Santa brought me a very nice present the last time we met :
A beautiful MX-2 with a nice blue, green and white paint scheme !
She's 1.40m span and electric powered.
During all the winter season I had no time to work on it but finaly i found some free time to spend on my present during the last weeks.
At first glance, the plane looks very sexy and well finished but when looking closer, no doubt, it's a Chineese designed Aircraft and, in my opinion, It is necessary to bring some modifications if we want to avoid unpleasant surprises.
* Hinges problem :
All the hinges are fitted with a plastic axis => DANGEROUS on such a big plane so i replaced them by Hinges fitted with a metallic axis.
* Elevator problem :
The mobile part of the elevator is molded in one part, 100% foam.
Nice, but this part is to soft : the area that link the two elevators and host the control horn can be twisted and i think it can even break while airborne if pulling "high G" - and that's the purpose of that plane, so...
I dug in the front side of the part and inserted a 3mm plywood reinforcement + epoxy. Now, the part is much more stiffer.
* Elevator pushrod problem :
The elevator link is able to be bent easily if we hold the moving part of the elevator.... not good at all, once airborne !
I used Epoxy to glue the tubular guide of the elevator pushrod on the output windows at the rear of the fuselage and i built a 2mm plywood reinforcement that hold the tubular guide at the...Continue Reading
A beautiful MX-2 with a nice blue, green and white paint scheme !
She's 1.40m span and electric powered.
During all the winter season I had no time to work on it but finaly i found some free time to spend on my present during the last weeks.
At first glance, the plane looks very sexy and well finished but when looking closer, no doubt, it's a Chineese designed Aircraft and, in my opinion, It is necessary to bring some modifications if we want to avoid unpleasant surprises.
* Hinges problem :
All the hinges are fitted with a plastic axis => DANGEROUS on such a big plane so i replaced them by Hinges fitted with a metallic axis.
* Elevator problem :
The mobile part of the elevator is molded in one part, 100% foam.
Nice, but this part is to soft : the area that link the two elevators and host the control horn can be twisted and i think it can even break while airborne if pulling "high G" - and that's the purpose of that plane, so...
I dug in the front side of the part and inserted a 3mm plywood reinforcement + epoxy. Now, the part is much more stiffer.
* Elevator pushrod problem :
The elevator link is able to be bent easily if we hold the moving part of the elevator.... not good at all, once airborne !
I used Epoxy to glue the tubular guide of the elevator pushrod on the output windows at the rear of the fuselage and i built a 2mm plywood reinforcement that hold the tubular guide at the...Continue Reading
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Mister Snoopy went out the TROLL and seems to be very happy in his new plane !! -
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i like the paint scheme -
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Dreamcatcher "at work"... -
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... to perform the first Low pass of the Mx-2 -
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As could say Mr Droopy : You know what ? I'm happy... Big Thanks to Santa !! ;-p
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I like this plane !
When i saw the Spare parts kit available at HK and the very low price of the kit, i couldn't resist...
The L39 made the travel with the Mig-15, in the same cardboard box...
I'm not a fan of EDF systems engines so, even if the plane have been designed to be powered by a 50mm EDF, i will convert this L-39 as a Pusher prop jet.
One more time, i plan to use a little 2205C 1400Kv Brushless from HK and a 10 to 12A ESC that can handle a 500mAh 3S 20c Lipo battery. I think i will try to use a 6x5 SF propeller for this plane.
The L-39 airframe is lighter than the Mig-15's, so i guess the plane should also be lighter once finished - May be something like 280gr ready for take off.
The 2205C engine have the perfect size !
The Motor mount can be stuck in the fuselage's air exhaust and the propeller still have enough space to turn freely behind the fuselage
I started to paint her (i will try to reproduce the 2009 Breitling jet team paint scheme).
Little update today : i had to add some lead in the nose to balance the plane correctly. The AUW weight is 300 gr...
The full throttle with 6x5 sf seems to push hard !!
I wait for a good weather to test fly her....
I'm doing a decals set and it will be available soon
Edit :
Saturday 02-18 15h00 : Flight tested !!!...Continue Reading
When i saw the Spare parts kit available at HK and the very low price of the kit, i couldn't resist...
The L39 made the travel with the Mig-15, in the same cardboard box...
I'm not a fan of EDF systems engines so, even if the plane have been designed to be powered by a 50mm EDF, i will convert this L-39 as a Pusher prop jet.
One more time, i plan to use a little 2205C 1400Kv Brushless from HK and a 10 to 12A ESC that can handle a 500mAh 3S 20c Lipo battery. I think i will try to use a 6x5 SF propeller for this plane.
The L-39 airframe is lighter than the Mig-15's, so i guess the plane should also be lighter once finished - May be something like 280gr ready for take off.
The 2205C engine have the perfect size !
The Motor mount can be stuck in the fuselage's air exhaust and the propeller still have enough space to turn freely behind the fuselage
I started to paint her (i will try to reproduce the 2009 Breitling jet team paint scheme).
Little update today : i had to add some lead in the nose to balance the plane correctly. The AUW weight is 300 gr...
