Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
03-10-2004, 01:27 PM
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Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
All,
I admit that I'm not big on ARFs because I love the rewards of building and flying your own planes but I have one ARF which has proven to be an excellent plane.
The family decided to buys me an ARF for a present and because of some of the feedback on this forum, I chose the GP Spacewalker with an OS FS91 w pump.
I still haven't seen the kit so I am keen to learn what I can expect from it.
Is there anything in particular that I should be aware of when I assemble the plane?
What sort of flying characteristics can I expect from this combo?
Thanks in advance
Ari
I admit that I'm not big on ARFs because I love the rewards of building and flying your own planes but I have one ARF which has proven to be an excellent plane.
The family decided to buys me an ARF for a present and because of some of the feedback on this forum, I chose the GP Spacewalker with an OS FS91 w pump.
I still haven't seen the kit so I am keen to learn what I can expect from it.
Is there anything in particular that I should be aware of when I assemble the plane?
What sort of flying characteristics can I expect from this combo?
Thanks in advance
Ari
03-10-2004, 09:06 PM
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
Tell you what. I've never been a Spacewalker fan.I had an Astro Hog which looks somewhat like the S/W but it was just too dang slow....
I may change my mind.A guy at the field showed up with the GP Spacewalker ARF with the 91 4S. Talkin' bout a beauty. I've never even like the way they covered it,but changed my mind on that one too.It was a real looker.
This plane took off slower than I can crawl.I didn't think a plane could take off with so little groundspeed.The landings were the same....SLOW.
I'll keep this one in mind for sure when I slow things down a little.
From what I witnessed,you'll love it...
Later
Walt
I may change my mind.A guy at the field showed up with the GP Spacewalker ARF with the 91 4S. Talkin' bout a beauty. I've never even like the way they covered it,but changed my mind on that one too.It was a real looker.
This plane took off slower than I can crawl.I didn't think a plane could take off with so little groundspeed.The landings were the same....SLOW.
I'll keep this one in mind for sure when I slow things down a little.
From what I witnessed,you'll love it...
Later
Walt
03-10-2004, 09:13 PM
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
Tell you what. I've never been a Spacewalker fan.I had an Astro Hog which looks somewhat like the S/W but it was just too dang slow....
I may change my mind.A guy at the field showed up with the GP Spacewalker ARF with the 91 4S. Talkin' bout a beauty. I've never even like the way they covered it,but changed my mind on that one too.It was a real looker.
This plane took off slower than I can crawl.I didn't think a plane could take off with so little groundspeed.The landings were the same....SLOW.
I'll keep this one in mind for sure when I slow things down a little.
From what I witnessed,you'll love it...
Later
Walt
I may change my mind.A guy at the field showed up with the GP Spacewalker ARF with the 91 4S. Talkin' bout a beauty. I've never even like the way they covered it,but changed my mind on that one too.It was a real looker.
This plane took off slower than I can crawl.I didn't think a plane could take off with so little groundspeed.The landings were the same....SLOW.
I'll keep this one in mind for sure when I slow things down a little.
From what I witnessed,you'll love it...
Later
Walt
03-10-2004, 09:50 PM
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
I have a SW with a Magnum .91 FS, and it's simply an awesome plane. I built it according to the plans, except that I moved the throttle servo as far forward as I could to save on nose weight.
The plane gets positive comments every time I take it to the field, and most of the club members have flown it at one time or another. As our club founder and legendary RC'er Corky Heitman says, "Everyone should have a Space Walker" I couldn't agree more!!!
The plane gets positive comments every time I take it to the field, and most of the club members have flown it at one time or another. As our club founder and legendary RC'er Corky Heitman says, "Everyone should have a Space Walker" I couldn't agree more!!!
03-11-2004, 12:10 AM
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
hi jw.
i see you have a spacewalker also.I just put my engine in mine tonight.i noticed you installed yours inverted .i was thinking about doing that but wasn't sure how it would line up with crankshaft opening in cowl. i still might try.did you have to make any modes to mounting to do it?
I bought mine at a swap meet.engine was already side mounted and had a huge ugly hole in cowl.i ordered a new cowl one from tower and ,as yet ,have not done anything to it.i put an os fs 70 in it .should fly very realistic.I'm saving my 91 for the you-can-do which is next after this one ,
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i see you have a spacewalker also.I just put my engine in mine tonight.i noticed you installed yours inverted .i was thinking about doing that but wasn't sure how it would line up with crankshaft opening in cowl. i still might try.did you have to make any modes to mounting to do it?
I bought mine at a swap meet.engine was already side mounted and had a huge ugly hole in cowl.i ordered a new cowl one from tower and ,as yet ,have not done anything to it.i put an os fs 70 in it .should fly very realistic.I'm saving my 91 for the you-can-do which is next after this one ,
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
Hi Ken ,
Yup , I bought this plane about a year ago and haven't had the time to build it ....but lately Iv'e been a building fool ... The install of the Os91fs engine and the cowl was very easy, no problem's with the cowl lining up great with the engine inverted. I did add a os 90 deg manifold to get the pipe out the bottom of the cowl jest were I wanted it ... ...I also have the UCD3D 60, ...that plane is a sweet plane........I'll always have one in the hanger.......Here the pic's of the cowl....JW
Yup , I bought this plane about a year ago and haven't had the time to build it ....but lately Iv'e been a building fool ... The install of the Os91fs engine and the cowl was very easy, no problem's with the cowl lining up great with the engine inverted. I did add a os 90 deg manifold to get the pipe out the bottom of the cowl jest were I wanted it ... ...I also have the UCD3D 60, ...that plane is a sweet plane........I'll always have one in the hanger.......Here the pic's of the cowl....JW
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hi jw
wow. thanks for the pics.inverted really makes for a clean looking nose but will you have enough airflow over the cylinder to keep it cool enough?sure makes an easier job of cutting cowl to.good looking plane jw.hopefully ,i'll get mine to the rtf stage today.that will make me 2 planes that will be maidens flights.I have a big bingo rtf for its maiden also.i have an os bgx 3500 in it.What a brute.
have a good day jw. ken
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wow. thanks for the pics.inverted really makes for a clean looking nose but will you have enough airflow over the cylinder to keep it cool enough?sure makes an easier job of cutting cowl to.good looking plane jw.hopefully ,i'll get mine to the rtf stage today.that will make me 2 planes that will be maidens flights.I have a big bingo rtf for its maiden also.i have an os bgx 3500 in it.What a brute.
have a good day jw. ken
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03-11-2004, 08:54 AM
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RE: Great Planes 1/4 Spacewalker
The Spacewalker is one of my favorite airplanes. It flies extremely well and looks fantastic in the air. Minor complaints - the cowl color doesn't match the red covering and it took a lot of weight in the nose to balance. Overall, a well done ARF that flies as well as it looks.
