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thanks for the quick reply .I have no intention of flying this ship on windy days ,but just in case a gust of wind shows up I don't want to get caught by surprise and lose the plane .I am planning on installing some lights inside the fuse to give it that glowing look . since the ship is pretty big . I am thinking its going to need about 2~3 meters of lights .I am thinking that's around 6 ounces . thanks for the build instruction .it is greatly apriciated .I will get some pics a nd a video up here , once I get is sorted out and get a club member to take pics
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Well the wait is over, the BIG Citabria flies!
BorC has created a monster. Now I want to super size every scratch built I've ever made. As with the 65" Big Fogey I built, this baby has the same gear. After 15 minutes of flying on a 3S 2200ma battery I got tired of flying it and floated in for a smooth landing.
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Hey Al
Wish I would have seen this thread a little sooner lol. I was bored this morning so built an old fogey paper off with a hex motor. Flew it this afternoon. The wing design by FT is not the greatest. The plane had a real problem with dutching side to side while dropping wing tips. I think the dihedral was a bit much. I may try again with your wing design. I never did like the tip dihedral wings. Nightstone |
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I also made a smaller one ( 40" WS ) paper off 24 gram Hex motor , and dihedral instead of polyhedral . I think the problem with the FT Old Fogey design is the short tail moment ( rudder is too close to yaw axis ) , so I made mine with a longer tail moment .
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Please, could you share the new dimensions of your 40" plane? especially the wing TE- stab LE distance and so on. You just inspired me, rebuild mine w/dihedral - longer tail ![]() thank you |
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https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...1#post27324153 and https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...2#post27334690 and https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...2#post27913772 Al |
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Just finished building this, so only a calm day what I need now to have the maiden. Gliding test was promising. (Im gonna share the video) AUW 415 gr ![]() gear: battery 1000 mAh/3S, 10A ESC, Turnigy 2730 Brushless Motor 1500kv, 7x3.8, FrSky VR8 RX |
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