The full throttle with 6x5 sf seems to push hard !!
I wait for a good weather to test fly her....
I'm doing a decals set and it will be available soon
Edit :
Saturday 02-18 15h00 : Flight tested !!!...Continue Reading
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First step : All fuselage's parts have been stuck with some light quantity of 5min Epoxy. The rear part of the fuselage had to be tightened with some adhesive tape to fit with the elevator's fuselage part. -
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I built a home made Engine mount using 3mm plywood and a 8x8mm hard wood square (about 40mm long). -
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It's close but, the prop don't touch the rear part of fuselage. Cool !! -
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The motor mount have been designed to allow an airflow into the fuselage. It's useful to cool the electronic parts ! -
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I started to paint her : I will try to reproduce the Breitling Jet Team 2009 paint scheme... -
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How to have 2 planes in one ? -
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it's simple : just use different numbers on the Rudder's sides ... -
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i reduced the size of the "Breitling" tag under the plane to be able to stick it between the "landing gear" holes
Hi,
I'm currently working on a New project :
A spitfire Mk-XVIe with the clipped wings and bubble top canopy.
The scale will be 1:12 or 1:13,
Mostly 3mm Depron made.
I wanted to give a try to the Hans Joachim's building style.
The work started some month ago.
I have bought a house last summer and have a lot of work to do in it.
I hope to be able to finish this little warbird this winter !
Edit : Well i'm still working on this plane but this is the link for the thread :
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show....php?t=1217399...Continue Reading
I'm currently working on a New project :
A spitfire Mk-XVIe with the clipped wings and bubble top canopy.
The scale will be 1:12 or 1:13,
Mostly 3mm Depron made.
I wanted to give a try to the Hans Joachim's building style.
The work started some month ago.
I have bought a house last summer and have a lot of work to do in it.
I hope to be able to finish this little warbird this winter !
Edit : Well i'm still working on this plane but this is the link for the thread :
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show....php?t=1217399...Continue Reading
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My first Pusher parkjet : A semi scale model of "my" AMD/Dornier Alphajet - Patrouille de France (French air force aerobatic jet team) paint scheme -
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An other French bird : The CAP 232 -
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It was the first time i used water slide decal paper, it's a real pleasure to do and have a very good finish ! -
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As the Alphajet, all the plane surfaces are scale -
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She's a bit naughty in the air... may be the lipo in the upper part of the fuselage is not a good idea for a low wing little aerobatic plane... i will try to modify -
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A mini Funtana that fly very nicely
Some PSS i have designed and build from scratch 20 years ago (pictures lower in the thread) :
A small Rafale C01 (balsa and styro + oracover) : definitely a bad flyer. i tried a flat wing (as most of our actual foamies) but without an engine to push her... This mini Rafale C01 PSS was a poor glider.... how sad
Rafale Status : Dismantled
I also made a Bigger Mig-29 Fulcrum (PSS).
The Mig29 was my first Fiber-glass fuselage built from scratch. I used sanded Styro foam covered with brown tape to build my positive mold... Big work and not to bad results.
May be one day i will put a Brushless on the rear of this bird
Mig Status : "wounded" but still...Continue Reading
A small Rafale C01 (balsa and styro + oracover) : definitely a bad flyer. i tried a flat wing (as most of our actual foamies) but without an engine to push her... This mini Rafale C01 PSS was a poor glider.... how sad
Rafale Status : Dismantled
I also made a Bigger Mig-29 Fulcrum (PSS).
The Mig29 was my first Fiber-glass fuselage built from scratch. I used sanded Styro foam covered with brown tape to build my positive mold... Big work and not to bad results.
May be one day i will put a Brushless on the rear of this bird
Mig Status : "wounded" but still...Continue Reading
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First flight tests.... She flew but... not as well as I shall have wanted her to fly.... -
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I increased a lot the wing's & Canards' surfaces but she still was a poor glider... May be she could fly correctly with a small Outrunner brushless ? -
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The old 3 View i used to design my Mig 29 PSS -
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The fuselage parts (fiber glass + epoxy & unidirectional Carbon fiber bands) -
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The beast -
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My Mig 29 PSS and the F-22 Of my friend Stephane (PSS too) - "ready for a dogfight" -
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First fly...
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She's a bit heavy because there were no 9g. micros servos (3x metal geared Hitec HS-85mg inside) and no micro Rx (just a standard Hitec 6 chanels RX) but she's a nice glider for soaring above th e "Alpilles" (the name of the hills next my home) -
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She's still alive. I think i will bring her back in the blue skies one of these day. Just have to clean the dust on the wings and change the RX battery
More than 20 years old pictures ... That time flies !
My first self designed glider (PSS style). She was called "US AIR Farce" - In French "une Farce" meens something like "a Joke"... I still like the Thinderbirds paint scheme
Status : Retired
My first self designed glider (PSS style). She was called "US AIR Farce" - In French "une Farce" meens something like "a Joke"... I still like the Thinderbirds paint scheme
Status : Retired
