A Little Bit of Sunday Flying

944_Jim wrote:Woohoo! Good for you, Kim.

You do great capturing the essence of flying smalls!
They all look great too.

Can you tell us anything special about the Nobler? I see ansymetric wing, attractive profile, and what looks to be great moments.
Will it loop? Fly inverted? Kit or scratch-built?

Thanks for the "show."

Hey Jim,

Thank You...it was fun!

My Nobler is an ARF from Stan at:

www.vintageperformancemodelairplanes.com

It leaps from it's kitchen mat stooge, and maxes out at it's top end very quickly.  I'm limited to 35' in my front yard circle, am trying to slow it down so I don't run out of sky with some of my antics.

With it's 3/8 oz wedge tank, I get plenty of time to scare myself on each flight.  Loops...inside & outside...horizontal 8's are all easy.  I can do vertical 8's if I take it back over the top, but am almost busting mach when it comes out the bottom---therefore the need for LESS speed!  This is why there's a 6x3 prop bolted to it's snout.

If my reflexes were quicker, it might not matter as much, but I'm still thankful to stay with it as I do in my 66th year of existence!

One mod to be considered is to cut back the covering past the leading edge, and add 1/32 doublers to the nose to beef it up there, along with a new ply firewall.  This is what I'm doing for Patrick's plane, as that plastic engine mount has two bolts just going through balsa, and it was starting to wobble in run.

To be fair to the plane, Patrick has planted his several times, and the balsa just couldn't take it.  I'm probably just moving the trauma back to the wing for the next time he goes mole hunting.

Please pardon the slime:









P.S.   It came with landing gear, but I'm almost always flying over grass, so I removed the gear and "stooge it".

I like the Black and white Ring too and the Black Panther decal on the wing helps to make it.  Got one of the original smaller decals myself.  Would be fun to blow it up and make some transfers.

But it's the Nobler that gets the notice.  Love the picture of it hanging out on the lines.  Brought back memories of my P-40 doing the same thing, images that are forever imprinted on my mind.    Reading the current issue of "Air Classics" magazine this morning I dwelled on the "Bone yard" pictures and thought that I should gather all the survivors that I have actually flown and snap a picture.  Bet everyone here would like to do the same.  

Bob

andrew wrote:

The weather on this side of the creek was equally nice.  Kathy and I walked the extended bike trail on the other side of the landing strip for the Paducah Aeromodelers club, but as nice as the weather, no one was flying. She owns about 5 acres behind her house and many times when I'm over here, I can fly R/C literally out of the back yard.

Thanks Andrew! That sounds great! Gonna have to crank up some flyers!!!!