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Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-16-2021, 07:12 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 51,897
Posted By destrat

Frank, I have built the Sweitzer Rapide twice,...

Frank,
I have built the Sweitzer Rapide twice, the Robin Fowler DH Dragonfly, and the Roger Farley DH Dragon. They all are great flyers, no tendency to tip stall at all. They all have high aspect...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
06-12-2018, 04:03 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,959
Posted By destrat

jeffEE: One of the most notable differences...

jeffEE:

One of the most notable differences between the D-III and D-IIIa is that the D-III had buried machine guns making them almost impossible to unjam in combat, then there is the smaller...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-20-2018, 01:28 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,959
Posted By destrat

vogel605: What happened to the development of...

vogel605:
What happened to the development of the 1/3 scale Pfalz D-IIIa, it seems as if you guy's fell off the earth?

Dan
Forum: Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft
07-16-2015, 01:58 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 31,281
Posted By destrat

sturla: One of the nicest DC-3's that I have...

sturla:

One of the nicest DC-3's that I have seen, your work is impeccable! That landing gear is a thing of beauty, and it looks like it flies very scale-like!

Dan
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
05-24-2015, 04:43 AM
Replies: 183
Views: 30,556
Posted By destrat

Seth: Glad to see you have not fallen off...

Seth:

Glad to see you have not fallen off the planet! I have always admired your work with the Pfalz's. After building my D-IIIa and D-XII I started getting into smaller WWI electric stuff,...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-29-2013, 10:11 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 46,602
Posted By destrat

Nieuport nut: I know the feeling exactly,...

Nieuport nut:

I know the feeling exactly, lost my DH90 Dragonfly on it's second flight about a month ago. It went straight in with no control of any sort, brand new radio batteries and motor...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-12-2013, 05:17 PM
Replies: 115
Views: 28,335
Posted By destrat

RE: lets see your ww1 biplane!!

avionette:

In response to you question about the Gotha GIV, i was inspired by a build by Frank Jaerschky over on RC Groups. We both used as a starting point plans from Clevland Model Supply...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-12-2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 28,335
Posted By destrat

RE: lets see your ww1 biplane!!

Always did like the Gotha GIV, this one is electric based on Cleveland plans. 77" winspan.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-10-2013, 08:07 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 28,335
Posted By destrat

RE: lets see your ww1 biplane!!

My 1/4 scale Pfalz D-XII built from enlarged Dennis Bryant plans. 88" wingspan, ZDZ 40 on a 20/10 prop, GTM fabric. Very easy plane to fly!

Dan
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-26-2012, 10:57 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,296
Posted By destrat

RE: Wringing out real Fokker DVII

I remember as a kid, 50 plus years ago, discovering the library as my source for learning about WW1 aircraft. I must have checked those books out a thousand times, reading, looking at the pictures,...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
10-24-2012, 10:39 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 31,552
Posted By destrat

RE: Inspiration Point

abufletcher:

Have no fear of twins, I have built 3 twins now, these are my first electric models ever and they also are biplanes as well, a Gotha GIV, a DeHavilland DH-84 Dragon and DH-90...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
10-20-2012, 06:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,112
Posted By destrat

RE: Identitfy this Cessna L19 Birddog

It could be a kit from years back from a company called Circus Circus Hobbies, I had one and seems to me that was the size of it.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-30-2012, 03:19 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,153
Posted By destrat

RE: 1/4 Scale Pfalz DrI

Seth:

Great looking Pfalz again, sorry to hear about your mishap though, as you well know that wind can really have its way with biplanes. I agree, its time to step back and look at it for...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-15-2012, 04:36 AM
Replies: 839
Views: 138,360
Posted By destrat

RE: Siemens-Schuckert D.III 1/3 Scale

pimmnz:

Congradulations on a job well done, looks great in the air! Now the question is "what do you build next?"
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-02-2012, 06:43 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,153
Posted By destrat

RE: 1/4 Scale Pfalz DrI

Seth:

Boy I sure wished I knew your secret for designing and building so fast! The speed you go you'll get every one built that you have on your "bucket list".
Everything looks just great....
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-27-2011, 04:51 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,153
Posted By destrat

RE: 1/4 Scale Pfalz DrI

Sethhunter:

Excellent choice my friend, and staying in the Pfalz Pfamily to boot. I know that you'll perform you magic as you have on the past two subjects, can't wait to see you get started!...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
10-10-2011, 12:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,724
Posted By destrat

RE: Applying Dope to GTM Fabric Question

JKEpps:

So far everyone in this thread about gave good answers to your dope question . I have done two 1/4 scale Pfalz's a D-IIIa, D-XII,with Glenns fabric using Sig's dope and have had...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
09-04-2011, 04:02 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,552
Posted By destrat

RE: Worst DrI replica on earth

Holy Moly!
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
06-21-2011, 04:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,712
Posted By destrat

RE: Cessna C140

Flytoolow

Say, if you can locate plans from Bob Swietzer he has a beautiful 1/4 scale set of plans. I helped my buddy get started in RC about 15 years ago and he built that airplane for his...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-15-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 312
Views: 35,436
Posted By destrat

RE: New Lozenge fabric

2 Piece:

Your fabric is looking really top notch! Now that GTM says he is going out of the 1/4 scale end of things, I think there will still be a market for it, man I can barely squeeze in 1/4...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-05-2011, 11:20 AM
Replies: 172
Views: 20,124
Posted By destrat

RE: HALF SCALE DH 2

Horsepoweraviation:

Unfortunately all I have are a bunch of 4 X 6 hardcopy photos, I built that in a time when I didn't hardly fool around with a computer! If you would like you could send me a...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
02-04-2011, 05:19 PM
Replies: 172
Views: 20,124
Posted By destrat

RE: HALF SCALE DH 2

Horsepoweraviation:

I'm the guy who built that DH-1, it is 1/4 scale, and it was built over the 1998-1999 building season. Flys like a big kite. I know that it is not with the original owner...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
01-01-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 26,486
Posted By destrat

RE: Benz Bz IV - 1/6 scale engine scratch build

Flying Fox:

I'm afraid my prints are as your's too, Frank Mizer's. I did blow them up to 1/5th and 1/4 scale, that's about 139" wingspan on that 1/4, to big!

Take care....

Dan
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-31-2010, 03:16 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 26,486
Posted By destrat

RE: Benz Bz IV - 1/6 scale engine scratch build

Flying Fox:

Will be quite an undertaking to say the least, but well worth the effort. That's one thing with the German aircraft with those straight six engines, you have to model that too or it...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
12-30-2010, 08:40 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,022
Posted By destrat

RE: [b]PHOTO UPLOAD IS BUSTED! FIX IT! [:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@][:@] [/b] [b]PHOTO UPLOAD IS BUSTED!

As Abufletcher said. there is definetely something wrong with the upload feature on this site!
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