CL Advice Needed

Man-Win Trainer
http://www.balsabeavers.com/newcomers/manwin/manwin.htm

Plans:
http://www.balsabeavers.com/newcomers/manwin/manwin_vectorized_plans.pdf

Thanks for the links Travis, I'll definately consider that. That's why I wanted to ask the experts. I didn't mean to imply that flying with electric is boring, I'm sure there are many advantages. Who knows, maybe I'll get hooked and start flying electric RC.

WingingIt74 wrote:Man-Win Trainer
http://www.balsabeavers.com/newcomers/manwin/manwin.htm

Plans:
http://www.balsabeavers.com/newcomers/manwin/manwin_vectorized_plans.pdf

This is the plane that my boys and I learned to fly on. You can bash them into the ground over and over. Usually only breaking the prop. Great Starter 1/2A.

Hey Motra. I'll get back later and write up some good stuff for you. Many others here can as well. Right now I'm busy Valentining my wife. See ya later

I built that plastic wing. I find it durable. I used 4mm fluted plastic, which is heavy. I used 1 1/2 x 1/16 aluminum for the mount, which is heavier than called for (but durable)

The bee engine I have on it is not the most powerful, and it flies well. I consider it heavy. It is less than aerobatic even in warm weather, and in the cold the hinge stiffens up making "outside" maneuvers difficult.

I have had to wash mud and dirt out of the wingtips, had the whole thing packed with ice and snow till it was impossible to fly due to the extra weight, and have crashed it a remarkable number of times without needing to repair it.

Using a thinner plastic, a narrower strip of aluminum, and maybe cutting 2 flutes out instead of 1 to soften the hinge, it has some serious potential for advanced flyers. The asymmetrical wing means little or no wing tip weight is needed.

I have a wooden dowel hot glued in as the spar and have had no problems. I have a clipping from a safety pin as a push rod guide. A stiffer push rod may

My biggest problem is the motor mount wiggles since the holes in the plastic are now oval. I should have punched one side of the plastic, injected hot glue, then drilled the glue for the motor mount.

I used CA to put the guide on with no difficulties.

Phil

After we lerned to fly these with a baby bee on them we put a black widow on them and they would fly the pattern. I don't think you can go wrong with this coroplast plane. And you will spend more time flying and less time building

A note to Bernie (in case you read this): I didn't realize when I started this thread that you offered plane kits on your site. I'd rather buy from you than Brodak, you're the one on here supporting us. That's just what I looked at at the hobby store.