Hey its me again im building a great planes F-15 EAGLE and i hope you all can give me some input on how this kit is ? I hope someone has built one and will guide me in the path I found this kit at our club the guy didnt want to build it so he sold it to me its 5yrs old still in good shape I have a lot of planes in my hanger ......so I thought i will add this too it was my wifes idea to buy this kit LOL..........so now i have to build it .......... hope you guys can help its needed thanks in advance FLYING DJ

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The Eagle is a great flying plane. It is quicker on landing than most, but it really looks good on approach. Just build it per the instruction manual and you will not have any problems. Good Luck, Dave

build it light, there is a reason why I havent seen alot of these on the flight line. The ones Ihave seen fly always seemed underpowered and sluggish...especially on landings.

THANKS Dave I hoped that i made a good deal on the plane and im going to take my time on it thanks

ok RAM-BRO IL DO THE BEST I CAN TO KEEP IT LIGHT IM GOING TO USE A SUPER TIGRE 40 ON IT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST

I just picked one up last weekend, for $50.00 lol . Must be the going rate .

Going witha GMS .47 on mine. I do have a couple of ST GS 40s and they run great , but the GMS turns a lot more rpms , and from what I`ve read , you dont want to under power them .

One key to the GP F-15 kit is to make sure you build it as light as possible and make sure that when it's on the gear that it's perfectly-level or slightly nose-up. If you have it on the gear and it's slightly nose-down, you'll have a tough time getting it to rotate for takeoff, especially if you fly off grass.

The suggested weight range is there for a purpose, and the prototypes were all tested with the smallest-recommended engine size and max weight.

Hey all BAX i will be sure to do that ive been working on it for about an hr today im in no rush to complete .I got the tail feathers done . Im trying to build as light as possible . and go by the book no mods . Im starting the STAB and ELEVATORS now il post more pic as i go. If its somthing i need to do please let me know thanks DJ

OK back at work got the stabilizer and elevators done now its time for the fuselage assembly should be interresting to build but im building light as i can. I started this project today 1-22-08 . I can say this its fun so far that can change anytime so keep watching the Flying DJ

The GP F-15 will be underpowered with a 40 sized engine. It was the first kit I built after my trainer. I put an OS 46 on mine and was disappointed in the performance. After flying it for a season a friend suggested putting a tuned pipe on it. A Mac tuned pipe gave me about another 1500 rpm and really made the plane come alive.

I had a blast with the plane and flew the crap out of it for 3 or 4 seasons, probably 300 to 400 flights. It's not very aerobatic, but can slow down to a crawl doing a cool nose high carrier type landing.

The plane is as heavy as a lot of 60 sized planes but I wouldn't recommend putting a 60 on it because you already have to add a bunch of tail weight. I'd recommend a 50 engine with a tuned pipe if you want it to fly like a jet. Put the battery as far in the back as possible. I made the back plate on the fuse removeable and put the battery there. I still had to add a few oz. of lead.

Mine has been sitting in my basement for quite a few years. Maybe one of these days I'll dust it off and fly it again.

Joe

Back at work . started the fuse today its building up better than i thought . I cant see why GP stopped selling this kit from what i see just go by the plans and i should be fine I was told that you have to put the right eng on the plane thats going to be ok . I have a few to choose from . let me know what you think of the build so far . THANKS FLYING DJ

Looking good . The fuse looks like it pretty much falls together. I like the way formers lock in place .

HEY thank you the fuse comes together very easy you can close your eyes and not be wrong LOL........ Im going to try and get 50% done today . If it stays like this maybe 100% so keep watching for more pic thaks DJ

hey hows the turbine supposed to fit with those formers in the way?? lol no really it looks great cant wait to see the finished results.

HEY MILLER WHATS UP I DONT KNOW HOW BUT I WILL GET IT IN THERE LOL........STAY TUNED

Well its time to call it the knight . I got the fuse nice and straight. I tacked all the formers and now i have to put the fire wall in place . so im going to get a fresh start tomorrow . so im posting pictures of what i have so far HOPE its looking good

oooops forgot the rest of the pic . if you see anything that i forgot to do let me know ? thanks the FLYING DJ

Helo guys its been A long day stoped at the hobby shop and got A few things to help me along in finishing the F-15 I worked on it for 1hr and had to stop need to rest up before i mess up LOL....... THIS IS WHAT I GOT DONE SOFAR .

Hey more pictures il start back in A few

whats up guys did a little work on the F-15 EAGLE today just posting some pictures of the progress be back later

Looks good.

Well got A good start today on the fuse my wife came down in the shop and did the sheeting on the front of the F-15 I think she did a great job on the front end she helps cover but never builds . SHE wanted to try so i let her . NOW she wants me to have A cap 232 so we orderd it . now its time to build the nose . first time building any sugge????? anyone no how to make easy IM OPEN . THE ENG THAT IM PUTTING IN IS a SUPER TIGRE 40 WITH A MAC MUF -

GOT the servos mounted in and receiver. I started this build on 1-22-08 and I think its coming along just great just hope it flys as good as they say Well Back to work. more pic

looking good