Any Patriot pics?
 

Anyone have any pictures of Great Planes Patriots that you would like to share?



Thanks.

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Yes . :D

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The ARF version ....

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Here are some of mine,with a Jett 60lx

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They look great, I wish I could get one here and have my pal build her for me ... sigh ... SpeedBoy's video is just waaaaay too cool.

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Here's a few...

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Try a search ;)

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couple of pictures.
webra .91P5 engine and apc 12x12 prop.

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What's with your prop (2nd pic)? I only ask because I had a APC 10x7 break in flight (looked like yours) on my ST Piped 61 in a PC-9, shook alot of stuff apart but got it down ok. captb

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Here's a few pics of my Patriot I built several years ago. Dinged up the retracts on a bad take off/landing last year, still waiting for repair. Otherwise a great flyer.

YS 45
APC 9x9
Macs tuned pipe
Robart mechanical retracts
flaps

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Here is mine.

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I forgot this one .

tIANci thanks for your thoughts about the video .

:D

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Speedboy ... that last pic makes it look like a BVM Bandit! Is it yours too? Nice ... sweet colours ... I need to get one and fly fast. My Viper 500 with a TT46 feels so so so slow. Put my R53 on it this weekend and will see how she flies. In the mean time I shall hunt for a Patriot down and try to match your speed ok! I got a brand new YS61 doing nothing! Heheheheheee ...

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Unfortunately that jewel its not mine , it is from a friend of mine . I had the pleasure to fly it though :D

The Rossi 53 have to do better job than the TT 46 that's for sure , you gonna love it . hahaha

And yes , you might to hunt a Patriot , I have seen them frequently on Ebay and also here on RCU , do a search often and I think you will find one , this bird would be a good home for your YS61 OHH YEAHHHH !!! [8D] . Mark 5 's Patriot has a YS 61 and she flies very fast .

If I see one of those kits on the market I'll let you know ok !. ;)

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Here is mine. It has pretty much looked like this for the last year or so. No ambition to finish it....
one of these days I will. I have also seen Mark5's patriot fly.. It is fast with that engine

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I wish they made the Patriot in ARF, I am just way too lazy and disorganised to build from a kit. I got one heck of a disorganised mess for my working area. Hehehehe ...

Speedboy ... I like the scheme on your pal's Patriot, that is nice. What servos are you using on yours?

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I like that scheme too , the man how built that plane is a MASTER builder , probably the best builder on Mexico . He is able to build one of those kits from scratch on just 2 weeks AND without see the plans or manual . People says he has a telent . :D

I'm using Hi-tec HS-645 on elevator , HS-425 on ailerons ( 1 per each ) , and standar Futaba 148 and 3004 for the rest of the controls , I did cancel the rudder to avoid flutter.

Some days ago I saw a Patriot ARF on ebay its less common to see it but from time to time we can find them . ;)

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Here's a pic of my Patriot built in 2000, flown 2 years then sold to a friend, who mid-aired a week later. It was fun while it lasted.

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Thanks for the pictures! I am hoping to cover Friday or Saturday. Started last Thursday. Once I'm done I'll post pics. Still hung up on the scheme. It'll prbobably come down to a game time decision.

Going with Spring Airs and an O.S. .91FX.

Now, anybody have a prop suggestion for the .91? Gonna go with the stock pipe first and then go to a Macs or something else that will wick it up a little more.


Thanks again.

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Race21 , yours is the 40 or the 60 Patriot ???

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It's the .60.

Building it pretty much per the plans with the exception of the Spring Airs vs the Robarts. Gonna try to move the Mains aft about 1/2". Still trying to make that work/fit. SO far I am really happy with it.

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It's the .60.

Building it pretty much per the plans with the exception of the Spring Airs vs the Robarts. Gonna try to move the Mains aft about 1/2". Still trying to make that work/fit. SO far I am really happy with it.

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Sorry for the double,

What the second post was supposed to say/ask:

Has anyone had any flutter trouble on ANY of the surfaces?

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I would think on a 11x12 APC , if you are going to use tuned pipe you can get somethig about 12,750 RPM , there's a thread on tachometers readings that freakingfast opened with very useful info. about this engine , he used many differents props 10" , 11", 12" and 13" , you can go there and take a look to have a better idea . ;)

11 or 12 " I think will work fine on the Patriot 60.

:D

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I have built only the 40 size and it ended up with considerable slop on the rudder and I didn't want to have the possibilities of flutter , that was the reason I did cancel it . All the Patriots 40 I have seen has the same issue , but I don't know if the 60 size come with the same system as the 40 on the rod/linkage on the tail . Anyway would be good if you check it before you fly it , specially if you are looking for speed . [8D]

P.S. Waiting for your pics . :D