DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

Anybody ever converted or seen a DF version of the force one.... its a great flying plane... Nice nose high landings consistently which is characteristic of jet aircraft... i'd love to build one that looks more like a jet without the big prop to deal with and also this would help to make it more streamline and faster i would imagine .

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

go for the enforcer better plane i have 2 with byron fans os 91 eng

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

I haven't had a chance to look at the enforcer ... what makes it so much better???

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

Mine isn't D/F, but it's got an Enya .40, APC pusher prop, AND RETRACTS!!!!!!

Whoo - hoo!!

Flys this summer!!!:D

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

how cool..! can i see a pic of it please and i've also been thinking of putting retracts on mine ... can u give me some pointers on how you did it buddy ? thanks alot

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

The mains go up towards the tips, and the nose gear retracts back. All mechanicals - Dubro I think- (will check...). Ive seen one go with the same engine built to plans. Might be a good contender for a turbine trainer. Will try and get some pics -gotta borrow a digi cam.

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

hey thanks for the info i really appreciate it ... and its cool theres others out there that think this is a great model.. pics would be nice too... :D

DF Forceone by Balsa USA
 

The guy that designed it flys one "club" over from us. I saw the prototype fly back in the early eighties at a demo in Burlington Ontario. We used to have a mini-Toledo at this local arena. Really miss that...

Anyway, this thing just screamed! He slowed it down into the wind until it hovered, then punched it and it took off! Bought the plans off him the next week. :D

Enforcer
 

You can check out what a turbine Enforcer looks like in my photo gallery. It is an old kit with the funny looking canopy but the rest looks the same as the new kit. First flown in may 1997 and still going strong. It is a great flying bird. Never flown a prop or DF Enforcer but I bet it's a good jet trainer.

Its called the Sunspot.
 

I did the conversion a while back and wrote a construction article on it for Flying Models. Get the August 2002 issue for complete details and conversion plans. It uses a Turbax I and K&B 7.5cc DF engine. See http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/wallacelouie
Its a great flying plane. I've had mine for over 2 yrs now.

RE: Its called the Sunspot.
 

Hello Gentlemen, this is not specific to the forceone but to it's pusher design.

I looked around in the shop and found most of what i needed to build a "Zaggi on Steroids" 96 inch wingspan with glow engine
I am almost done and was in the middle of installing the the fuel tank myself stuck.



How is it designed on the Force One? is the tank installed in the same orientation as a puller(normal) prop? opening of tank facing the front of the plane with clunk towards the back?

To keep the fuel lines short i want to mount the gas tank in backwards but this means during a serious climb or nose up on a low fuel level tank it might lean out.

If anyone can take a quick picture of their set up or sideview of plans i would appreciate it. Or direct me to a website or picture that is already out there somewhere on the internet


thanks in advance