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You're going to see some odd handling with that large and tall a rudder on that small a wing. Getting the rudder size right is/was a big deal on F/F power rigs.

Rudder alone was probably inducing a fairly strong roll tendency right?

Waldopepperaxel

rcaddict NICE !!!!! Good luck on the maiden,, She looks great.

Cutaway Actually it was so windy I didn't really put her through too much testing, on the video of the crash landing (I think that video) you can hear the wind whipping pretty good,, I'd have to say between 25 - 35 mph at times, so actually the bipe flew kind of like a brick, very suttle moves had to be used,,,,, and If I tried to do a loop it would start the loop and then just want to snaproll out of it,,, it never completed a full loop once, it was a blast to fly though,, I love a good challenge, as long as you stayed level and kept up the speed she flew pretty good, I might try it again when its not quite so windy, I think that made a huge difference, The wind doesn't intimidate me at all, which is probably a bad thing,, LOL But I'm sure it would have survived if I could have brought her in a little hotter without a cross breeze,

there isn't much wing there with out the top wing, so at slow speeds,,, like landing speed,,, she gets pretty radical.. just have to glue the wing back together and it will be good to go again... Oh and I broke the the stabilzer as I tripped walking through the door with it when I got home.. It was a day of trashing planes for me I tell you. even when I wasn't flying them.

cutaway

It sounds like the ragged edge of a stall if a slight increase in angle of attack is causing a snap roll. One wing will always stall first unless things like washout or a progressively thicker airfoil are used to keep the tips flying when the center is stalling. The tips on that aren't too good for this sort of thing, you'll see a lot of outflow and turbulence off them which isn't such a big deal when there's lots of area.

You might consider fitting tip plates with say a 1/2" fence. That might improve it quite a bit.

Waldopepperaxel

I bet it would improve it, also a bigger motor might help, But I intend to keep flying her as a Bi-plane and only as a mono plane when something has happened,,, like the struts were broken a week ago,, so I needed something to fly as I didn't have time to repair them, Hence the mono-wing bipe,,, Now I have to repair the struts, the wing, and the Stab,,, LOL,

My Ultimate has an OS .46 for the horse, I really need to throw something bigger on there. she flys pretty nice, but I need it to be a little more acrobatic with Power... she does beautiful lazy loops and snaprolls, I need some high speed performance out of her. I have an OS 70 4 stroke I think i'm going to throw in her, or a G2300 Super tigre,, and if that doesn't work I'll need to find a 351 cleveland.

Swager

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My SIG Hog Bipe!

Waldopepperaxel

NICE BIPE,,, She looks great,,,, good job.. Whats the horse up front.

eagletalon

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almost complete just finished some of the graphics and thought i would share

Vulturetec

My contribution... still working on it, Proctor Antic Biplane (from an early kit):

eagletalon

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vulturetec. Now thats some building, looks like it`s turning out really nice definitley one to be proud of.
thanks for shareing.

Vulturetec

Thanks! The "build along" is here

flyierjon

hey all i have been looking for this thread for a few days to show you my skybolt built from a kit not arf... I have a Magnum 120 4 stroke in it and love it! And I kinda have to brag about this plane because last winter i bought the airframe built and covered at a swap meet for $80!! Gotta love great deals! and it had servos in the aileron bays too! enjoy the pics!

Waldopepperaxel

Nice pics kids,,,, keep em comming,

and Flyierjon that is a smokin deal,, congrats, she looks great in the air too...

Vulturetec that is comming out Awesome,,, keep up the great work and be sure and post the flight if you can.

Vulturetec

Welp... not models, just eye candy. Photos by me:

chashint

The pictures of this bipe really impressed me. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5674255
So when it was time to paint mine here is what I chose to do.
Thanks for the inspiration.

p51dplt

Here is my favorite

reincarnate

Pitts 1/3 Fuji 50

RaceCraftRC

Just though i would post a pic of my just fineshed asembled Cox 40 arf ultimate i finished building it saturday and flew it on sunday WOW its a super fast machine goes right were you point it, i called Cox custermer support to thank them for macking such a great plane they told me they had been selling them for the last 4 years and they had stoped making and careing them i am kind of heart broken this thing has great qualityfar better than any other 40 size ultimate arf ( it miles over the nitro models job)

gjmjoe017

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Hey guys,just found this thread.Great Biplanes!!!Well,I've got to add my Bulldog II!!!

Waldopepperaxel

Sweet Bulldog !!! I have been wanting to build one for quite sometime now, You say in your gallery its a modified GP Pitts Da50 what Mods did you do and is it a full build kit??

gjmjoe017

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We modified the wing tips,center section of the top wing and vertical and horizontal stabs.Recovered it in Super Coverite fabric.It was a Great Planes ARF.

elsabella

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Looking for one of those clancy stits skybaby kits, complete or anything, anybody got one to sell?

GaGeeBees

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In biplanes, this is all I have flying at the moment. The Staggerwings are definitely my favorites. The yellow Byron Staggerwing is a great flyer.

Stickbuilder

My new one is coming along nicely. Lots of modifications such as the in flight adjustable horizontal stab, and bunches of other Waco tricks. Here is is with the last year's version too.

Bill, WACO Brother #1

trustfriend0

I want to get one, but...

Waldopepperaxel

GAGEEBEE, That is quite the hanger you have there Where do you store all those babies? I have about 8 myself in flying condition and they are not of 1/4 scale size the biggest plane I have is a US 1000 anyway,, NICE Bipes,, they look awesome!!!

Stickbuilder, I like the in flight Stab feature, I don't personally have one that does that right now,, but one of these days, And that build looks sweet Nice job,, I love looking at Planes in the bones, I have a couple of builds i will be doing this winter after the Holiday season ends,, Its seeing pics like your guys and everyones on this thread that really get me motivated.



Thanks All

Trustfriendo, I know all too much How you feel,,, LOL