Gnat rc plane

dirk gently wrote:How come it has swept wings on the second photo?

just higher dihedral?

Nice Model Mitch,

HappyDad did a great job. Hope it flies as good as it looks

cribbs74 wrote:Nice Model Mitch,

HappyDad did a great job. Hope it flies as good as it looks

me two and thanks.
i love it

Nice little plane! Let us know how she flies.

microflitedude wrote:Nice little plane! Let us know how she flies.

It's gonna be quick to roll I can tell you!

nitroairplane wrote:

microflitedude wrote:Nice little plane! Let us know how she flies.

It's gonna be quick to roll I can tell you!

Yeah, with no throttle!

microflitedude wrote:

nitroairplane wrote:

microflitedude wrote:Nice little plane! Let us know how she flies.

It's gonna be quick to roll I can tell you!

Yeah, with no throttle!

What you putting yours on Matt?

Pretty plane.
In the picture, the firewall looks like bare wood. Is it fuel-proofed yet?

microflitedude wrote:Nice little plane! Let us know how she flies.

i went to the field to fly it, but the battery died before i could get the engine started good thing it did not die before i could get it up in the air

Do you have a switch set up on it? I always have a way to disconnect the battery so it does not get wasted. I get the engine going then turn it on and then fly. I ALWAYS do a movement test while it is in my hand before take off.

Rolla

Godsey3.0 wrote:Do you have a switch set up on it? I always have a way to disconnect the battery so it does not get wasted. I get the engine going then turn it on and then fly. I ALWAYS do a movement test while it is in my hand before take off.

Rolla

i have a power switch somewhere lying around and will install it before i make another attempt

I actually have 1 of those ready to install gear into and fly. It got crash damage from a door once.....

Jaspur_x wrote:I actually have 1 of those ready to install gear into and fly. It got crash damage from a door once.....

lol sounds like me, crashing plans before I even get them in the air nice to hear from you J!

RknRusty wrote:Pretty plane.
In the picture, the firewall looks like bare wood. Is it fuel-proofed yet?

yes the engine compartment was fuel proofed with 3 light coats of lustrekote fuel proof paint. and i warned mitch the controls would be EXTREMELY touchy. most of my gliders and RC planes are 1 meter or less and they are touchy to fly. it helps to have adjustable dual rate radios. at 8inch wing span i suggested starting with low rate and having full rate handy in case of trouble.

Mitch: snap rolls are very possible on the first flight. so be very cautious with controls.
p.s. and i still recommend first flight without landing gear. happydad

happydad wrote:

RknRusty wrote:Pretty plane.
In the picture, the firewall looks like bare wood. Is it fuel-proofed yet?

yes the engine compartment was fuel proofed with 3 light coats of lustrekote fuel proof paint. and i warned mitch the controls would be EXTREMELY touchy. most of my gliders and RC planes are 1 meter or less and they are touchy to fly. it helps to have adjustable dual rate radios. at 8inch wing span i suggested starting with low rate and having full rate handy in case of trouble.

Mitch: snap rolls are very possible on the first flight. so be very cautious with controls.
p.s. and i still recommend first flight without landing gear. happydad

when i do have the "balls" to fly it i will do with no landing gear, and low throws
thanks, mitchg95

mitchg95 wrote:

happydad wrote:

RknRusty wrote:Pretty plane.
In the picture, the firewall looks like bare wood. Is it fuel-proofed yet?

yes the engine compartment was fuel proofed with 3 light coats of lustrekote fuel proof paint. and i warned mitch the controls would be EXTREMELY touchy. most of my gliders and RC planes are 1 meter or less and they are touchy to fly. it helps to have adjustable dual rate radios. at 8inch wing span i suggested starting with low rate and having full rate handy in case of trouble.

Mitch: snap rolls are very possible on the first flight. so be very cautious with controls.
p.s. and i still recommend first flight without landing gear. happydad

when i do have the "balls" to fly it i will do with no landing gear, and low throws
thanks, mitchg95

i was in the middle of uploading a pic when the internet froze so i will have to start over.

Mitch: i tried to resist, but i couldn't. your avatar looks just like you. LOL. hope you don't take too much kidding. i hope you have a good first flight with the Gnat. looks like you have a lot to do this summer. i am still looking for plans/articles for the Rainbow-Bipe for the Cox .020. while looking for info for the Rainbow i ran across a bipe smaller than the Gnat. i will try again to upload a pic of the BitseeBee sitting atop a BabyBee bipe.



i haven't found too much information on either of the 2 bipes, but the bottom BabyBee is an .049 and the top BitseeBee is a .010.

happydad

sorry for such a late late late response HD, those planes look so cool, i love the look of the lazy bee planes. Well long story short, I still have not maidened the Gnat, It is sitting still in one piece on my book shelf in my room. One of these days I will fly it, I have been distracted with many projects, school and other things.

Jeremy and I have been talking about a Gnat... Have you flown it? How did it fly? I think it would be perfect for the CEF .010

it still sits unflown :/

Get that bird in the air!
 

It's not a bird, it's a BUG!

But it does need to get airborne!

VUgearhead wrote:It's not a bird, it's a BUG!

 

Here's the Gnat that Jeremy built for me for the CEF .010