Re: REED SPEED 2016 qualifying photos!!!

pkrankow Sat Oct 24, 2015 7:25 am

Nicely done!
Clapping

Phil

NEW222 Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:38 am

Good job there Greg. Which Spitfire is that. Should do fine in the flying department.

roddie Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:42 am

cox24711 wrote:il try flying it with out it should i wiegh it?

The balance is what's important Greg. It's a fairly large model by the looks.. but it doesn't look heavy.

REED SPEED 2016 qualifying photos!!! - Page 2 Spitfi10

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After you're finished building/finishing (and controls installed..) check that it's not tail-heavy. It looks as though you plan to fly it in a clockwise rotation. Is that a left-hand prop I see? If you use a "right-hand" prop, it will torque-roll the model away from you.. ( Thumbs Up

desirable) which will make launching easier. It will also give you lot's more options for prop choices. Make sure to locate the fuel pick-up toward the outside of the circle! I'd love to try flying speed clockwise!

cox24711 Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:23 pm

sorry my camera does backwards photos i'm flying anticlockwise sorry i always forget to say that lol!

cox24711 Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:25 pm

NEW222 wrote:Good job there Greg. Which Spitfire is that. Should do fine in the flying department.

its a mk 2b the one that douglas bader got shot down in because the cannons jammed

cox24711 Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:48 pm

the bare airframe weighs 71grams or 2.5 ounces

cox24711 Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:34 am

SPITFIRE ALL done!
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cox24711 Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:36 am

remember flipped photos

cox24711 Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:37 am

balance is at 25% of the wing with no fuel so it will b a little nose heavy

OVERLORD Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:32 am

Fieseler Fi 103R IV Reichenberg

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cox24711 Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:39 am

OVERLORD wrote:Fieseler Fi 103R IV Reichenberg

cool let the best plane and or rocket winn!

JPvelo Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:40 pm

I love it, that paint is to cool!

getback Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:06 pm

Is this over tomorrow nite ?? 12.14.15

JPvelo Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:35 am

getback wrote:Is this over tomorrow nite ?? 12.14.15

Let's go ahead and extend by one month. Photos due 1/14/16 and video by 1/31/16.

Jim

getback Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:16 am

I didn't ask for that but that will work >>> I have been working on the P51-D , Almost done lead outs, put fin on , mount engine on other side of beam and fuel set up /// Got in a hurry after finding out yesterday morning my water quit (because my son let his toilet run all night ) all is good for now though after I almost had the hole dug out for checking the foot valve my son told me about that Mad

Thanks Jim , I guess getting started on the plane this later was more HINESIGHT Shocked

GETBACK

**RknRusty** Mon Dec 14, 2015 10:52 am

OVERLORD wrote:Fieseler Fi 103R IV Reichenberg

A clockwise flyer?

getback Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:02 am

Looks like it Rusty , if so that stunt tank may give some problems the way it's set up. Are you still in Rusty ?

crankbndr Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:50 pm

never mind

**RknRusty** Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:06 pm

No Eric, unless I get some last minute wild hared inspiration, I'm just a speck tater this go-round.
Rusty

OVERLORD Mon Dec 14, 2015 3:37 pm

It's for clockwise flying. I dont know why the stunt tank would give problems. I turned the tank 180° and moved the pickup tube to the other side.

getback Mon Dec 14, 2015 4:08 pm

OVERLORD wrote:It's for clockwise flying. I dont know why the stunt tank would give problems. I turned the tank 180° and moved the pickup tube to the other side.

Well I cant tell if the picture is bassacwards lol!

I figured you new that and flying clockwise is the other side of the way wee go Huh...

Heck I cant say much after I mounted my engine on the inside of the circle ( by mistake ) wouldn't have been so bad if I wouldn't have use blind nuts, getback Popcorn

Oldenginerod Mon Dec 14, 2015 7:24 pm

getback wrote:
Well I cant tell if the picture is bassacwards I figured you new that and flying clockwise is the other side of the way wee go Heck I cant say much after I mounted my engine on the inside of the circle ( by mistake ) wouldn't have been so bad if I wouldn't have use blind nuts, getback

The only problem mounting inboard will be tank location and you'll make a heck of a mess with spent castor. Laughing

ARUP Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:45 am

The 'Buzz Bomb' is pretty neat!

VUgearhead Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:35 am

register your model aircraft hobby with the FAA before you proceed with any incriminating video evidence of your illegal activities in conjunction with this fun competition!

modelbuilder49 Fri Dec 18, 2015 12:37 pm

JPvelo wrote:
getback wrote:Is this over tomorrow nite ?? 12.14.15

Let's go ahead and extend by one month. Photos due 1/14/16 and video by 1/31/16.

Jim

Man! This is good news. I finally had the opportunity to try the Gee Bee Trainer and video it but the engine sputtered through nearly the entire flight (19 laps) with lines measured at 36'-1" and the best speed was only 57.38 mph

. When I take only the first 12 laps my average flight speed calculates to 35.81 mph . Crying or Very sad

I had fun but I need to fly it again before I commit my video, if that's okay Wink

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I'll be loading photos of a few others I've built and hope to enter in the not too distant days ahead!

Jim Carter
Titusville, FL

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