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Gerry,, looks fantastic, glad the maiden went well,,, what did the all up weight end up being?

southpaw50

Thanks!

southpaw50

Eleven pounds on the dot. Fellow club member Joe Martinez did the wing loading, cube loading, engine HP, propeller and RPM math. It took off at little more than half power and without flaps, no less. Two clicks of up and 2 clicks of aileron trim and it barreled along nicely. Flight shots and video to come. G.

Chad Veich

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Stunning!

southpaw50

Thanks Chad...... Much obliged!

Joe.

Here's a link to the flight video from this morning:


Great job, Gerry.

southpaw50

Joe-man, Can't thank you enough for the support and this wonderful video. Too much fun!! GD

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Bravo,,,,,

limodune

Very nice build and flight--well done

Mike

southpaw50

Thank you Mike!

RC_BobM

That's really cool. For all the Zero's out there you never see a Rufe! Very nice presence in air and on the water! Planes on the water just like a real one should.
Clean engine install as well...I didn't even see the tiny muffler at first.

The pilot and 3 blade prop are excellent! Detail is nice! Worth a trophy I'd say.

Who doesn't love a nice seaplane?
B

southpaw50

Thanks so much! I took the effort to hide the on-off switch and charging jack behind a discreet, flush mounted hatch on the starboard side, just behind the exhaust flaps.
Where the scale exhaust pipes are, I hid the remote glow connection and in the other, the remote fueling inlet. The cowl mounting screws are mounted between the faux scale Sakae engine cylinders so no screws are seen on the outside of the cowling. The OS 4-S lifter covers are completely hidden in the scale carb scoop on the bottom.
Beside more extensive weathering to be applied, side consoles in the cockpit will be added, along with scale anti-submarine bombs under the wings. G.

I-fly-any-and-all

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here is my kit built rufe, 40 and 60 size spinners I've aquired.

I-fly-any-and-all

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Oops double post.

southpaw50

Looking real good! When is the maiden flight? GD.

I-fly-any-and-all

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I don't know it's still an empty air frame. Floats need fiberglass to seal them. Bit of work still ahead.

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They didn't glass before it was painted? Yikes