REED SPEED 2016 qualifying photos!!!

That turned out great!

That's just wicked Jim! Gorgeous! That's a magazine cover.. all day long.

JPvelo wrote:Here's my entry, the Super Corsair.  



Jim

WOW Jim and my favorite: the Corsair. Here is my Mini version from my RC conversion thread.


F4-U Corsair  19 inch wingspan

Happydad

Awesome job. I really like the color scheme. Simple, yet very sharp.

Would it also be a problem to get a better of your elevator hinging. I am new to sewn type hinges and yours looks very neat.

wow.... thats awesome!!!
could any one help me find plans for a profile 1/2a spitfire or hurricane i have been looking for ages because i really want to do the reed speed contest

Remarkable as always, Jim.
Is that a 1-way valve behind the needle for bladder filling?

cox24711 wrote:wow.... thats awesome!!!
could any one help me find plans for a profile 1/2a spitfire or hurricane i have been looking for ages because i really want to do the reed speed contest

Greg, try this one.

Here's the link.  Search for others on Outerzone.  There's a lot of choices.
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1558

Rod.

cox24711 wrote:wow.... thats awesome!!!
could any one help me find plans for a profile 1/2a spitfire or hurricane i have been looking for ages because i really want to do the reed speed contest

You'll have to bear with me till tomorrow afternoon, as i believe i have both on my PC downstairs, and I am laying in bed on my tablet at the moment. If you are interested, please pm me your email address and I will get them out to you if I can find them.

Ok. Here is a link for a few designs in 1/2a on page 2 of this topic.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2408409&page=2

Also a few others can be found at this link. You will have to sign up to access the download.

http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_plans/index.php

Please if i cannot post other outside links, please delete or let me know and I will remove them. Thank you.

cox24711 wrote:wow.... thats awesome!!!
could any one help me find plans for a profile 1/2a spitfire or hurricane i have been looking for ages because i really want to do the reed speed contest

Greg,

Thank you for the compliment. You don't really need a plan for these little profiles. Do a google image search for a 3 view drawing of the plane you want to model. Print it off and enlarge To the proper size at the local copy shop and scratch build from that. It's pretty simple and allows you to build any plane you want.

Here's what a 3- view looks like:


You'd be surprised what you can do from 3 views. Tomorrow I'll post a photo of my most ambitious cox powered model yet, all done from 3 views.    

Jim

JPvelo wrote:You'd be surprised what you can do from 3 views. Tomorrow I'll post a photo of my most ambitious cox powered model yet, all done from 3 views.    

Jim

I can hardly wait to see what a most ambitious model looks like. I have to say that the one posted above would be well deserved in that category.

Very nice model Jim. I'm at the point of finishing mine.

Not that I'm critical Jim, because that's the most awesome, beautiful, model I have seen. But isn't that an awkward arraignment for the bell crank relationship to the wing guide if the lead-outs are positioned straight out? It seems that the downward angle of the crank would present a binding problem.

That said, the thin wing and gull angle are things of beauty.

Bob

RknRusty wrote:Is that a 1-way valve behind the needle for bladder filling?

Yes Rusty. It fills on that side and there is a loop of tubing on the opposite side for the clamp to grab.

Jim

rsv1cox wrote:But isn't that an awkward arraignment for the bell crank relationship to the wing guide if the lead-outs are positioned straight out?  It seems that the downward angle of the crank would present a binding problem.

Bob

Bob,

It seems to work ok on the ground

Seriously it seems to be bind free. It's only flown once if you can call it that . It was hand launched when I knew it was to windy and it came into the circle and crashed, nothing broken. I hope to try again Friday.

Jim

Ok You Win I couldn't build something that nice if my life depended on it , Beautiful airplane Jim

almost finished SPITFIRE in summer battle of britain colours just need to find that red and blue paint and dope and put the bell crack in and done

but no where near as good as jims any way at least i have something to do over the weekend ps how fo i make a cowl and how should i mount the engine?

also i tried to make it at light as possible and made a special engine to for fit that a 63 babe bee with plastic back plate thin wall cylinder polished piston and cylinder and crank with 2000 grit paper and i thiink it fits the bill

Hey Greg, NICE SPITFIRE! Love that wing! I could give you some hints on a cowl.. and they sure look cool.. but I'd wait til' after your official flight to add it. It'll be easier to fuel and tune that Babe Bee without one.. and you want that to be "no nonsense" on race-day. An engine-cowling will require a needle extension.. and in the case of a Babe Bee; a fuel-probe to reach inside to the tank nipples. You can use an appropriate-size plastic cap from an aerosol can for the cowling. Your firewall area needs to be blocked-up (preferably with spruce or basswood) for sizing the fuse's nose and engine; to fit on-center inside the cowling. Hole-saws are used to cut the openings for the prop-shaft and cylinder. Careful measuring will pay-off!

il try flying it with out it should i wiegh it?

Jim that is a gorgeous 1/2a airplane

I hope you do a little write up and submit it to Model Aviation, the AMA catalog, ah er; magazine for the "focal Point" section. If you do, add a brief sentence about design and build for the CEF contest

Great job sir!