BUSA QS Sopwith Camel
01-11-2015, 06:53 PM
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Sense I moved here to the city I no longer use a taxidermist or do any shooting. Finally gave all my guns away last year. Unless he is into RC and fly's at the lake bed I probably don't know him. I live in Sun City Anthem and know a lot of retired everythings from being a member of the wood working club here.
01-12-2015, 05:11 PM
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Congrats on finishing it up. Can't believe how fast you got it done,and how good it looks.
I started on a profile plane last September. All I can do after work is sit on my butt,and think about how bad my feet ache.
But i'd really love to build one of these
Fred
I started on a profile plane last September. All I can do after work is sit on my butt,and think about how bad my feet ache.
But i'd really love to build one of these
Fred
01-25-2015, 04:44 PM
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Hey You Guiz! Come check out my latest re-building thread!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/cras...l#post11969109
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/cras...l#post11969109
02-08-2015, 06:44 AM
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The two pounds of weight in the nose to balance it sounds familiar. When I yanked the old .91 out of my Hangar 9 ARF Camel and went to electric, I built a pair of battery boxes on both sides of the motor so the 6S 3000 packs would be as far up front as possible. I still had to use a Higley heavy brass prop hub to get the CG right. Short nosed &^%$#!
05-27-2015, 07:08 AM
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Rebuilding the Camel.
The Camel got caught in a crosswind that I couldn't get out of and went into the trees. As it went straight into the trees, the damage was not total as the wings, tail, and engine suffered the most damage. For you newbies, if it's going down it's best to try and stay straight and level as this minimizes the damage. The cut on my arm is not as bad as it looks as it's well on its way to healing. I'm on Plavix which makes you bruise horribly. The engine suffered damage and I'm waiting for estimates for the parts before I decide what to do with it. At this point, the tail is almost ready to be recovered and I will be using the original graphics again. It's also looks like I'll be able to save most of the stained wood around the cockpit. I'll work on the cabanes and wings next. See you next time.
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05-27-2015, 12:49 PM
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You did a number on it I made a bad landing on flight 10 but minor damage compared to yours I now have 20 flights and my flying buddy has about the same We love our Camels its a great flying machine Both are equiped with the engine your are using I had one failure the throttle arm came off and I had to fly untill the fuel fan out That engine ran for 30 minutes on a 16 oz tank WOW talk about economy
05-27-2015, 02:35 PM
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I have 3 lbs of lead plus a LiPo battery and the ignition unit for the motor in the box uup front The engine is about 5/8 forward of the cowl my friend started with 2 lbs and added another 1 lb after the first flight
05-27-2015, 03:04 PM
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I noticed in your pictures that you used links on the tail for bracing If you get rid of those and put wire in stead you will help the tail heavy problem quite a bi t Take them off and weigh all of them surprise how much they weigh and then they are way back in the tail how much weight will you have to add to the nose to offset You can get some silver colored fine wire to do the same thing
06-01-2015, 05:56 PM
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I have parts coming from BUSA, Tower, and Agape Racing & Hobby. While I'm waiting I thought I would work on the bottom wing. The left lower wing panel basically separated from the center section and broke the plywood dihethral braces so I rejoined the two, sistered up some hardwood, and then replaced the sheeting. The right lower panel is not complete as part of it is scattered over Mercer County, New Jersey. I'll replace and rejoin that side when the parts come in from BUSA. The right lower wing tip was the only one damaged and was easily repaired and recovered. The parts to repair the engine have been ordered from Agape Racing and Hobby and cost me less than $35. Everything is moving along nicely. Life is good!
06-01-2015, 06:04 PM
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Albert S, Thank you for your suggestion about the links on the tail. I will look into it. As my Camel has done its static display thing and won me a nice prize and plaque, I plan on moving the engine forward to help with the balance situation. I know it wont be scale anymore but I'd rather have a good flying model than a bad flying scale model. I'll play with the engine once everything's back together.
06-02-2015, 03:09 AM
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Sad to hear about the mishap,but looks like it will be back in the air before long
Seeing all the weight everyone is having to add up front is kind of shying me away from building one of these.
We'll see though.
Seeing all the weight everyone is having to add up front is kind of shying me away from building one of these.
We'll see though.
06-02-2015, 05:02 AM
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I thought the quick links on the tail were to big and didn't look scale for the size of the model so I changed them Then we got into the weight thing and decided that we helped the problem by not using links I think the tail is strong enough without bracing Get it back in the air its a nice flying model !!