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Old 12-31-2002, 12:38 PM
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leroifort
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Default Great Planes F-14 Tomcat

it's long, but easy to build. Just prepare yourself to convert your workshop in a balsa dust factory.The one I builded was fixed gear, os.60 on the front. I went with the recomanded radio setup using a hig power servo for ailerons and standard servos for the rest of flight controls. Don't make the STUPID mistake I made when I was performing the final assembly, It was 3 am and i wanted to have my tail group, verticals fins and elevators in place. I gluied the four pieces in places using a good amount of epoxy and went for sleep very happy and tired.....
On the morning I saw that i gluied the fins for stabilisers and the stabilisers for fins..... AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH.
A nightmare to deglue without destroying the entire fuselage.

Good news, the bird fly great, with good low speed characteristics.