ORIGINAL: Free Bird
I did use the plans that are visible on ''uncle willie’s plans, page 22'', typical Dutch and cheap!
Just as some others did with the Taurus in 2004, I did build the Orion bigger, heavier and with retracts, so I did have to redesign the Orion completely and didn't need the details anyway.
Cees
Quite honestly then,
in my eyes (anyways),
Your ''redesigned''
Orion really isn't an Orion. It has far too many modifications, inverted engine, reshaped nose, etc. But mostly the addition of retracts
really ruins the looks of such a classic model and takes it out of the ''classic'' category. Not trying to start anything, just my opinion.
FB
Free Bird,
Thanks to react.
Your post is the prove we all have a different taste and a way of doing our hobby.
For that I already did expect your post.
See “Classic Pattern Plane Image-base ”, page 12, post 282. 13 June 2009
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_69...page_12/tm.htm
ORIGINAL: Taurus Flyer
CAsniffer,
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A long time ago I saw my Orion was mentioned in the database.
About that Orion.
I have to say it isn't a real Orion, inverted engine, retracts, not the exact fin and rudder, larger.
When there is a ''better'' picture, it maybe is good to remove the Orion to keep the database ''clean''.
Of course it is no problem when you not change the situation, I only want to write you this.
Cees
I also did get other spontaneously posts of pilots in the past, about what they think of my Orion, for these examples see this thread, post 4 (picture 3 is one of this post)
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_58...tm.htm#5837123
Page 1, post 5, buzzard bait
Beautiful Orion! The retractable gear and inverted engine give it a completely different looknever would have guessed it would work so well.
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Jim
Page 1, Post 8, NM2K
That is a beautiful Orion. I would never have thought to employ retractable gear and the inverted engine with that particular plane. Bravo!
Ed Cregger
About this project, topic.
I always build scratch (only wood) and I can design and/or change nearly any model airplane I want.
It is a different way when compare with your way of building, read your own thread: Got Plans - Need Article
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_63...tm.htm#6323026
Copy I can when I have a few good pictures of a model and some basic data
I am not the only one. For that I did make the picture 2 of the article about the “Nixie” (wedj), we did see in one of the posts of the Ed Kazmirski’s Taurus thread.
That was for me really the goal: “Redesign and reconstruction of the Oldest Taurus on Earth” the first contest Taurus of Ed Kazmirski using any possibility and trick I could find.
When I am enthusiast I do not hesitate to start my next project.
Picture 1:
Oldest Taurus on Earth, replica of the first contest Taurus of Ed Kazmirski.
Only goal of this project! Nothing else!
The Orion? Only for “sport and research”.
Own design gear, pressure controllers for engine fuel and tank, tank fuel level measurement.
Cees