Reed Speed 2.0 qualifying photos

Looks fantastic Jim. If it fly's half as good as it looks then you should do well.

Ron

Gosh Jim, that really is gorgeous!

Thanks guys,

It has three flights under its belt and it's sure not that pretty any more!

JPvelo wrote:Thanks guys,

It has three flights under its belt and it's sure not that pretty any more!

Did the nitro eat the paint?

Nitro is eating the paint, and graceful landings aren't its strong suit. The top wing could use a little fiberglass at the mount for flight number four.

Jim

KBS Diamond clear coat puts that problem to bed. Ken

Can you get it in a spray can? I see that it is able to be brushed on.

One thing is almost certain - this little plane will fly the highest, the fastest and the furthest of all the entries!

But ................ it might not like spinning around in a circle!

That turned out very well Ian!

Looking Forward...

That's beautiful Ian, can't wait to see it fly.

Here is my entry: a Nemesis NXT

Ok,

It's not 100% finished, but it'll have to do as I am about to hit the road. In case it's not obvious it's a clipped wing Shoestring. Roddie supplied me with the templates and I embellished a little.

Theo Kleynhans wrote:Here is my entry: a Nemesis NXT

Whoah, looks like it swallowed a Little Devil for lunch!

You dudes are way out of my league. They all look like serious speed.
Rusty

Thanks Rusty

I took some serious time to finish this model. It is the first plane I have made that is so smooth.

Cribbs, that is also a really beautiful plane. I like the nose job!

Theo

Looks sharp Ron! I should have my hopper powered model finished soon.

Jim

The entries so far are definitely photogenic! Especially for mere lineaments!

Lineaments.....

They could also be described as figurations!

Here's my second entry, the Air Tractor 802 gunship.

Remember guys you only have until midnite Friday the 31st to post your entries.

I'll be attempting to fly my air tractor 500 from last round. I just converted to bladder, but have not run the engine yet.

Interesting... I cannot get to my pics



lets see how copy/paste works.

Phil

Wow Jim

That plane looks FAST!!!

I would like to see some more detailed pics to see what you did.

That engine looks like it is going to turn that prop really fast. Is it a space hopper? I only know normal cox reed engines and Tee Dee's.

Theo

Theo,
Thank you. Yes that's a space hopper. I hope it turns the prop fast, I haven't run it yet so we'll see. It's only a mock up without a piston right now. If I get off work early today I will pick up some proper mounting hard wear at the hobby shop and play around with it some. I'll post rpm numbers on a separate thread.

The only unique thing I did with this one is to copy the fresh air intake of my staggerwing. I am very pleased with that airplanes performance, I just need to figure out how to keep it in one piece when it lands!

Here's a photo of the intake:

That's a air scoop on the inboard side that directs air to the plenum, the hoppers intake fits snugly into the plenum.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the entries!

Jim