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Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft
03-17-2010, 07:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,996
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: Boeing 247

Hey Twowings53 - how did that 247 come out? I'm just thinking of trying a giant scale foamie version of that...did you ever get that one finished? How did it fly?

thanks!
mark
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-10-2009, 12:23 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Hi Mark,

I think Glenn Miller is a good choice for cleaning house....my plane is all foam & hot glue & tape - no balsa. I just find it easier, quicker and more fun to build with the blue foam,...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-10-2009, 09:34 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Kram - (MARK) -

congrats on getting into the RC hobby and choosing a P-39 as one of your most valued projects. I think it's great that you want to create a tribute too - I did the same with my...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-29-2009, 08:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,188
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: Video/audio machine gun sound effect (airsoft) mounted on plane

Here's some more details of the build:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8146829

thanks for the advice too - I'll check out that recorded device...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-28-2009, 02:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,188
Posted By FotoFly.biz

Video/audio machine gun sound effect (airsoft) mounted on plane

Hey all,

I decided I really like the sound of the airsoft guns - pretty realistic. So I wanted that machine gun sound effect that you get with an airsoft type gun - so I cut up an airsoft cheapy...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
05-11-2009, 10:22 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

GIANT ELECTRIC AIRACOBRA - MORE FUN! :D


Extra Large Warbird Handlaunch :) - first video of said event taken over the weekend at Clifton Field, Fort Collins, Colorado. This is one of the two...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
04-02-2009, 03:06 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

YES - Veltro - thank you for the link - another great aerial site discovered!!
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-27-2009, 09:23 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

p39,

That's an awesome looking bird! NIce job :) Got more pics? Please post a few.....
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-16-2009, 02:31 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

P-39 Launch Wagon & tribute to Lt. Ivan Baranovsky - a WWII Russian fighter pilot lost for 60 years - STILL INSIDE his Airacobra! And boy - was he pissed ;)

P-39 launching with a small cart - or...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-06-2009, 11:32 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Simple -

when I scratch build (I've built 8 or 9 planes so far) I always use a little less than 1/3 the width of the wing (at the fuselage or widest point) from the leading edge of the wing....
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-03-2009, 01:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 900
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 mountain flying & hand launch stupidity/miracle !?

Wingspar I wondered the same myself!

Here's why: when I picked it up (remember the wing root is 20 inches wide! so i was kinda balancing it on my right shoulder, right hand holding the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
03-03-2009, 01:33 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 32,512
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: 1/5 scale Bell P-39 Aircobra...

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!

That is SO awesome! Love that plane....good luck on the maiden, Darrell. Yeah, I'm with ya - that beauty is not worth risking for ANY reason :) I hope you can get video of the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
02-28-2009, 11:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 900
Posted By FotoFly.biz

P-39 mountain flying & hand launch stupidity/miracle !?

I was on the way back from a nearby town (Laramie, Wyo) and stopped to fly about a 1/2 mile off the highway on a dirt road. Found a nice open area on a hillside and took the landing gear off my giant...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
01-08-2009, 11:51 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Carlos G.

Glad to hear you're starting out - it'll be a fun project - I can verify that :)

You know, I tried my local Lowes (there's 3 within 50 miles) and they acted very reluctant to...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
01-07-2009, 01:59 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

CARLOS G. -

The blue foam (aka - Bluecor, Fan Fold Foam, Protection Board, etc) is 1/4 inch thick. I'm pretty sure of that...but at work now. if that's wrong i'll edit this post tonight with...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
01-06-2009, 03:34 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Carlos G -

"Just out of curiosity, where did you find the thin blue foam to make your p-39 ?"

I bought the foam from a Lowes store in Kansas - just picked up the phone and ordered it up....
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-16-2008, 01:52 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Darrell B.

I just 'bout peed myself in excitement !:D I saw your giant scale P-39!!!!

Now I'm shakin' like a cold chiuaua I'm in love all over again!!

Remind me to send Jim Pepino a...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-15-2008, 11:58 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 411
Posted By FotoFly.biz

Airacobra Giant Scale foamie flight montage video.

Airacobra Giant Scale foamie flight montage video.

Hightlight video of 12/13/2008 flights of my giant scale foamie warbird. Yay for Giant Scale fan fold foamies!

Thanks for watching!

...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-12-2008, 04:32 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Warbirds On Ice - P-39 Ski Testing

18 landings in one video!
Warbirds On Ice - P-39 Ski Testing - Hitler Is Dead!

Hightlight video of ground handling testing my giant scale foamie warbird...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-04-2008, 10:37 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Got 4 - 5 inches of new snow here in Fort Collins - so I was thinking about maybe building some skis for my 'Cobra...hmmm....:)





And some more video highlights here;

...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-01-2008, 11:50 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 501
Posted By FotoFly.biz

Airacobra! - In Action - video 1

Airacobra! - In Action - video 1

Got some new video to share of the P-39 I took on Thanksgiving. I added some fun engine sounds too... :D;)

Enjoy!


...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
11-25-2008, 04:36 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Hey guys!

Got it painted and mostly done for now...for me this is one of those "proof of concept" build ideas and not intended to be "nice" looking up close - i.e. glued, sanded and painted...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
11-18-2008, 12:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 855
Posted By FotoFly.biz

Maiden Flight Video - Giant Scale Airacobra P-39, 84" span foamie scratchbuilt

Did my maiden flight(s) Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkyBOqK8cwE


Yay! Went off without a hitch or incident or accident. I did have to adjust the left wing servo arm one tooth...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
11-14-2008, 05:29 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Destroyer -

Nice job on that VQ P-39!! That's a cool kit - did you see the price today is up to $169 now....a bit spendy - but where else can you get a 'Cobra? There's very few P-39 or P-63...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
11-14-2008, 12:26 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 78,325
Posted By FotoFly.biz

RE: P-39 Airacobra anything thread!

Wow! Awesome thread

I too love the Airacobras too. So much so I've almost finished my 84" span foamie version, electric powered. It's a "ARF Scale" build for sure, kinda using the old TLAR...
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