wots wots

[thebiggercheese]

hi,i am interseted in flying my first bipe and have got my eye on chris fosses wots wost.Anyone have any views on this model not sure if its out of my league,am a competent aileron flyer able to perform basic aerobatics having been flying for approx three years.

[Roger Lombard]

Can't comment on that plane specifically but if you're competent on ailerons and basic aerobatics the only generic way in which a biplane is likely to feel different from what you're used to is that they are more draggy and so they slow up quickly and maybe won't "float" in like you might expect. My baby DR1 triplane definitely needs to be flown to land under power the whole way. Ask me how I know this! :D

[Gary Binnie]

I've got a Wots Wot with an ASP 61 in it, has not flown for a while. Couldn't fit the cowling with this motor (enormous silencer), a four stroke would suit it.

It's glassed all over so is a tiny bit heavy perhaps, a great flyer, stable when you want it to be and mad when you put the sticks in the corners at full throttle!

A bit tricky on landing, usually groundloops and the original undercarriage aluminium legs bend every time, you can get carbon replacements.

There is a mod to bolt the top wing on instead of using rubber bands which I would do if I were building another one.

There is an option in the kit (well, you saw the wing blanks!) to either have both wings straight or both sweptback, mine has the top wing swept back and the lower wing straight, looks great!

You would have no probs with one of these.

Gary