10 ESC
Kokam 3S 640mah 15C Lipo
AUW about 8.9 oz...so if my math is correct...wing area is 127 sq in / 144 sq in = .88 sq ft.....8.9 oz / .88 = 10.11 oz/sq ft wing loading.

Hmmm could be a bit lighter I guess to keep her under 10 oz / sq ft of WL...but like I said it's my first balsa kit and a conversion attempt...I think I did okay....anyways.

It flies pretty good, needs a bit of tuning to get her to fly a bit more stable other than that, I really enjoyed the build and conversion.

The best part was learning what not to do when building a Balsa kit.....I took this experience and currently converting the Guillows Stearman PT-17.

Having said this...I think my next build will be a plane that is designed for RC Flight.

Cheers,

Gord.