JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCES CONVERTING HERR ENG.SCOUT STOCK#101 FOR R/C FLIGHT.IUSED SMALL MOTOR FROM OLD RADIO SHACK CAR(the one thats a trike and flips over and keeps on going) ALL GEARS IN CAR ARE EXCELANT(i used the middle gear and left the pinion gear on. simply pin and glue prop on gear.(i used stock prop thats in kit.)USED THE GWS FLIGHT PACK(#GW/CB100/F.COVEREDPLANE IN MICA FILM.TOTAL WEIGHT WAS JUST UNDER 7.oz. 45.min.FLIGHTS ARE THE NORM.WHAT A BLAST ! P.S.MINAMAL THROWS REQUIRED CAN BE VERY TWEAKY. OH YOU GET ABOUT A 4/1 RATIO.

Does it fly well? Also, did you say 45 minute flights?!

Hello all,

Im trying to convert a dauntless to electric. It's a guillows kit the large (i want to say 3/4") one. I've completed the wings but now that I look back I wonder if the wing area in the plans will be enough for flight. Did you make any modifications? and if so what were they.

Thanks Gary

I found help on converting rubber to rc in the free articles on rc microflight magazines site. They did a 30" dumas bearcat. I' m currently working on a Guillows 3/4" scale (27 5/8" span) Spitfire.
Rudder, elev and ailerons. Speed 280 geared. I hope it flys, i'm going as light as I can, punching hole in ribs, possibnly tissue. hoping all up she'll be around 12 OZ. Go lithium! but research first..Ebay has guys selling converted lions and chargers that he has tested and has no probs with.

Good Luck

i saw this thread and thought to put my 2 cents in. i've never made anything fly without a control line ... yet... but i've attempted a few conversions. first was a guillow fairchild with cox .020 and micro components. crash. next was a guillow nieuport with the same gear. crash. the guillow wood is so dense, i can tell now it's an uphill battle to get one of those in the air. i also saw the rc microflight articles and went so far as to meet up with Tom Hunt at the wram show for advice. now i'm doing a dumas vega with electric power. i guess i was just intimidated by the battery complexity at first, but it's no big deal now. i think the vega is a good beginner subject because the overhead wing can be rigged with rubber bands.. wish me luck.

this is a Sterling Models sukhoi rubber band powered plane that I converted to r/c using 4 channels...maiden flight soon!

[color=#0000CC][size=2] [b]Well tiny..wish me luck..I am building a guillows fairchild right now and trying to get it in the air..RC...Glad u guys know what your doin cause I dont understand it all. Maybe I am meant for Rubber flight [][:'(]