That's it...the very moment has come....brrrrr, will it flies gently or will it be a
tricky trap
3/4 throttle on...one never knows, the torque could be tricky", a good punch straight in the wind....and she flies!!!!, quite well, except a upward way when full throttle is on...a few turns, not very far (no painting, it is not a very good "eye-catcher")and then comes her first belly landing. Great, a little slide on the freshly mown grass and she stops. The prop size is great for belly landing, as the brakes are not on, the prop sets itself clear of the ground. I fix the downward angle on both engines, the bolt and screw device works very well for that, I fine tune the sub trims and off she goes
...that is much better, straight line flying, she plunged a little when turning, I will have to tune the aileron differential a little bit...I haven't tried yet any stunt, just the stall, to see how she reacts...that is fine, not tricky at all...bloody hell, I am quite lucky, the result is good, and one never knows when you draw a plane straight from a 3 view, without altering the sizes.
the speed is realistic. It flies well with those engines, but there isn't much power left. But it is a WWII warbird, not a 3D plane
. At mid throtlle, it flies gently.
It is now time to go painting. The USAAF markings have been drawn with inkscape. I will choose a nice and sexy pin up for the nose art.
cheers!
olivier