I just ordered a GB eagle II kit. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips for building besides what is written in the instructions?
Also, I am in the market for a good tiger shark or thunder tiger .46 and a used 6 channel radio.

Well about the only thing that I did to mine was added some 3/8 or 1/2 triangle stock to the stab at fuse (bottom) and stab at rudder (top). The fin won't take much banging around if you don't. Matter of fact. I have always stuck to this practice of adding a little reinforcement to the tail section. Hope this helps.

Good luck with this kit. It is a great bird and all around fun everyday flyer.

Chris

If the wings are still joined with a lite ply joiner, then find some real birch plywood and join them with that.

Read the instructions until you UNDERSTAND them before you strat building. This is a great trainer, in fact, it's what I taught my son to fly on. Just take your time, and build it straight and true.

Ditto what MinnFlyer said.....

Very good kit.

I built an Eagle II for my nephew to learn on and it was a great kit. I built it "by the book" and, as they say "it flew off the board".

Phil in MN

When you join yhe wing halves, use yhe lowest amount of dihedral. The plane will still have the self recovery feature, and, will fly alot better.

My first kit was a Goldberg Eagle 63, which was the precursor to the Eagle II. Great plane both to learn to build with and to learn to fly on. Just take your time to understand the instructions and make sure you build it straight (make sure you use a FLAT building surface) and it should come out fine.

You also mentioned you were looking for a Tiger Shark or a Thunder Tiger engine, along with a used 6 channel radio. The only advise I would give here is to go with the Thunder Tiger engine if you are limiting yourself to these two choices. By most counts Thunder Tiger builds a fine product, especially their Pro .46. I have never heard the same said for Tiger Shark engines, though. Other possible engine options would be OS, such as the .46 FX, or the Tower branded engines from Tower Hobbies.

Later,

Jay

I would have to agree with Jay. Thunder tiger motors are good. I tell ya though for the price, the tower's brand .46 is a great motor. I noticed no difference when switching back & forth with an OS .46 fx. Either motor works great in the eagle. It is a great kit to build, especially if just starting out in R/C. I keep a couple eagles around & ready when youngsters are at the field and want to fly (buddy boxed of course). Of all the trainer type birds that I have had, I like the looks of the eagle bar none. With the clear windshield & windows, it's looks far surpass those of many others.

Chris



Edit: Corrected errors created by excessive inabilty of fingers to obey direct commands. :stupid:

I agree with what's been said. I also learned on a eagle 2. As long as you build this ship straight, you should have a wonderful plane for years to come.

I took all the dihedral out of mine, and it flys great.

Don't have an Eagle or an Eagle II, but I do have an Eaglet, about 15 years old with a Magnum .25 engine.

Fine airplane.

Bill.

Sorry, wasn't the picture I wanted. Try this.

Bill.

PS: You can get an idea of its age by the WATER TRANSFER decals having yellowed. wr.

First off, what a great plan and project. I just finished my last summer.

A few tips:
-leave the windows in for strength, it helps immensely
-reinforce the tail with 3/8 triangle stock between rudder and stabilizer
-build the low dihedral version (B)
-Be careful glueing the aileron throws on the trailing edge, specifically the metal rods the go through the 2 wooden triangulated balsa pieces with groves in them. Any glue in here will make the servos work extra hard.
-use threaded wires with plastic sleaves for the throttle and the front landing gear instead of the metal pushrods. this is a smoother and easier install plus it causes less servo load.
-make sure to install the servo tray and rails with their radio equiptment in after you've finished most of the model and ballanced it to the CG. Practice moving the tray around in the comparment to get the right balance so you don't have to add weight, don't be afraid to mount it more forward than the instructions say.
-use basswood or hardwood dowels for the rear pushrods

I may have a few more tips, personal msg me with questions.

I just followed the kit instructions to the letter, and the plane flew off the board, another tip, be sure to seal the window edges well and I would recommend using an exhaust diverter, also pay close attention the the aileron rods, use the template to check for rod angle, it will help you with the throw differential and will help alot with the roll response, one good thing with the eagle 2 is that you can almost put any engine you want, I have an OS FP-40 in mine and it could use more power, I was thinking about a 61 4-stroke, there is plenty of plane to experiment with larger engines. another tip is to try to get a radio with mixing capability, it will help in tight turns

Do not over look the MECOA .46 r/c @ $49.00 !!!

It is a clone of an OS .46 SF and all of the ones in my area run great for LOW $$$


Oily in Germantown
Francis

Anyone know which UltraCote colors are used for the Eagle II's box picture?

I didn't deviate from the plans at all, and flew great. The one thing I would do is to Paint the inside of the whole cock pit with some fuel proof paint. The fuel seems to seep inside the cockpit between the wing and fuse, and around the cockpit windows.
Good flying,

Pat

Could someone with the Eagle kit give me the specs for the taildragger option? I have an Eagle II ARF that I want to convert to a taildragger.

Thanks in advance