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I found a good looking Bi-Plane in the Tower Hobbies catalog called the Dreamer. It is made by Gee Bee. Does anyone know anything about this kit? The ad bills it as a tumblebug. Capable of Lamchavacs and all of the other aerobatics. Any info would be appreciated.
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I have mine, 3 of them for about 6 months. All of them have some small modifications from the plans. All 3 have wings that bolt on instead of using rubber bands to hold the top wing on. One has a ST 45, one has an OS 50 SX, and the last one has a ST40 from a 4 Star racer. This is one hot airplane that is a handful to put it nicely. The second one I built is the one in the picture below, has the OS 50 SX in it, and BTW is for sale.
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I have one, too old and worn out to fly anymore.
I bought it at an auction - Turned out to be a geat deal.
It had a 46SF on it. Excellent combination.
I really loved that plane, and have another kit ready to build.
I'm leaning towards a Saito 56 on it.
Landing gear block is weak on this plane.
I plan to reinforce that area with fiberglass.
Mike, could you post a sketch of how you did the wing bolt mounting? Did you use the music wire structs from the kit?
I bought it at an auction - Turned out to be a geat deal.
It had a 46SF on it. Excellent combination.
I really loved that plane, and have another kit ready to build.
I'm leaning towards a Saito 56 on it.
Landing gear block is weak on this plane.
I plan to reinforce that area with fiberglass.
Mike, could you post a sketch of how you did the wing bolt mounting? Did you use the music wire structs from the kit?
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I put blind nuts in the wing where the struts made contact and soldered tabs onto wire. This is a good pick of the finished wire before the covering went on.
Make sure you click on the picture below. The full size image shows the finished wires.
Make sure you click on the picture below. The full size image shows the finished wires.