RE: GP Lancair ES Pictures
Ok Lancair fans! I've been lurking on this thread over the years and wanted to share my latest creation with everyone. I had a member of my club paint my GP Lancair similar to the paint scheme I found on the current Lancair website for the ES model. I used alot of the suggestions by sdcrashmaster and others to make this one sweet airplane! I used the baggage door hatch Idea and made a tray for the elevator and rudder servos and the battery is sunk down at the back of the tray. With a Saito .91 on the front it balanced perfectly! No added weight anywhere. I only wish this wasn't a now discontinued kit. This is my second one and I love it. I hope I can find another NIB for my #3. Maybe GP could re-release this airplane in a couple years with this same color scheme? Are you listening Great Planes? Worth a try. Oh, and the instrument panel is a picture from the internet I 3M'd to the light ply plate I shaped to fit it. The dark grey dash is actually a chunk of 6mm grey depron foam I shaped by sliding and bending it over a table and then heating with my heat gun. I used the one piece landing gear from TNT landing gear and had it painted to match the color scheme. I fly at a field with a runway but have to taxi on the grass alot so I opted to not mess with the wheel pants. Besides I like my front landing gear with the spring on the front, which makes mounting the front pant challenging anyway. I think it looks good like this, even though it's not as scale. I've got 4 flights on so far and am happy to have a second Lancair in the air. - Tim(loudbikes)