Hi
Not my model, but a friend of mine flies this one. YS 170 for power. Looks quite nice in the air (not that I gonne build one myself, but quite cool anyhow)

An F3A spitfire! Now THAT is really something

After 11 sometimes very frustrating months here is my Just completed Black Magic VF.3, planning on doing the maiden flight this Saturday.

DANG! That's a pretty airplane, Anthony! Great job.

Looks great, I think the extra line on top of the canopy sets it apart. Good luck this weekend.

Adrian

Real nice Anthony. Best of luck with it. Mike

A few shots of my new model, now it's finished I can post them here. These were taken this evening with my phone and arn't the greatest of quality.

Maidens tommorow!

Finally finished my Integral . .

Maidened it on Saturday before the start of our 2 day Pattern comp, but had pump trouble (so flew the Impact). Fitted a new pump Saturday night and flew it for the last 3 rounds on Sunday, as I was VERY happy with it.

Finished a close 3rd in F3A . . and now has a total of 5 flights on it. Great start I think ??

Needs a throttle curve . . 2 or 3% down to low throttle, slight softening of the ailerons . . not sure about KE Coupling or thrust yet . . but feels really good.

Cheers, JB

Here is my new Focus II I just finished this weekend.:

YS 1.40 Sport
Futaba R6014FS Receiver
Futaba S9155 Rudder
Futaba S9252 Elevator
JR 9411SA x 2 Ailerons
Futabal S9650 Throttle
2100ma LiPo w/ 5.7v Regulator
9lb - 12oz

I am toying with the ideal of doing a build thread. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Some of these planes are so pretty it hurts.

Hmm, that F3a spitfire reminds me of Akiba's new super Hien.

here's a link for those who are interested.

[link=http://www.ctt.ne.jp/~wcraft/hienn.htm]mmm niiiiceee[/link]

Thanks for the compliments. This was my first ever full pattern build and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Unfortunately I took so long to build it I am running out of flying season.

Anthony

So plan a trip and come to Phoenix in November. We should have great weather for our contest. :-)

Hi

I like wooden pattern.
Is anybody know and did this plane already flown ?
Thanks for the answers !
Claude

Claude,

This is a self design called a Lighting by the gentlemen in the picture, Jeff Carder. He competed with it in the 2007 US Nationals in Masters placing 4th. As I recall he combined design elements from 3 different aircraft's, Partner, Brio and Twister. The finished aircraft is absolutely beautiful and is an engineering marvel. Truly outstanding.

Jeff is a F-16 pilot by profession an is currently overseas and is a RCU surfer. Perhaps he'll see your post and provide more details.

There's a picture of him with the aircraft at the following link on page #5

[link=http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/nats/NatsNews07/0720.pdf]Nats News[/link]

A couple more pics are viewable here...

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5994448]RCU post[/link]

Hi Glen

Thank you for the answers.

Now I remember this awesome wooden building of Jeff but I didn't remember that was the Lightning.

Glen, congratulation for your 2nd place in Master Catégorie.
I think the rule is "you 'll must go in upper categorie"
(In France the 3 must go in upper categorie).

Which plane did you use in the nats ?
Regards
Claude

Thanks Claude,

This year I competed with an Oxai Beryll GP

Idk If I have already posted in this forum yet but I will show off my plane. This is a Black Magic or should I say Monster Magic that Mike Built and Me and my dad painted it. was able to fly it to 2nd place at Nats this year in intermediate.

YS 160DZ
Hatori header and pipe
Jr servos
futaba system

Claude,

The Lightning is my pattern plane. I posted over on your thread about you wonderful built up wings. The Lighning has a wood fuselage, canopy, and even the canopy. The wings and stab are foam. It is powered by a Hacker C50 14XL with TP 5300 prolites. It weights 10lbs 14oz. I am awary for a year and I have a goal to redesign the structure to make it lighter. I was very happy with the first attempt, but now I see many areas that are way over-built. I am going to make a few minor aerodynamic modifications. I have to thank Mark Hunt and Mike Hester for planting the seeds in my head about wood airplanes. If my Twister kit would have arrived on time I would have never built it, but now, I think it is the way for me to go.

I am in awe of your airplanes and can't wait to see pictures of your new one.

Jeff Carder

WOW Jeff . . the 'Lightning' came up really, really well . . congrats.

Cheers, JB

Hi Glen . . didn't you have a Integral ? . .

I saw a Berryl GP/OS200 fly in the hands of Ozzy Bill Bloodworth. Flew great.

How would you compare the flying of the Integral to the Berryl ?

Cheers, JB

Jeff,

Yes I have an Integral powered by a DZ 170. The Integral flys great however I feel the Beryll GP fits me better. Rolls require less work and it's much easier to control speed with.

Glen

here's some pics of my new genesis:

YS 1.70DZ
tru-turn spinner
APC 15.5x12.5 4 blade prop
Central hobbies header
hatori pipe

My Global Freestyle, in flight, at the '08 Omaha Pattern Championships. What a blast.